Once upon a time ... there was a cat called Lexie, a hand-me-down cat from a previous human family who were moving house and didn't want her any longer. Lexie lived in a small house with her new human and two other cats called Chiquita and Pepito. She wasn't a snob or stuck up like… Continue reading THE CAT WHO WORE MAKE UP
Good morning friends I am delighted to announce that today is LAUNCH day! Remember I have limited the class to only 10 students in order to give each participant my individual attention but once the seats are gone, they're gone. If you're keen to join the class, I encourage you to jump in right away and… Continue reading EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
I have no images to share from the shoot I did last week therefore I'm posting these gorgeous roses instead. This post is about a session I did a few days ago and how making mistakes can help you be a better photographer, just make sure you learn from your mistakes and don't allow the… Continue reading MAKING MISTAKES CAN HELP YOU TO BE A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER
Sadly, this is the last week of my online photo basics course with Brooke Snow. I have learned so much during these past 5 weeks and even though it was a struggle to shoot in Manual Mode, especially in the beginning, now I love the control it gives me over my camera and images, no… Continue reading Photo Basics Course – medley of images
I found it most interesting that the word photography is derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning "drawing with light". The focus for this weeks lesson was, you guessed it, working with natural light and using it to our best advantage. After watching all the videos and reading all the notes, the most valuable… Continue reading 3 most important questions to ask when shooting in natural light…
This week was all about composition, the things to avoid and things to include. Avoid anything that intersects or merges with your subject, how often have we seen a photograph of someone with a pole or a tree growing out of the top of their head? Anything that distracts the eye weakens the image, like… Continue reading Composition – The sum of the whole is greater than its parts
What we know so far is this, "exposure" is the process of capturing light that falls onto our digital camera's image sensor. There are 3 elements all working together in an intricate juggling act to produce enough light to make a properly exposed image, these elements are - Aperture, Shutter speed and ISO. Aperture controls… Continue reading Shutter speed and its dramatic influence on motion
Week one and I eagerly devoured all the tutorials on the exposure triangle, metering, apertures and anything else on the website that seemed pertinent. Armed with all my new information I strode boldly forth to begin my homework. Well folks, let me tell you that taking photographs in manual mode while combining all the elements… Continue reading The exposure triangle, metering & aperture demystified
This is my very first post on my brand new shiny blog about my quest to take consistently good photographs on purpose. Everybody manages to get lucky now and then and produce those lovely photos that leave friends "oohing" and "aahing" using words like "fantastic" and "awesome shot". That's all very fine and dandy but those kind of… Continue reading Learning how to take consistently good photographs on purpose
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