One of the reasons why I am such a Lightroom Classic fan is the organizational options. It can be a monumental task of managing a large collection of photos. I know this because I have over 70,000 images now in my Lightroom catalog. You may wonder how I keep track of...
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Non Human Gesture
I talk to my online classes with the BPSOP, and in my “Stretching Your Frame of Mind” workshops I conduct throughout the world about the importance of a gesture in your imagery; it’s one of the ways to create Visual Tension. The actual definition of a gesture is “a...
The beauty of simplicity
What makes an image quiet? In Finding Beauty we approach creating quiet, minimalist images from different directions. One of the ways is contrast. The crux of creating a quiet image is to reduce the contrast. That contrast can take many forms, including color,...
Standing the Test of Time
There are many aspects involved in taking a photo that you’ll remember and that will stand the test of time; or perhaps just another background memory clouded by the passing of our daily lives. Since I enjoy the game of golf and I often play (I’m a much better...
How to make your images come alive
The secret to amazing images Have you ever seen a beautiful image and wish you could take something just like it? It's easy to think that the secret to an amazing image lies in the technique or in having special gear. Sure, those things are nice, but they are not what...
Let’s go BLUE!
We continue sharing the best work of our PHOTOGRAPHING FLORA students. Last time we were presenting green color, which is very common in the nature. But today let's have a look on much less common color in Flora world - and that is a color BLUE! Just for fun - try to...
Creating breathing room
In Finding Beauty we approach creating quiet, minimalist images from several different directions. One of the ways is by creating breathing room, which is not necessarily the same as negative space. How do you create breathing room? Finding a quiet image in a busy...
Simple Watermarking on the iPhone – Add Awesome Text to Your Photos in Seconds
Here's a way to create a simple watermark on your iPhone! Watermarking should be part of your work flow if you are posting images online, and here's a really simple and creative way to add text and watermarks to your images using one of the apps I talk about in...
What story will your images tell?
Start thinking about shooting in a series In Authentic Photo Stories we capture real life and make it look beautiful. We also create a series of images that together tell a story. Images are shot on the fly, yet when put together they also tell a coherent story....