Photography writer, educator and workshop leader Jim Austin Jimages has 7 core tips in a toolkit for SLOW PHOTOGRAPHY: “Slow Photography is the experience of an intentional, attentive, mindful, timeless process of making photographs.” ~ Jimages Place. Ask yourself “What place do I enjoy going back to?” Where do I go, or imagine I’m going, ..
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The Develop Module inside ON1 Photo RAW 2019 is the programs main engine. Under its Develop Module, there is a HAZE slider, located under the “Overall Settings” tab. After adjusting other settings, moving the Develop Module Haze slider gives you two intriguing options. You can slide it to the RIGHT (+ plus numbers) to add ..
Camera ISO forms part of the “exposure triad”, along with shutter speed and lens aperture. When used together, these three elements allow the photographer to control the brightness of a photo. Of the three though, ISO is often the one that beginner photographers find most confusing. As you likely already know, shutter speed controls the ..
Focus can make or break an image. And unlike other elements necessary for a successful photo, either the focus is perfect, or it’s not. You might get away with a slightly sloppy exposure; or your framing may not be 100% as you wished; even the lighting or timing can be less than perfect, and yet, ..
Grab a camera. Look at its design and horizontal layout. Makes one wonder, were modern cameras designed to make it easier to take mainly horizontal pictures? Isle of Skye, Scotland, all text and photography is (c) Copyright 2019, Jim Austin Jimages.com. Let’s turn things 90 degrees. Why? To portray strength, height, and depth in a ..
How often have we heard something like this: “I am a great photographer wearing pro gear, and I’ll show you a quick way to master taking great pictures.” While that may be one style of photography, I’d like to suggest another outfit, one that wears a “hat of Humility” and carries a “camera of Curiosity.” ..
“We are all at once both a composition and a composer. We have the ability not only to compose the future of our own lives but to help compose the future of everyone around us and the communities in which we live.” -Maya Angelou Composing a picture. Sounds simple, right? But composition does not begin with ..
We say a picture alone is worth a thousand words, but is it? Looking at a photo of a moth, we may or may not react, having perhaps seen pictures of moths previously. Nothing new. However, join a quote to the picture and the result changes. By adding a quote to it, the ambiguity of ..
There is a handy way to help people relax when taking a photo of them. Touch. “The human touch is that little snippet of physical affection that brings a bit of comfort, support, and kindness.” Mya Robarts I often ask people to: “Reach out and touch someone you love,” when I’m taking a ..
PHOTO 1: Pouring water from a pitcher. PHOTO 2: Ancient cathedral nave after a rain. PHOTO 3: Webbing on my sailboat. PHOTO 4: A Bahamas needlefish in shallows. PHOTO 5: Piling from a dock to waters where a fish school gathers on a cloudy day. Ideas and Exercises to Expand Your Thoughts on Your Photography ..