Monthly Archives: August 2013

Shooting With Intent ~ Rick Berk

A good friend of mine is passionate about photography, and she recently acquired  a reminder of the way she approaches photography.  A tattoo that wraps  around her bicep that states simply “Shoot With Intent”. This is one of the  biggest … Continue reading

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The Magic of Soft Light

by Andrew Gibson Soft light is beautiful. It is a gift from nature that helps you create  interesting images using high quality light. You’ll find soft light in the shade  on a sunny day, during twilight after the sun has … Continue reading

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Free webinar ~ Cataloguing in Lightroom

Organizing your Images for Travel with Marc Meunch Tuesday August 27 at 10am X-Rite  Coloratti Marc  Muench has been organizing image libraries containing millions of image  files for over 20 years. He is a third generation landscape photographer with  vast … Continue reading

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20 Historic Black and White Photos Colorized

This site is well worth a look.  Amazing eye for colour as well as talent. http://www.reddit.com/r/ColorizedHistory/ One of the greatest facets of reddit are the thriving subreddits, niche communities of people who share a passion for a specific topic. One … Continue reading

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Composition and Negative Space

by Andrew Gibson But there are also times when the environment around your model can contribute  to the composition. Sometimes the subject needs room to breathe. This is when  you can create an interesting image by backing off and including … Continue reading

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4 Quick Tips to Notice the Supporting Cast of Your Landscape Scene

by John Davenport Recently I took a stroll through my photo archives as a way of bench-marking my  progress as a photographer and something dawned on me – I’ve begun to overcome a  very troublesome disorder for photographers known as … Continue reading

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Five Self Assignments That Teach You To See

by Rick Berk      These are Great Ideas to Try!!! In my 20 years in photography, I’ve seen a lot of different assignments teachers  have given their students.  Most I have heard, or been given myself from  time to time, have … Continue reading

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3 Ways to Improve Your Images With Composition

by Matt Dutile Along with lighting, subject, perspective, composition is one of the fundamental  tools to creating better images. It’s one of the easier ones to begin applying  to your own photography as well. Here are a few tips on … Continue reading

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Free webinar ~ Color Management for the Rest of Us

Monday August 19th at 10am Do you get hives every time you think of color management? Do you wonder if it’s really worth the trouble? Do you think you’re doing fine without it? Then this seminar is for you. Color … Continue reading

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3 Reasons to Shoot Vertical Aspect Landscapes and 6 Tips on How to Shoot Them

by Todd Sisson The majority of landscape images are photographed in the horizontal aspect. I  guess this because the horizontal format approximates the way in which we  perceive ‘reality.’  However landscapes look stunning in the vertical format and  often the … Continue reading

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