Shooting Outside Gallery

While this may not be dramatic in a bright happy colorful sense it is so, if in a dark and foreboding way. With this subject I will admit it was easier than if I had chosen an image which was bright and colorful with lots of sunlight, still even then one can cause an ordinary image to appear near HDR without all the added work and in many cases the use of software to produce the tonal mapping needed. Take this original image of a door within an abandoned barn, with the use of flash. From Drop Box As you can see the amount of light hitting this well defines all of the aspects of the term abandoned, the failing paint, the rust on the handle, the cobweb within the latch opening and generally the decadent condition overall. This much light reflects really more than I want in this photo, so rather than lowering the exposure and losing too much information (btw this works well in most well-lit sunjects, i.e. lowering exposure, I am not the best at flash adjustments, so I use PP or post

Shooting can be a lot of fun. Formal shots seem to take a lot of prep work if one wants to get everything perfect, like making sure nothing in the background conflicts with the subject which is your critical Aunt saying she doesn't like it that Bernie's coat is so ugly hanging on the wall behind me. Or just the usual clutter which can easily invade a nice grouping of the family. It pays to take the time to pick out a bare wall or large window so long as the flash will not bounce back at you. In the other hand if you are going for the candid approach, and want to avoid the background clutter which is unavoidable in most cases, try placing a lens of portrait class, say a Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras which when opened wide you'll produce enough bokeh, or background blur to avoid most of the stuff and leave you with a wonderful clear shot of your Aunt who won't be able to critique your photo without using a compliment. What I hear most often from re

Like a fresh sunrise on a mountain lake, each new year offers us a chance to begin anew; rethink our life, our work, our passions. Take an opportunity no matter how much the effort, to re-align your efforts and accomplish a more productive lifestyle, a more manageable workflow and a sharper take on your passions. Today I have gone through my photography business papers, tossed notes, organized coming events, prepared a contact list, readied a recent shoot's image files for printing, re-profiled my Vizio lcd, and set my framed prints near the door to haul to the gallery for a month-long show here locally. OK I actually started yesterday afternoon. I have also done much of the same to my retirement paperwork, my Roth IRA re-investment paperwork and some desk cleaning. You may not need to do nearly as much as I have, or you may have a month of work to do, but don't just think about it. Or you'll be reading something like this again at this time next year wishing you ha