Tag: angle
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Artfully road testing the Olympus Tough TG-2 camera (a video)
While I was experimenting with the Olympus Tough TG-2 I went a bit overboard in trying to see just how far I have moved past my previous concern in terms of “fearing for the camera’s safety.” What happened was I dreamed up the idea of videos made from weird angles via a rig I would
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The sweet spot for dramatic shadows (a video)
This podcast shows you how to find the ‘sweet spot’ for making dramatic shadows in your photographs.
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The biggest little gear discovery that I recently made
When I was at the big Photo Plus trade show in New York City in October, I was looking at all sorts of new gear for photographers. I saw many things there, including one item that completely captured my attention. Before blogging about it, I wanted to buy one and try it. I have done
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A lesson in seeing and working a situation (a video)
This podcast explores the many different ways you can photograph one subject
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“Working” a situation when photographing (a video)
This podcast explores the important process “working” a situation, making a variety of images of a given subject, by changing the photographer’s position, the camera’s orientation, the focal length of the lens, etc.
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The making of one image (a video)
This podcast explores the process of making one image, from recognizing the potential of the situation for a photograph, through composing and metering of the photograph and then actually making a variety of images.
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Using light, angle and the time of day in making silhouettes (a video)
This podcast explores using light, angle and the time of day in making silhouettes.
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How I learned to critique photographs
I was reviewing another photographer’s work recently. Left and right, I was tossing off suggestions for improving the images. Though I was thinking intensely about the work, I was largely unaware of my own process, as I critiqued the work. When she asked me how I had learned to critique images so fluidly, I was
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The Wells Point (a video)
The podcast, “The Wells Point,” gives you an important tool that will change the way you photograph.