Exercises for Photographers – A new challenge is normally posted on Mondays
This is a pretty doll with super large blue eyes and blond hair. I used a little variation of the so called butterfly setting. Look underneath her nose and notice the shadow. In a true butterfly setting you would see the shadow underneath both sides of her nose. Also, take a look at her eyes. You see the reflection of the two strobes that I used.
Enjoy and happy photographing!
I used a 90 degree strobe light to create this image. Half of the face is in darkness which creates the feeling of night and mystery. Enjoy and have fun with your camera!
By the way: This doll was made in southern France.
Photograph Dolls for a week. Try to use different light sources and light setting. This exercise will give you a good start or improvement of your portrait technique and dolls are patient, forgiving and they pose exactly they way you want.
Don’t forget to have a lot of fun with this exercise!
This is a wonderful example of a classic portrait shot. look into her eyes. You see the reflection of the flash on the right side of her eyes. . Look closely at her cheeks and see the light and the shadows.
I photographed these weeds at the Merced Game Refuge after sunset. The tiny spider is an added bonus.
Enjoy and have a happy week-end!
Since I like the roots of the thistle (see yesterday’s post) I decided to look for a different weed that could look interesting with the same light setting. I found these weeds that were covered with a white substance that almost looked like hair.
Enjoy and as always have fun with your photography
I was doing some backyard work yesterday. There were some wild thistles growing in one area of my backyard. I threw them into the trash can. The roots of one thistle was sticking out and suddenly the idea was born to photograph it. I decided to use a strobe with a snoot attached to it.
Enjoy and don’t forget: Ideas for photography can pop up at any time. At least write them down if you can’t shoot them on the spot.
I love the lines in this image. Enjoy and keep on photographing weeds this week!
I normally look for beauty when I photograph flowers (and I photographed many flowers in the past). Usually I overlook weeds and don’t pay attention to them. This exercise helps you to open your eyes to the beauty of weeds. They may not have a beautiful blossom but many of them have an incredible structure. It may be appropriate to convert them into black and white to bring out the structure more clearly.
Enjoy and happy photographing!
I took my latest photographic exercise walk in downtown Chowchilla, CA. This time I used a prime 125mm lens and stopped every two minutes. This walk went a lot better than I thought it would go. At the end I was pretty exited about my images. This image I shot from across the street on Robinson Blvd using the 10 second timer on my camera and a tripod. A lot of cars were passing by and I just got the reflection of a passing car in the window.
Enjoy and happy photographing!
This time I took my 85mm prime lens and stopped every 2 1/2 minutes. I consider this walk a total frustration. I walked by several places where I thought that I should stop here and photograph, but I did not. When I had to stop I was surrounded by a whole lot of nothing. This is not the first time that I feel frustrated about an assignment. It is part of the deal being a photographer or an artist. Frustration is actually energy, energy that needs to be channeled. So, let’s hope for a better photography walk next time.