23. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

When I evaluated all my rock images I saw that they had one thing in common: In all of them the rocks are connected. Therefore I decided that in my last image they should be apart meaning that our mind has the opportunity to connect them and create something new. When I tried out several compositions I suddenly saw a bird flying in my mind. The dark rocks are the wings and the lower rock on the right is the head. The bird is flying from the upper left to the lower right.

I love this image because it opens up the possibility in your mind to see something new and creative.

Have a great Friday!

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22. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

I just got another super wide angle lens. naturally I had to try it out and I photographed my four rocks with it. I composed the image putting the rocks into the right lower corner of the composition. Even if the rocks are only 10% of the image they still dominate it.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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21. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

I changed light direction, composition and background to create this image. Since shadow cannot be seen on a black background I had to create shadows on the rocks and not on the background. I used one of the larger rocks as the place where the shadows could fall. The light source come from the right back.

Enjoy and happy creating!

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20. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

I used a single light source coming from the left in about 45 degrees to create this image which I also overexposed. This time I used the shadow of the first rock to create the darkest part of the image.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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19. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

I would like to continue last weeks exercise with a different subject. Instead of using pieces of wood I would like to use small rocks. Pick fours small rocks and photograph them in an interesting way.

I put my four rocks in a light tent and I used a daylight light bulb to create this image. I was holding the light source very close on the left side of the rocks which created a very strong light from the left.

Enjoy and as always, have fun with this exercise.

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