Composition consideration – the 4 dimensions
It can be useful to consider the 4 dimensions when considering a composition; 1) Right Vs Left Useful for considering the alignment of your foreground objects. If you consider the horizon-up as background, and the land leading to the horizon as the middleground, then it is this Left-right dimension which helps you position the foreground in an interesting and leading way. 2) Up Vs Down This is a useful dimension to consider although you may be limited by your tripod. A higher position opens the middle ground, where a lower position allows more intimacy with the foreground. 3) Backwards Vs...
Read MoreMagic Cloth Group – on Flickr
The Magic Cloth group was created by ultimagaina You might find this tutorial about the basics useful. It features a range of photographers who have used the Magic Cloth technique. All of the results are interesting and they really show the scope of this technique. If you have some picture which were taken using the Magic Cloth Technique, let me know with a link to the image on Flickr. Join me on a Photo Tour of Iceland Winter Landscape Workshops in...
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Video tutorial – post-processing a magic cloth image
Posted by Tony on Mar 28, 2012
in Magic Cloth Technique, Photoshop Techniques | 2 comments
This tutorial video takes you though the post-processing of a Magic cloth image from Lightroom 3 to Photoshop CS3 Video Text: Kirkjufellsfoss, Snæfellsness, Iceland Step one: choose presets to match the lens… Canon 24mm f/1.4 mark II Step Two: Use white balance eye dropper to select a neutral colour – grey is best, but white will also work with a bit of tweaking Next step: even out the exposure; darken the highlights, brighten the shadows… a little Next step: Adjust the tone curve, basically boosting the highlights with strong contrast and using the histogram Looking at...
Read MoreAdvantages of a prime lens for composition
How can fixed focal length possibly give a landscape photographer an advantage in terms of composition? Many people come on a photo tour with a full range of focal lengths. These are usually spread over 3 lenses; 14-24mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm. They then ask me “What lenses do you have?” My response is invariably ’24mm prime’. After a few seconds of waiting for the rest of the list which never arrives, the conversation switches back to their lenses and the worthy justifications for them. No doubt a range of focal lengths on a photo tour is a good idea. If you...
Read MoreContrast – the photography buzz word
in Blog, blog, blog | 0 commentsThe most important concept in photographic art is ‘Contrast’. Contrast in photography and the many different applications of the words can be relevantly applied when considering photographic art. Contrast of light and dark As the study of light, photographic art should feature some contrast of light and dark. Brightness catches the eye and darkness keeps the eye. Be careful because the camera sees this relationship differently from the eye. For example the beautiful mid-day contrasts of light and dark become too harsh for the camera. Contrast of colour This might be a bright...
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