Tweet There may be something arbitrary about reducing a fantastic image to just five elements, and yet if images are missing any of these key elements they rarely rise to prominence. Leaving aside the chicken and egg discussion about whether the important qualities came first or if they were drawn from examining popular photographs, we [...]
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Five Key Elements In Quality Photography
Posted by chris on December 14th, 2012
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No Comments »Invest In Quality Lighting
Posted by chris on April 27th, 2012
Tweet Last time we talked about the habit of amateur photographers and even a few pros, to fret incessantly about minor differences in cameras. For many people new to the business, if they have a $5,000 equipment budget, they’re going to put $4,999.99 of it into the camera. Personally, I think that’s a mistake. [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: great photography, photography lighting, portable lighting, quality lighting No Comments »Three Critical Elements In Great Photography
Posted by chris on February 1st, 2012
Tweet Let me admit right up front that limiting the critical elements of photography to just three is a little arbitrary. There are many critical elements that go into great photography, but what I’m trying to do is bring attention to important elements that are frequently overlooked. Too many people waste a fantastic amount of [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: critical elements, great photography, professional photographers, quality photos No Comments »Going Manual
Posted by chris on January 18th, 2012
Tweet There is a debate that wanders through photography from time to time that pits people who insist that to be a great photographer you have to shoot in manual mode against people who like the convenience of the automatic camera settings. In the early days it was no contest; camera light meters were center-weighted [...]
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