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Step 6: Do something with your photos, like make prints, greeting cards etc. These days, hobbyists, even pros rarely print their photos – but that’s a mistake, and here’s why: It’s one thing to see how your images look on a monitor. And it’s completely different to...
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Step 1: Learn to look at Light The word “photograph” was coined in 1839 by Sir John Herschel and is based on the Greek 4§5 (phos), meaning “light”, and ypauń (graphê), meaning “drawing, writing”, together meaning “drawing with...
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If you don’t like to read, the short answer, at least for me, is any image that produces an emotional response to your audience or supports your overall objective in a positive way. There are all kinds of “good images” including lifestyle, documentary, portraits,...
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30 years of commercial photography experience has taught me that most great images weather fine art or powerful product photos share similar characteristics if they resonate with the viewer. I’ve broken these down into a simple formula I like to call the “recipe of a...
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Want to become a better photographer?Put your camera away. Sometimes the best way to become a photographer is to simply put your camera down and just experience those things that you love so much to shoot. As photographers, we often get too caught up in capturing the...
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Recently I received an email from Kodak, yes Kodak the iconic Rochester, NY company who pioneered many of the products and techniques used in the heyday of analog photography. Guess what, they were trying to sell me a point and shoot film camera! Crazy as it may seem...
