Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sometimes a picture is not a photo.
Or, something like that. Consider this shot. A gaggle of power lines, poles and signs is not something that normally draws a wistful eye. But frame it just so and it becomes a metaphor for our hectic lives with things going in all directions and a confusing array of guideposts meant to help us...
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Frozen in time
Photos capture a moment. That moment can be anything you want it to be. Sometimes I take shots that I don’t have any plans for. Recently I ate breakfast at a diner in downtown Spokane. It is a true diner, a converted railroad car dripping with atmosphere. I took several pictures trying to capture...
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Monday, September 22, 2008
The best way to improve your eye
Check out all the other photographers in this category, they are good. Look at what it is about those photos you find yourself drawn to. Check out a photography magazine from the library. Read the National Geographic Magazines at your mother’s house. The equipment you use, technical matters like...
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
A deep subject
Focus is not only a function of the focusing ring or the auto focus, the f/stop also has a great influence over how much of the picture is in focus. There is a distinct “range of focus” called the depth of field. Field in this case represents the area of the photo that will be in focus. The way it...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
I’ve been framed!
One of the easiest things to do is to frame a shot. No, I don’t mean anything that involves Elmer’s Glue and carpentry skills. There might be other elements you can use to draw the eye into your photo to tell the story you want. In order to highlight the central branch that had the greatest color...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sunsets – end of the day – everlasting picture
When the sun goes down, marvelous things happen in the sky. The clouds can seem to catch fire, or pose like molten lava in the sky. But getting the right exposure may not be so easy. In the old days, I would take a light reading straight up, then straight at the horizon. I would average the two and...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
What made this photo possible?
A full moon eclipse, fairly rare I’m certain and nearly impossible to capture without a tripod. You will also find a telephoto or zoom lens handy since the moon is pretty pitiful without some magnification. Of course, telephoto lenses magnify not only the image on film or digital sensor, they also...
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Help name this kitten.
We have a new kitten and he doesn’t have a name yet. Rejected names are: Steve, Daffy, Clyde Dinky, Gray (he is currently mostly Grayson), Dweezle, Shadow, Zeke, well, you get the idea. The key to this photo was to go in close and use a flash since the lamp behind him would have been way too much...
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