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From Portrait Snapshots to Great Shots
Rick and Juan where teaching at the awesome Maui Photo Festival a few weeks back and we took a bit of time to record this quick and easy tip on creating great portrait shots in harsh light situations. Hope you enjoy this tip.
Continue reading...One Photo, One Dozen Photography Tips
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Here are some quick tips for portrait shooters. Enjoy! Make a photograph — don’t simply take one. Work with the subject, props, posing and lighting to create a unique image. The name of the game is to fill the frame. In other words, crop out the boring stuff in a scene so that the viewer’s […]
Continue reading...Put Your Tripod to Work as a Light Stand
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
I love any camera gear that can do more than one job. That means I can pack less and pack lighter when I travel. I’m even happier if I can put something I’m already carrying to a different use. I was recently looking for a way to use my tripod, which I alway carry, as […]
Continue reading...Make a New Photo Look Old in Lightroom
Monday, January 4, 2010
Everyone loves old photographs. A lot of photographers these day are going out of their way to give their digital photos a “vintage” or “film-like” look. This treatment can add a timeless look and feel to a modern photo. Here is a simple way to give your photo a vintage look in Lightroom. Since we’re […]
Continue reading...Creating a Great Image – Part I
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Over the next few months, I will share the 12 elements that go into the making of a great image – in the hope that these elements will help you create wonderful images. Element #1 – Capturing a moment or storytelling. As photographers we are storytellers. We are capturing forever a moment in time that […]
Continue reading...12/22/09 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Ann Latinovich
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
We are starting a new feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find. Each Tuesday I will choose a photographer who I find on Twitter whose work I think is . . . well, terrific! I find ’em by reading an interesting post and then by clicking on their web site. Our first TTTF is […]
Continue reading...Cool Creative Lighting Accessory
Friday, December 4, 2009
While driving home from NYC recently, I was stopped at a traffic light next to a Lamborghini. There I was, sitting in my cozy Honda Civic Hybrid listening to some nice original acoustic guitar music on my iPod. I thought, “Man o’ man that’s a nice car. But what the heck, if I had that […]
Continue reading...The Quintessential Hawaiian Photo Shoot
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Our goal with the first Maui Photo Festival & Workshops (MPF) was to make Maui as big a star as our presenting pros. Nowhere was that more evident than during the last shooting session of the five-day-long event: Maui fine-art photographer Randy Jay Braun’s “Quintessential Hawaiian Photo Shoot: Hula on the Beach at Sunset.” Trained […]
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