-
Join 2,146 other subscribers
Find Me Online
Find Me on Facebook Here
-
Recent Posts
Search
Categories
Tag Archives: composition
Gerbera Still Life Scenes
Seeing as I still had the Gerbera flowers, tonight’s exercise was to experiment more with a structured still life scene, rather than just a flower portrait. Personally this is really challenging, not just having the right props but building an … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, For Beginners, LR & Photoshop
Tagged composition, learning photography, lightroom, macro, photography, still life
15 Comments
Soft Pink Gerbera
A work colleague helped me organise an event a while ago and I promised her some photos as a thankyou. Her favorite flower is gerbera and favourite colour is pink. So spotting a bunch of quite pink gerberas in the … Continue reading
Landscape vs Portrait Orientation for a Pastoral Scene
I have an exam in a week and a half and am quite bored with study right now, so took some time to revisit images from my Maniototo trip in Easter last year. Due to my study schedule then I … Continue reading
Posted in For Beginners
Tagged composition, landscape photography, new zealand scenery, photography, scenery
18 Comments
Weekly Photo Challenge – Minimalist
This weeks Photo Challenge is Minimalist Minimalist photography is characterized by a large portion of negative space, a fairly monochromatic color palette with good contrast, and an interesting subject that is able to stand on its own to capture the interest … Continue reading
Being at eye level with your photography subject
On my recent guest blog post about Composition, I talked about two elements I want to combine here, focussing on the eyes and BEING at eye level with your subject. This is very important with bird and wildlife photography when … Continue reading
Posted in For Beginners, Waffle and Burbling
Tagged beginner dslr, composition, learning photography, photography
7 Comments
Am I too literal in my story telling?
At a recent camera club meeting, we were invited to submit images for critique from on of the judges who does high level competitions. Was a very interesting experience hearing his comments and feedback, but one of the things that … Continue reading
Not just Birds and Cats – other critters too
First of all, welcome to all the followers who found me via my Guest Blog on Leanne Cole’s site yesterday, so glad you took the time to come over and check out my work. Got a few comments about my … Continue reading
How do you develop a photographic style?
I read a lot, blogs, magazines, books etc and one of the comments I see a lot is about how photographers have to be different or unique to stand out. To look for a different viewpoint in front of a … Continue reading
Challenges of Photography Composition – Autumn leaves
So many times I frame up a shot and take it, only to find something I didn’t notice at the time completely ruining it. I am slowly learning to look for these things as I go, but new situations bring … Continue reading
Negative Space
One of the forums I subscribe to has monthly challenges, which I try to attempt as learning experiences. This months is Negative Space and this really interested me. A link to examples was provided, which was useful as I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, For Beginners, Waffle and Burbling
Tagged 7d, Christchurch, composition, fieldtrip, For Beginners, helpful tips, landscape, learning, negative space, orana park
Leave a comment
Learning to See Light 