As photographers we sometimes execute a purposeful underexposure in order to create a special mood or artistic interpretation in our images. This article discusses this approach and provide a few sample images. Continue reading Purposeful Underexposure
Category Archives: Composition
Geometric Compositions
This article features a selection of geometric compositions that were captured handheld with Nikon 1 gear while on a tour of Italy. As noted in an earlier article, Learning to See More, geometric compositions can pop out when using ‘soft eyes’ technique.
Learning to See More
As photographers… and as human beings… learning to see more is an important skill that helps to transform how we experience the world around us. From a photographic standpoint, it has always fascinated me how differently people can capture the world around them, even when standing right next to another photographer.
Less Can Be More
It can be instructive to remember that sometimes less can be more when it comes to how we compose an image. In my last article I mentioned that we can learn a great deal by going through old images and thinking about how we could improve them. This posting discusses lessons that I learned from reviewing three old photographs captured back in the fall of 2014.
Bird Portraiture Considerations
This article shares some bird portraiture considerations and illustrates them primarily with a selection of photographs of a crested caracara.
Cropping Bird Photographs
This article discusses cropping bird photographs and provides a number of sample images to illustrate some approaches that can be used. Photographic composition is very subjective. So, you may, or may not, agree with some of the approaches used in this article. The objective of this posting is simply to illustrate some cropping options that can be considered.
Crawford Lake Compositions
This article shares a selection of landscape photographs and discusses factors that were considered when creating these Crawford Lake compositions.
Composing with Partial Reveals
This article features a small selection of images that illustrate composing with partial reveals. All were captured handheld during a recent, brief visit to the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Continue reading Composing with Partial Reveals
Early Morning Egret
On occasion we may happen to be at the right place, at the right time… as was the case with this early morning egret. This article shares a selection of six images from the same AF-C run. Even though all of the photographs are of the same bird, you’ll notice the differences that subject angle, wing position and background can make to an image.
Bringing Inspiration to Life
As photographers it can challenging at times bringing inspiration to life. This article shares a selection of images captured during our trip to Italy in the fall of 2019, as well as sharing some approaches used with these photographs.