I met with two students recently whose goals were to take better photos. “Like these!” they exclaimed as they showed me spectacular photos from a variety of websites. “How do I get photos like those?” they asked.
It takes time and patience.
In this edition of Exposed! we look at the difference between Holiday Snapshots and Stunning Masterpeices.
Hockey Rink - not a snapshot!
It’s time for our annual gift buying suggestions and this year we went straight to our readers to ask what YOU wanted for Christmas! So, if you have gifts to buy for the photographer on your list read our photo gift suggestions!
We are also excited to be helping the dogs and cats at the Aylmer SPCA again – we are donating our photo services on Sunday, December 11th from 11:30-4pm so YOU can have a photo taken of Fido and Santa. This is an important fundraiser for our furry friends!
photo gift buying suggestions + Santa photos!
November is upon us and the weather report looks grim.
How to photograph, comfortably, in bad weather and why you should shoot in this weather!
“I’ve been shooting for years – but I just can’t seem to take my photography to the next level.”
I hear a lot of comments like this: People who have been shooting for years but get stuck in a rut.
They’re accomplished and are very comfortable doing things the way they’ve been doing things. And that’s part of the problem.
In this edition of Exposed! we look at ways to shake up your comfort level to improve your photos.
Read “Homework Ideas to Improve Your Photography”
Homework Ideas to Improve your Photography
“I want to learn everything about photography in the next three weeks,” declared a mom who wanted to take a photo course to help her start a maternity and young family photo business before her kids finished school for the summer.
That’s a tall request!
With digital photography and camera manufacturers selling “easy!” to attract buyers, more people are expecting to produce award-winning photos right away.
But camera companies don’t promote the patience needed to produce stunning imagery.
In this month’s edition of Exposed! we look at intangible concepts that will help your photography blossom.
intangible elements of photography - elements you cannot buy!
At our Music in Print show I spoke to many people coming through our photo studio. With one photo enthusiast we talked about the merits of cropping – when, why (or why not), and how…
I often see students cropping photos to answer compositional challenges. I shake my head – the REAL challenge is to use every speck of the viewfinder available.
In this month’s Exposed! photo newsletter we investigate the world of cropping.
Photo Cropping... When, why (or why not) and how
Better Backgrounds Photography Newsletter
“Remember the background!”
On many workshops I give this simple advice.
I see lots of photos with beautiful subjects murdered by bad backgrounds. The foreground is exposed well, composed well, vibrant and caught at just the right moment but the background kills the photo and any chance of fame, fortune and bragging rights.
In this edition of Exposed! we give top tips to make your foreground pop by playing off the background.
Better Backgrounds Photo Newsletter
And we’d like to thank this month’s Exposed! sponsor, Artopix.ca.
Artopix.ca
“That was terrible!” I exclaimed when I returned from picking up some newly processed medium format film I’d shot.
My ever-patient wife asked, “What happened?”
Large format film photography - Graflex
When it comes to certain types of artwork, especially with film, it needs to be perfect, or it’s just plain “terrible!”
Film is a tricky medium. There are no guarantees — just experience and knowledge to help guide your way. I still shoot film for certain aspects of my photography work and in this edition of Exposed! we help answer the question “Why shoot film photography?” Below are many reasons some working and hobby photographers shoot with film:
We’d also like to say a big thanks to our Exposed! sponsors who help make these free newsletters possible. This month visit Dave Andrews for some printing. He plays some fine music, too!
DaveAndrews.ca
My job has perhaps never been as challenging as the past two weeks.
Our new baby boy (now ten days old) decided to arrive two weeks early. Mum’s water broke early Saturday morning — 10 hours before I was to run a photo workshop. In the middle of the night I arranged back-up as I packed hospital bags and supported my wife’s increasingly frequent contractions. It was a bit of a scramble and I couldn’t call in sick!
Photo businesses and babies
I often have people tell me I have a dream job. It is pretty nice but there are many challenges people never see. Over the last 20 years I’ve made big blunders, had wonderful surprises and learned many, many hard lessons.
In this edition of Exposed! we share some tips to take your photos into a job with fewer bumps in the road.
Exposed! :: Tips for Turning Photography into a Business
#746 Exposed! Photo Newsletter (…and win a photography workshop!)
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Photos First!
Stop reading. Go and take photos!!! … And win a photo workshop while you’re at it. See details at the end of the newsletter.
All kinds of people join our ProProgram looking to start a photo business or improve their photography dramatically over a year. It’s a great year of learning, photo and personal development.
Sometimes, though, I have to tear people away from reading about photography to actually go and practise photography!
Really.
So, in this month’s Exposed! photo newsletter – Photos First - we look at the easiest way to get you taking more (and better) pictures.
Read the whole newsletter (and get a chance at winning a free photo workshop)
Harry says "Get a camera and take more photos!"
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