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
New Beta Photoshop Removal Tool
Portraits with a Plastic Dust Sheet
Shooting Winter and Snow Studio Portraits
How to Shoot Dance Photography – Quick Explanation
Some of the oldest photos you will ever see
Thought for the day: Another Exercise to Improve Your Eye – Sequencing
I was recently asked to help a friend improve their portfolio for an exhibit. The exhibit was to be a dozen or so images on a topic and the images needed to be self-similar (same style of processing unless there was a good reason for otherwise) with a clean flow from one image to another. In other word, have all the images in landscape or portrait orientation, or… consider why not. Or have all the pictures color or black and white; do not, in general, mix it up. Be sure to have the same “style” (color “grade”, black and white post-processing “filter”, etc.) for all the images unless there is a significant reason otherwise. If possible, try to make the sequence tell a story. As an example of a break in the ”style” of a sequence, my friend had a sequence of a dream. In this case starting with a color image to show the ”real” world and then going into a light hazy black and white for the rest of the sequence to show the “dream“ world. This worked.
This an extension to last week’s thought: A Painful But Very Useful Exercise
Artist of the Week: N. C. Wyeth – painter and illustrator
The content of this blog post done in collaboration with one of our members, Greg Edwards: http://gregoryedwards.slickpic.site
