Think Twice. Some contests take a substantial part, if not all, of the copyright to your work. This is good for the contest organizers, but it is bad for photographers who submit their work. There’s a group called Pro-Imaging that is helping educate photographers about how entering these rights-grabbing contests negatively impact not only the […]
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In short, an adaptive photographer is a highly-skilled generalist with a solid understanding of light. The longer explanation is a more interesting read. Keep scrollin’. What’s an Adaptive Photographer? There’s a lot of adaptive photographers out there. Some are professional, and some are amateur. But what they have in common is a solid understanding
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Drawing Inspiration – Manuel Alvarez Bravo Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. If possible, I’ve included a quote and a link to their work.
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Good enough to do the work that we want to do. No more. No Less. Once you start making photographs, you’ll know what you need to know and you’ll know what you don’t need to know. Ya don’t have to be a “know it all” and you don’t even know how to use every function
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When making color photographs with our cameras, we should remember our understanding of “white balance (WB)” and “color balance” can be used to make impactful photographs. The Kelvin Scale The Kelvin scale describes the color of an illuminating light source and goes from red to blue. The lower the Kelvin number, the redder the light
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Don’t think about producing “art”. Produce pictures that reflect your mind. Each of our minds perceive what we see differently. If art is “unique” and our perceptions are different, then it seems to me that if we create photographs based on our “unique mind”, the “art” takes care of itself. If you’re interested, here’s some
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Here it Is: “I have a beautiful new DSLR camera but I’m mostly on auto mode because I don’t have to tweak all the settings. How do professionals set up their cameras for each shot?” Here’s my Answer: “Whether professionals or amateurs, I can’t speak for all photographers. I prefer to work in manual exposure
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Drawing Inspiration – Henri Cartier-Bresson Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. If possible, I’ve included a quote and a link to their work.
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Drawing Inspiration – Helen Levitt Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. If possible, I’ve included a quote and a link to their work.
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Photography combines part science, part craft and part art. You don’t need to know the science. You definitely need to learn craft. Once you learn and apply craft, you can make a photograph that someone may view as art. Study And Practice Photography With Sam.
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