Ain’t that the truth!
There are some great quotations about photography and here I pick a few that I like and explain why I do like them or how they apply to me
Again, why?
Why do I take the photos that I do? Here I show a few more and give a quick “Why?” for each. This is the second of two such posts.
Photo Books
Putting together a photo book is great fun from choosing a theme to choosing the images and then arranging them just how you want. It can also give you a mini-portfolio or even make a great gift
Shooting stories - 1
The first of several shoot stories. This one is more after the shoot than during and shows what can happen when your camera bag is a bit less organised than it really should be!
What’s in the bag?
What do you have in your camera bag? This is what I keep in mine but how about you? What do you recommend?
Portrait Retouching - 5
In this last part, a few tweaks in LightRoom followed by a side by side comparison: before and after.
Portrait Retouching - 4b
In this part I’m looking at uneven skin texture and double catchlights in the eyes.
Portrait Retouching - 4a
More blemish fixing, this time concentrating on the eyes, arguably the most important part of a portrait.
Portrait Retouching - 3
Part 3 looks at blemish fixing: pimples. acne scars, wayward mascara and eyebrow hairs.
Portrait Retouching - 2
In this part, I look at one fairly quick but efficient way of correcting skin redness eg around the eyes and cheeks.
Portrait Retouching - 1
Portrait re-touching is never easy, but here I’ll start by showing you some simple methods to start you off.
Print Mounting - Supplies & suppliers
Supplies and suppliers to cover your mounting requirements. I’m not affiliated with but I’ve used all the products shown and can recommend them
Print mounting - surface mount
How to mount your print very simply but give that professional look to your already great images.
Print mounting - custom cut-out
How to mount any aspect ratio print in a precision cut-out mount to give that professional look to your already great images.
Competitions kill photography
Poor judging techniques weed out the brave, the interesting and the challenging images from photographic competitions leaving the bland, the boring and the safe behind!