Photography News November 7, 2022 Quote: “There is nothing wrong with photography, if you don’t mind the perspective of a paralyzed Cyclops.” – David Hockney (a painter) Articles: Landscape Photography – How to self-critique your own photographs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWdHg8P8VA The Real Versus the Beautiful (Part 1): The Desert of the Real The Real Versus the Beautiful (Part 2): The Power [...]
Photography News October 31, 2022 Quote: “To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Halloween Photography Tips and Ideas Would You Fall for This Suspicious Photography Assignment? Fine Art Photography Cheap Camera no filters Bombay Beach by Gary Gough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQCrC8pa07o How to [...]
Photography News October 24, 2022 Quote: “My last word is that it all depends on what you visualize.” – Ansel Adams Articles A Halloween Witch by Lindsay Adler – you don’t need the exact gear she recommends but you will need to think to use this method with any gear Wildlife Photographer of the Year – a bit tricky to navigate but [...]
Photography News October 17, 2022 Quote: “It is the photographer, not the camera, that is they instrument.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Is AI Art Generation Going to Destroy Art as We Knowy It? Photographers Doing Bad Things: The Internet Doesn'ty Forget A Study of an Effective Image: "Thames Tow Boaty Company" Here’s Why Your Website and Socials Are Getting You Zero Photography Clients Dude, [...]
Photography News October 10, 2022 Quote: “In the field at workshops, I teach not apertures and shutter speeds – though we do discuss them on occasion – but finding the thing that you wish to photograph, the thing you want to disclose to others. I'm constantly looking for patterns, for instance, as I find natural patterns as [...]
Photography News October 4, 2022 Quote: “Emphasis on technique is justified only so far as it will simplify and clarify the statement of the photographer’s concept.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Viewers Preferred Works by Women Artists—But Assumed Works by Men Were More Famous and Valuable How to Make Your Subjects Pop in a Photo – 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfFm3QISuuY&t=14s How to [...]
Photography News September 12, 2022 Quote: “All art is a vision penetrating the illusions of reality, and photography is one form of this vision and revelation.” – Ansel Adams Articles: 12 Weird Lens Filters – 4m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFesgeDBbuo Start Saying Goodbye to 20/24mp – Thom Hogan How to Test Your Gear At Home – Roger Cicala, 40m Lightstands Versus C-Stands – which to choose for [...]
Photography News September 5, 2022 Quote: “There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.” – Leonora Carrington Articles: How to Create a Moody DIY Set in a Plain White Studio Outback photography | Landscape photography – 11m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bEE8aObIDI 7 Tips for Better Flower Macro Photography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6HhMpf_Lm4 5 Tips For Portraits On Sunny Days – [...]
Photography News August 29, 2022 Quote: “All good books have one thing in common – they are truer than if they had really happened.” – Ernest Hemingway, does this apply to photography? Articles: Spanish Ministry – Stolen Images – There is a lot you can learn if you study this article. Much more than stealing images, what I found most [...]
Photography News August 15, 2022 Quote: “Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Does Sensor Size Affect Aperture? – Canon is 1.6× Nikon, Sony, etc. use 1.5× https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNdR-k28vZ8 Why Discovering Abstraction Is Essential for Your Photography Fast Action, Razor Sharp Bird Photography – 57m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgZTpGIvrmQ Portraits With [...]
Photography News August 8, 2022 Quote: "Marry your lenses, date your body." – dpreview forum post Articles: Stop Fearing Noise – Thom Hogan The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 Amazing Lessons In The Photos Of Robert Mapplethorpe – 13m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCEFNktf4A One Light & Portable Fogger Fashion Shoot by Lindsay Adler – 6m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqpoo6IFzPg Or, what do I do with all those details? – Applies [...]
Photography News August 1, 2022 Quote: "If you have either a crappy lens or crappy camera, improve the crappy part first; you get more bang for your $” – Roger Cical Articles: Fine Art Photography or dead tree in the sea? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grgEws5YDys 3 Simple Landscape Photography Tips for Shooting in Gray and Boring Winter Weather Balancing Flash and [...]
Photography News July 26, 2022 Quote: “Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.” – Ansel Adams Articles Visually Striking Images Meld Photography and Digital Art Are We Approaching Connectivity Wrong? – Thom Hogan Gesture in Portraiture: An Important Part of Storytelling – 13m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDQShNIolw [...]
Photography News July 20, 2022 Quote: Ask yourself, ‘Why am I seeing and feeling this? How am I growing? What am I learning?’ Remember: Every coincidence is potentially meaningful.” — Ansel Adams Articles: How To Test Your Gear At Home – LensRentals Latest Things Said on the Internet… – Thom Hogan musings The Unspoken Reason Why Wedding Photography is So Expensive How to Price [...]
Photography News July 11, 2022 Quote: “Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Take Your Landscape Photography to the Next Level With Better Scouting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQMyIKJanGI Landscape and Woodland Photography with Simon Baxter – 17m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZLLydxcGw [...]
Photography News July 5, 2022 Quote: “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop” — Ansel Adams Articles: The Best Photographers Know How To Use This! – 19m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i17YB7imQV4 Capturing Creative Portraits Through Plexiglass – 11m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guYRcsyNAHA The Basics of Color Gels in Photography Give Your Portraits the WOW Factor – 27m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_IlQjFQF6o Your [...]
Photography News June 13, 2022 Quote: "The painter constructs, the photographer discloses.” – Susan Sontag Articles: A single photo can change the world. I know, because I took one that did RED Sues Nikon Over Z9 RAW Video Patent – Interesting on innovation rates and why Finding A Story Fine Art Photography Burnham-On-Sea – 16m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdHL5jh0f5I You're Going to [...]
Photography News June 6, 2022 Quote: “I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.” — Ansel Adams Articles: Masterpiece: The Making of Migrant Mother – 7m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgZPQMyzKiE Fine Art Photography Mumbles Boat House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wViTH43kCVQ Essential Gear for Waterfall and Seascape Photography Your First Low Key Portraits – 11m33s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNpOYCSa9bg 7 Types [...]
Photography News June 20, 2022 Quote: “In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.” – Ansel Adams Articles: On a stolen photo that was turned into a painting and the legal side Capturing Stunning Seascapes – 28m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNutR_lpSHI DSLR versus Mirrorless Focus Differences How I plan (or don't) my photography trips – 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u094IO7dpA [...]
Photography News May 30, 2022 Quote: “The herculean task of a photographer is to capture a momentary frame as beautiful in reality, as it would be in a dream.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Process Specifically, Not Generally – Thom Hogan How much editing is too much? Does it matter? Minimal Seascape photography – Sizewell, Suffolk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RR7idKSTJA Vignetting in Photography [...]