Hello ,
This is the second of two emails for today.
In case ya didn't notice, I missed a couple of emails last week; I missed them because I was taking a bunch of classes and we had daily homework.
So now I'm playing catch-up with the emails I missed.
Blame it on my OCD.
We'll be back to the one-a-day schedule tomorrow.
Another photographer I worked with privately on Saturdays is 13 years old, and I've been working with them once a week for over a year.
They know
their stuff when it comes to camera operation.
And more importantly, they understand the cause and effect of camera operation and composition.
While viewing/critiquing their work produced in between our meetings, I saw a lot of pictures that were made indoors of their friends.
It was fun stuff, but they agreed it could've been better.
Of course, I asked them why they thought it could've been better.
They answered by mentioning some areas of the pictures were darker than they would've liked.
Specifically the faces of their friends.
I then asked why that was happening, and they knew it was mostly a back-lighting condition causing the issue.
Was there a way to fix that not involving moving the people being photographed?
They answered yes and explained two ways they could've fixed that.
One way involved using spot metering more judiciously.
And the other way involved using a flash.
I wondered out-loud why they didn't do what they knew could've been done.
One reason was they didn't have the flash with them.
The second reason was there was no reason other than they didn't do it.
On one hand, we know what we can do.
On the other hand, we don't do it.
And when we don't do it, our work falls short of being the best it could be.
Their homework was to redo the pictures.
And If you need help with your studies and practice, you know where to find me.
Introduction To Photography classes start soon, and there's more classes below.
And remember, we learn and improve by doing, so practice making at least one picture today.
That's all for now; thanks for reading!
Sam
I'll help you be a better photographer—study and practice photography with me.
And what if the timing doesn't
work for you in any of my scheduled group classes? If that's the case, let's schedule a one-time lesson or a series of in-person or online private instruction that covers the same things
as my group classes.
Ways to work with me are listed below.
