The leaves are growing around the white painted fence post. They are forming a curved line parallel to the round shape of the post.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!
Naturally Grown Vs Man Made 02
I took a pencil and photographed it in a tree. Compare the smooth shape of the pencil vs. the roughness of the tree branch.
As always, have fun and photograph a lot!
Naturally Grown vs Man Made 01
This week’s exercise deals with contrast. I believe great images have a clear subject, contrast and are reduced to the absolute necessary elements of the image. Contrast is more that color contrast. contrast can take on all kinds of different forms. This week I challenge you to concentrate on subjects that are naturally grown and man made.
I photographed a growing plant and and old post.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!
Balloons 04
I used a safety pin to pop the balloon with my left hand. I used a cable release with my right hand to take the shot.
Enjoy and keep on photographing.
Balloons 03
I edited this image in Silver Efex pro II to bring out the structure of the image. Enjoy, keep on playing and photographing!
Balloons 02
I called this image “Exploding Heart.” It is always amazing to me what kind of image you get depending on how much water is in the balloon and where you poke the hole.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!
Balloons
Today’s exercise requires a little bit of preparations. Get yourself a few balloons, fill them with water, hand them up with a string and photograph them while your are poking them with a needle. Here is a link with a detailed guide on how to do it. Go to http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/10/15/high-speed-photography-ideas-how-to-capture-water-balloons-as-they-explode/
Instead of one I am using two strobe lights. Camera setting 55mm focal length cropped, f16, 1/20 sec. exposure time. In my other shots I increased the exposure time to freeze the action better.
Enjoy this exercise because it is a lot of fun!
PS: Don’t forget to cover up your strobe(s) and camera properly!
Garage Sale 04
The first or only image should show the entire product that you have for sale. The second or even third shot can show some details of your product. In this case I photographed the remote control that I laid on top of the tv to show that it is part of the deal.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!
Garage Sale 03
I purposely moved the bike in front of my white garage door. The concrete and garage door form a nice color contrast. The bike is sticking out and clearly recognizable as the subject.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!
Garage Sale 02
I think this is much better image than yesterday’s image. The background is simply “cleaner.” When you try to photograph a subject that is for sale than it should be very clear what the subject is and the background should support it. The worst is clutter as a backdrop. In this image there is just grass and plants which form a natural background to the dog house.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!