Photo Theme Thursday: Flight of the Photographer (D262)
Each photographer creates their own flight plan … whether the plan is to go from amateur to aspiring to professional or whether the adventure starts with a student at photo school and heads into the world of photojournalism. We each navigate through to our final destination, some flying at break-neck speeds, others moving at their own pace enjoying the journey. Here are a few tips to remember as you create and navigate your flight plan… Look... [Read More...]
Worn Out (D255)
I can’t believe it’s Day 255 in the tasra365 challenge. I thought I’d be worn out by now, but I’m not. I can’t believe I’ve been editing images pretty much non-stop for the last 3 days. I can’t believe I get to shoot and edit images on a regular basis… personally and professionally. I can’t believe I stayed up to take and edit one more picture just for this challenge. I CAN believe today has... [Read More...]
Capturing the Color of Love (D248)
What color do you think of when you think of love? Red, right? Today when I thought of color, which is our Theme Thursday, I was drawn to the beautiful red rose my husband gave me this morning (he’s incredible, I know… if you read my “Feeling Anything but Bubbly” post yesterday, you can probably figure out why he got it for me). The rose is a brilliant red with deep green leaves and white baby’s breath. I figured it... [Read More...]
Photo Experimentation: Creative Lens Flare (D241)
A useful strategy for improving your images is to experiment. For photographers who’ve taken the tasra365 photo challenge, we devoted an entire Theme Thursday to photo experimentation. I decided to experiment with lens and sun flares today… fortunately the weather cooperated. What I found most successful was working with the trees to enhance or minimize the size and length of the sun rays and flare. If I was working with one of my teen... [Read More...]
The Positive Effect of Negative Space in Photography & Life (D227)
Positive space is where the action is… where shape, form and function live. Negative space is the empty space around the action, shape, form and function. There is a place for both in our images. In fact, there is a place for both in our lives. Positive space shows you what is going on, forces your focus and attention to a particular subject and that’s good. Equally good is the negative space that serves to balance the positive. The open... [Read More...]
5 Reasons to Get a 50mm Lens for Your Camera (D220)
Chances are that you’re a visual learner, since you have an interest in photography, so I’ll make this easy for you. There really are more than 5 compelling reasons to get a 50 mm lens for your camera, but I thought I’d keep it simple for today’s illustration. Reason 1 – 5 That’s right… reasons 1 – 5 are right there showing the amazing texture and detail that a 50 mm lens can capture. I didn’t... [Read More...]
Staying On Track and Veering Off Course (D213)
Quick and dirty progress report of where I am on this journey to 300% photographic improvement… Staying on track: 213 days of taking a photo a day and studying/learning from others professional images Veering off course: camera manual reading has been a struggle for a couple weeks… getting back on track Where I’m headed: taking the lessons and discipline learned from this project 365 and Dane Sanders Fast Track Roadshow the last... [Read More...]
Are You a Color-by-Numbers Photographer? (D178)
Surely you remember Color by Numbers paint sets and watercolor books, right? They help the novice “create” a work of art they might not otherwise have been able to create. The numbers give specific instruction and guidance on what and where you put the color, in order to achieve a prescribed and predictable outcome. Even the recently released Valentine’s Day movie was called a “paint-by-numbers” romantic comedy. The... [Read More...]
Are You a Shadow of Your Former Self… (D164)
… or is your former self a shadow of you? Pause. Think about it. The normal way we hear this phrase is a negative. You’re a shadow of your former self, your glory days, your “thin” days or days in the skinny jeans. What if we turn the saying on it’s head… is your former self a shadow of you? For me, it’s the latter. When I think about myself just 10 years ago, I was in a remarkably different place physically,... [Read More...]
Shining Light on the Podcast of Photographers (D157)
My husband loves cereal, even more than Jerry Seinfeld. Perhaps that’s why, when I asked him for an idea for my Theme Thursday shot of light today, the first thing that came to his mind was a Wheaties box. That’s right, a Wheaties box. Wheaties currently has a new cereal called Fuel, with half a dozen athletes representing it. Each box features a different athlete’s face, lit by one light on a black background. With that concept... [Read More...]