Unless you’re a dedicated B&W photographer, colour represents a powerful part of any image you create. Colour evokes emotional responses in our viewers. Blue, the colour of the sky and sea can invoke feelings of calm and tranquility, yellow and orange: vitality...
Masking in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC used to be very basic and rudimental. However, with the latest updates with some Artificial Intelligence, the masking tool in Lightroom becomes a lot more powerful and easy to use. Here is an example: This is one of my images I...
Our best images are much more than simply good composition in good light. Our best images are successful because they evoke an emotional response in our viewers; transporting them back to a place and time, allowing them to experience a moment in the same way we did as...
During my on-location photography workshops, I teach post processing at downtime when we are not shooting. An interesting observation is that lots of students jump straight into Adobe Lightroom Classic CC or Camera Raw basic panel to edit the tones, white balance of...
Breathing room is a photographer's best friend. Breathing room is the area in the image where not much is happening. By having more of your frame dedicated to "not much going on", you allow the "where something is happening" to speak louder. This is at the heart of...
In Brit Hammer's course Beautiful Black & White you'll explore how to create a mood and to convey a wide range of emotions. Black & white is more than the absence of color What makes for a beautiful image is making use of interesting light or showing off tonal...
In Brit Hammer's course Finding Beauty your images will get simplified. Decluttered. Quiet. Your compositions will get stronger, too. And what photographer doesn't want great images? Eliminate the unnecessary Hans Hofmann (1880 – 1966) was an influential abstract...
The Art of Minimalism Minimalism. That's the secret sauce that instructor Brit Hammer teaches in her popular class Finding Beauty. It may sound counter-intuitive that less is more, but it really is. (Read on to get a taste of the course.) Simplicity — Breathing...
I’ve been trying now for a while today, trying to locate the author of one of my favorite quotes, “Don’t let the low hanging fruit keep you from your goal”. Nowhere on the information highway does it mention it. However, I did find an article that in a matter of...