Composition 101 (part II): Cropping
One of the basics of composition involves the concept of the frame, in this case, the image frame. A photograph is constrained by the limits of the image edge, or the image frame. The image frame has 3 basic variables: the ratio of the dimensions, the orientation (vertical vs. horizontal), and how the actual [...]
Composition 101: a review of “The Photographer’s Eye” by Michael Freeman
Composition is a vital component of a good photograph. I have always felt a strongly composed image can overcome technical deficiencies much better than a strong technical image with poor composition. As such, I thought I would start a series of articles on various components of composition, using my images as examples. I never studied [...]
One Photographer’s Workflow (Part II)
In part I, I added the metadata and keywords and performed the initial processing using Lightroom’s (LR) equivalent of Adobe’s Camera Raw, the Developer module. In Part II, I will outline my final processing, in Photoshop CS5 (PS). I am assuming you have a basic understanding of layers and the common tools in Photoshop as [...]
One Photographer’s Workflow (Part I)
I mainly use 2 programs in my photography: Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop CS5. I use Lightroom for all my cataloguing and keywording and for my initial processing of the RAW image (if you are serious about photography you should be shooting in RAW) and then fine-tune the photo in Photoshop (PS). Part I will [...]
One Way to Make Your Photography Profitable
While this post won’t tell you how to get rich from your photography, I will show you one way I have found to make my photography worthwhile: Bartering. Many businesses have need of good photographers from time to time and I have found that many times they are willing to trade goods and services [...]
Slow Shutter Speeds
I thought I would focus my next post on photography techniques, in this case using slow shutter speeds to create motion blur. While I mainly shoot hand-held while moving, hiking, etc. I do like to play around with slow shutter speeds, mostly with water shots. The most important concern is to have no camera [...]
