( First, a heads up that the Photography Basics/Introduction to
Photography class—Starts tomorrow! )
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I’ve been working with a photographer, and we've been doing a series of private lessons.
However, since he’s been traveling and putting his photography studies and practice to use, we haven’t met lately.
But he’s been sending me pictures.
Recently, he sent me a picture of a peacock.
Not a peacock in a zoo.
It was a peacock
in the wild.
And to be clear, it wasn’t the peacock that was problematic, but rather the light the photographer was working with.
When I say the light he was working with, beyond the light being provided by the sun (which is a transmitting or illuminating light source), the peacock and everything else in the picture (which are reflective light sources) while I’m critiquing the photograph i’m bringing my attention to how the intensity of the reflective light sources
reproduced as tonalities in the picture.
The light the photographer was working with was primarily problematic because the difference in light intensity between the background and the peacock was significant.
To an inexperienced photographer, especially one relying on an automatic exposure mode, the picture probably would’ve been a disappointment.
In this case, the picture wasn’t a disappointment; instead, it was a skillfully made photograph that had the best compositional outcome possible.
The photographer thoughtfully metered strategic areas of the Peacock
to achieve a tonality that held detail in the bird while holding its dark blue color.
They also used their focusing modes and focus areas thoughtfully and skillfully.
Not to mention aperture, shutter speed, and ISO choices, which prevented any blur from the movement of the peacock and achieved a shallow depth of field to isolate the peacock from the background.
In a nutshell, because the photographer was working in manual exposure mode and understood how
the relationships between camera operation, composition, and light influence each other, they had total control of the outcome of this picture.
Helping you create thoughtful and skillfully composed photographs that effectively communicate
what you wanna communicate is what I’m here to help you do.
And if you’re wondering why I’m not showing you the picture of the peacock, it’s because it’s not my picture to show.
Without the photographer's written permission to
reproduce, display, and distribute the picture, I’d be committing the seriously illegal act of copyright infringement.
And if you knew me and my background as a professional photographer, you’d understand how I think and feel about
copyright infringement and those who commit it.
When you participate in my
Photography Basics/Introduction to Photography class, you’ll learn to make the best pictures possible even under problematic light conditions.
But if the group schedules don’t work for you, you can schedule
private photography lessons for a more personalized approach.
Or join my Online Learning Platform; you’ll have a bunch of photography lessons at your disposal anytime and anywhere you want.
However you
choose to learn me, I’ll help you be a better photographer-study and practice photography with me.
If you’ve got questions or want to talk about the best way for you to learn, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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