During the Introduction Photography class we talk about three things that we often do as photographers with our cameras to create a photograph. Metering: Using a light meter in our camera to measure the brightness of light. Making An Exposure: Controlling the amount of light that we allow to fall onto light sensitive material. Focusing: […]

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Your photograph should be all about what you want as a photographer, not about what you think someone else will like or not like. If you’ve been making your pictures from the perspective of what someone will like or not like, then you probably haven’t been making pictures that you like. If you’ve been working your […]

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I tried learning all I could about Photoshop. What I learned is that I don’t want to learn it. Too much with the curves and channels and layers and masks. For me, there’s too much to learn and I find it difficult. Am I stupid or lazy? Call me stupid for thinking this but, I don’t […]

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Trying to find your style is like a dog chasing its tail. You’re trying to catch something that you already have. I think a good analogy is verbal communication. We speak with each other to communicate. We effectively get our points across without thinking of ,or trying to find, a ‘style’ of speaking. Photography is […]

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A good question came up in a recent photography class. I’m paraphrasing here: “If you create photographs in a RAW file format, since a raw file holds no white balance or color space, why do you bother setting white balance or color space?” I set color space just in case I decide to capture in […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Sophie Gerrard Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://www.sophiegerrard.com/SophieHomeIndex.html Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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