REALLY GREAT WORK from our second assignment (2) free Tabletop Workshop for those who are not able to get out and do things. And for those of you who are, but just want to up your skills.
Here are the top ten images this week:
What Makes a Photograph “Great?”
A reader left this rather innocuous comment on the post about gear, 'What We Mean When We Say “It’s Not About The Gear'". I read it a few times then decided that it was one terribly difficult question followed by one that may be even more thorny. Just the kind we...
Photoshop Can Increase the Power of Your Strobe! (Sortof)
Increasing Strobe Power with Photoshop. Yeah... that's right. We can actually create an impression of more power with our speedlights by carefully thinking about the images we make. Photoshop gives us the edge. But it takes careful planning and attention to detail to...
What We Mean When We Say “It’s Not About The Gear”
This post was instigated by a post a friend of mine made. Brian Matiash's blog post, "It's not about the gear?" takes a well written hit at many of us who state that being a good photographer is not about the gear. I think he has some valid points, but I also think he...
Four Photographers on the Trek to the Top
Guys... I got so tired of hearing how it is so horrible out there, and how there's no this and no that. I just got over it. So I decided to put out a tweet for some emerging photographers to chat with. No formal questions, just some chatting. I was so happy when I got...
My Turn: DPP’s Article on FREE Images Examined
I am a voracious reader. I love it. I read all sorts of stuff, and love to learn something new. I also suffer fools badly, so if someone thinks they are gonna say stuff and I will just take it, well... sometimes they get an earful. It is something that makes me who I...
Our First Big Contest: Shooting to a Layout
UPDATE: OUR WINNER IS Rasheid Scarlett! Congratulations, Rasheid. Well, here we launch into our first big contest. Shooting to layout is a very important part of shooting commercially. And there are some tricky issues if you are not familiar with doing it. It isn't...