Welcome to the 17th entry.
This weeks pdf is based on a quiz that I gave my students in the week. The 15 questions range from very easy to difficult but as they are multiple guess, sorry I mean choice, eliminate the obvious wrong answers and you may surprise yourself with how much you know.
Nicholas Brewer
Nicholas Brewer
This weeks photographs were taken in a disused building that is being developed in the near future. There is a whole movement out there photographing distressed buildings and having much fun in the process. 28 days later is a popular website used by urban explorers to discuss ideas and share information. Thankfully I was able to gain access to the building with the permission of the developer although I did have to sign a disclaimer stating that any injury incurred during my time was my responsibility. Somehow this felt like cheating.... Many images taken by urban explorers are given the H.D.R. (High Dynamic Range) treatment and is a perfect subject for this type of post production. In the near future I will dedicate a blog to H.D.R.
Time Lapse
I have included a longer time lapse 'film' that gives a better idea of what is possible although I do not like it as much as the first one.
I have never taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse. Diane Arbus
Welcome to the 7th edition.
We all take portraits in fact it is the most popular form of photograph. I bet you have taken loads from your first few attempts at photography and will take many more in your life time.
How do we make your subjects look like Kate Moss and help you to produce work like Nick Knight.
I am going to share with you three tips that will make a difference, they have been liberated from the Nikon website and improved upon. Nikon just want you to buy their cameras not surprisingly and the tips are fairly universal.
Don McCullin's camera
I am not trying to break new ground just give you some tried and tested industry tips that will help to give your work a commercial edge. I went to the Wolfgang Tilmans show during the week and it was quite a good reflection on communication shot in his unique style. It is at the Serpentine Gallery and is worth going to see just for the Serpentine Pavillion designed by Jean Nouvel. There are many reviews on the show so you do not need another one from me.
A recent class of mine really liked Nigel Parry so you might like to have a look at his work to get you thinking about what you consider good portrait photography to be.
"Ultimately suucess or failure in photographing people depends on the photographer's ability to understand his fellow man." Edward Weston.
Welcome to the third installment of teach yourself photography.
RAW or JPEG that is the question many a photographer asks themselves and I hope to offer a little guidance.
It depends on what you want to use the final images for and how much control you want over them.
The digital file format you choose is personal preference and mine is RAW. Why do I opt for a format that takes up more room and requires greater post production?
Simple really, I am greedy and want as much information as possible.
For a bit of extra space or a new memory card it is worth it and so is your photography.
When the moment has passed you cannot get it back or re-create it. At best it will be a memory at worst the greatest photograph you never took.
Below is a link to one of the greatest photographer of all times. Of course this is just an opinion but Cartier-Bresson took pictures that changed how I looked at the world. It is only 90 seconds long so indulge yourself
"The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt." - Henri Cartier-Bresson.
