Photography News July 17, 2023 Quote: "Yes, for me the drama of storm in nature, the drama of sorrow in life, are the most impressive. Oh, there must be a little bit of light, a little bit of happiness, just enough to indicate the shape, to make the limbs of the silhouette stand out, but let the rest [...]
Photography News July 10, 2023 Quote: The negative is comparable to the composer’s score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Is AI-Generated Art Ethical? – suggested by Linda Lee Rutherford Landscape Photography Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPveao-ZOLY Creating that Dreamy look, using Vaseline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mbxjZ2MN4A Andromeda Galaxy with only a Camera, Lens, & Tripod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXcRKoxTPVg [...]
Photography News July 3, 2023 Quote: "Artists (fine ones) don't copy nature, and when they do record quite literally the presentation is such as to arouse connotations quite apart from the subject matter." – Edward Weston Articles: Dramatic Portraiture & Lighting Class w/ Chris Knight Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8XiGKGU3s Lightroom Classic Masterclass 2022 – Developing Images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG4GKLSua7A What Pros Know about [...]
Photography News June 26, 2023 Quote: "To send light into the darkness of men's hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” – Robert Schumann Articles: How to Quickly Ruin Your Camera and Lens Generative Fill AI This WILL Change Everything! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wKw6LBzDBU Capturing Powerful Portraits – Photographic Tips and techniques https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVdwKiTcJNs How to Shoot Like Sean Archer, Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-JqNA8ITG4 [...]
Photography News June 19, 2023 Quote: "Of course, I hear that I must have a marvellous lens or extraordinary camera – instead of a lens with shutter and all for 20 pesos, and a camera quite gone to ruin! Not many realize that good photographs – like anything else – are made with one's brains.” – Edward Weston Articles: How [...]
Photography News June 13, 2023 Quote: “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” – Ansel Adams Articles: How Do You Take Images That Look 3D? How to Upscale an Image Without Losing Quality Eight Tips for Preventing Camera Theft Forget the Rule of Thirds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2OTMIRyiFo Framing in Photography: 6 Ways [...]
Photography News May 29, 2023 Quote: "The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form-knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration” – Henry Moore Articles: Aspect Ratio – The Secret to Stunning Fine Art Photos Suggested by Paul Pokrywka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkWkWoK_LBs New Beta Photoshop Removal Tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqbwJU_7rPY [...]
Photography News May 22, 2023 Quote: "I am constantly torn between the attitude of the conscientious journalist who is a recorder and interpreter of the facts and of the creative artist who often is necessarily at poetic odds with the literal facts." – W. Eugene SmithArticles: Camera Life Cycles – Thom Hogan Natural and Continuous Lighting for Headshots – Peter Hurley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rclrgp1oz1Q [...]
Photography News May 8, 2023 Quote: “I am sure the next step will be the electronic image, and I hope I shall live to see it. I trust that the creative eye will continue to function, whatever technological innovations may develop.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Here Are Some Photoshop Plug-ins to Make Astrophotography Much Easier Black and White: Why and How https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDMkZ7aZ8Yc [...]
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 [...]