Photography News April 17, 2023 Quote: "The value of composition cannot be over estimated; upon it depends the harmony and the sentiment. Instruments and mediums can be had for a price; originality, creative faculty, poetic feeling, can come from only one source, but they can be lost if they be not cherished.” – Gertrude Käsebier Articles: Using Juxtaposition for [...]
Photography News April 12, 2023 Quote: “All judgments of artistic merits are rooted in bias. Being subjective by nature, they can't be anything other than that. If we had measurable, quantifiable ways to decide the value of art, there would be no need for critics or contests or opinions.” – Tim Parkin Articles: Image Stabilization is measured in Stops, what [...]
Photography News April 3, 2023 Quote: ”If everyone loves your work, you are playing it much too safe.” - David Carson and many others Articles: How a tiny company with few rules is making fake images mainstream – think about the ethics of photography and related. Fix Your Photos With Selective Image Transformations How Your Camera and Image Processor Determine Colors What Makes a Great [...]
Photography News March 27, 2023 Quote: “You can not just study photography, you have to do it” – paraphrased by Greg Edwards Articles:Tips for Styling Your Exhibition Displays with MetalPrints, Acrylic Prints and More – An ad but very good info Studio Photography with a Professional Ballerina / Behind the Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CvvIRefLXg Editing Backdrops (studio shoots) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve1CDzt_sWY Using textures in Photoshop – [...]
Photography News March 20, 2023 Quote: “After all, the goal is not making art. It is living a life. Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really art. Art is a result. It is the trace of those who have led their lives. It is interesting to us because we read the struggle and [...]
Photography News March 13, 2023 Quote: "Achieve the mystery of stillness, and you can experience a dynamic interaction with the life force that goes far beyond intellectual thought and touches the deepest wells of existence.” – Paul Caponigro Articles: How Rethinking the (Outdated) Exposure Triangle Can Give You More Flexibility ISO Invariance Explained – this may help with the above article How Your Cameras’ Focus [...]
Photography News February 27, 2023 Quote: “There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” — Ansel Adams Articles: Pick Me, Pick Me: Tips for getting your work into juried shows – found by Chris What Software Do You Really Need? – Thom Hogan How Edward Weston Captured His Iconic Images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxBKQn1k0I8 Richard Learoyd takes us inside his giant homemade camera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z589aji2LE [...]
Photography News February 13, 2023 Quote: “Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Five Tips to Prevent a Photo Shoot Disaster Six Photoshop Features All Photographers Must Master Fine Art Photographer Documentary – Nicholas Teetelli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xskniu25N2c Camera-less Nature Photography: An Art Project Inspired by Imogen Cunningham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLIKx8IPRJ0 [...]
Photography News February 6, 2023 Quote: “If you can’t get excellent output on an 8K display with any current 24mp or greater camera, it isn’t the camera.” – Thom Hogan Articles: Will I Miss the Extra 100mm? – Them Hogan 5 Pro Tips for Taking Studio Headshots The Importance of Location Scouting in Landscape Photography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3m4Sz45E-4&t=2s Wide Angle Mistakes to Avoid in [...]
Photography News January 30, 2023 Quote: “I hope that my work will encourage self-expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.” – Ansel Adams Articles: What Makes a Great Travel Photo? – Scott Kelby, 1hr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nn_x10atPg Conceptual & Post Processing – Aaron Nace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihPa_-aWknM Composing for Crop: Start With the End Consider the Crop: [...]
Photography News January 23, 2023 Quote: “Image quality is not the product of a machine, but of the person who directs the machine, and there are no limits to imagination and expression.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Do Lenses Have Character? – Thom Hogan Still No Global Shutter? – Thom Hogan Brooke Shaden – Dark Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsXCJnXldeQ Use THIS Finishing Touch for a Huge Difference [...]
Photography News January 17, 2023 Quote: “I always use a polarizing filter for rainbows. Rotated the standard way, where it darkens the blue sky and cuts reflections, a polarizer will make a rainbow disappear. But rotated 90 degrees from that it will actually enhance the rainbow slightly.” – Michael Frye Articles: Which Aspect Ratio is Correct? – Thom Hogan, 2nd [...]
Photography News January 9, 2023 Quote: "I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?” – Vincent van Gogh Articles: Two Approaches to Photography – Thom Hogan Complaining the Rule of Thirds is Boring? If So, You are Missing the Point What is Needed for a High-Resolution Monitor and Why Landscape Photography Composition - 'S' Curve [...]
Photography News January 4, 2023 Quote: “Photography Finding Beauty in Everything” by Tutor Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oae3vZsmveg Articles: What to Expect in 2023 – Thom Hogan How to Create Hard Shadows and Soft Shadows in Your Photography Super Sharp Shadows – studio, but maybe transferable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bThDlwRffw Why is TTL Flash so Inconsistent? – Ask David Bergman – 13m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jExL2NFhqoc 3 Creative and [...]
Photography News December 19, 2022 Quote: “I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Locations vs. Landscapes in Outdoor Photography – Erin Babnik, 54m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swYHR5rcuTg Landscape Photography in the FOG is Awesome! – 12m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYzWZIpeE5Q Doing this will make your portraits pop and come to life – found by Jack Sampson, 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM22CC0fEE4 How to [...]
Photography News December 12, 2022 Quote: “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Which filters do you really need for landscape photography? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpCn6WUy1n0&t=29s Composition – simplification and negative space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKc-0QEbZbo How to see the photographer with Stephen Shore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T029CTSO0IE Art thieves and ransoms – the murky [...]
Photography News December 5, 2022 Quote: "A photograph can be something in itself – it can exist independently as a photograph apart from the subject; it can take on a life of its own, aside from its documentary value.” – Francis Bruguière Articles: Fine Art Photography Clevedon Marine Lake – 13m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZOktvIhKiA Street Photography masterclass with Nick Turpin – 29m [...]
Photography News November 30, 2022 Quote: “The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.” — Ansel Adams Articles: How to Test Your Gear At Home – LensRentals My Favorite Gray Seamless Background – Lindsay Adler, good into to tonality and coolness of Gray, also feathering, large reflectors, simple color grading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niMJYOj5LIQ Creating A Fine Art Portrait and Photographing Children – 9m [...]
Photography News November 21, 2022 Quote: “There's never bad light, you simply need to adapt to what you're given.” – Alan Schaller and others Articles: How I Photograph Painterly Portraits in My Small Living Room – 15m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOS-xTqaRto How I Vastly Improved My Portrait Photography (4 Secrets!) – 10m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJh3lDpWqIg Do Landscape Photographers Even Need Photoshop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFQF9yiAc8 Pro Secrets [...]
Photography News November 14, 2022 Quote: “Art interpretation is the ultimate Turing test” – Samuel Jay Keyser Articles: Instagram Influencers Do NOT Equal Increased Sales – snarky examples https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E34XxElbyE Pixel Density Redux – good data, some tongue-in-cheek humor Landscape Photography: How to master mood in under 5 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nJ0T4f2jgo iPhone Filters – When to use them? – Excellent, and applies to all cameras [...]