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In this podcast, Brooks Jensen elaborates on an article he wrote about what should be the reasons for attending a workshop, what to expect, and what not to expect. I could not agree with what he had to say more. From Lenswork Publishing Podcast #1336 How to Make a Workshop Work.
What to do and NOT to do when writing a vision statement. Plus, an example of my own series, Inside Out - Combing Two Passions as an example.
What is the difference between Composition and Perspective? Read how to use them and create images that convey more accurately your experience of a given scene by adding multiple dimensions to your photographs.
Discover the features that add emotion and depth to your flat two dimensional images. How the play of light and shadow and increased contrast can transform your image from a flat emotionless image to a wow popping masterpiece!
Paintagraphy - The art of painting on photographs. Sharon Tenenbaum shares her vision and work process when painting on her photographic images.
The Pros and Cons of the Olympus Live Time Feature. LiveTime feature in the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MarkII allows you to see the image as it is 'developing'. This feature is revolutionary in Long Exposure Photography. This enables you to see in set increments the ‘development’ and histogram of the image as it is being captured on the sensor. This is HUGE in the world of Long Exposure Photography as it means that you can now always get a properly exposed image.
Addressing the two different filter systems, Circular vs. Square. Extensive blog that describes the advantages and disadvantages of both.
The camera is not like the human eye; it records without fail every detail captured in it's frame of vision. The human eye/mind is not like that. When we are in front of a scene, there are things that register in our mind and things that don’t. We see something that intrigues us, be it beauty, geometry or a statement we want to make. Our mind sees our intent and discards all the irrelevant details ‘cluttering’ the scene. In Fine Art Photography it is the task of the photographer/artist to convey what she saw in her mind’s eye using a tool that does not see like the mind.
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The world of abstract photography is very elusive and vague. I often tell people that it is equivalent to poetry. It conveys more in what it doesn’t say or show than what it does. By taking something out of context and presenting only a part of the whole, we are prompting a few mental triggers that we humans, love so much to play with, Read more to find out what these triggers are.
What does your art really need? Is it a bigger mega pixel count so I can print images to fit the siding of a NY skyscraper or is it a deeper and more creative outlook that a smaller camera can assist and be a ‘tool’ in conveying your vision. Find here the Pros and Cons to switching from a Full Frame to the Mirrorless.