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Insights on Edits
I took this picture about a year ago. Since it depicts a quite important scene, I thought it deserved a special title. In fact, it can be hung in two opposite directions and has been signed both ways since displays may be alternated. The title on the upside is "The Last Supper", and when inverted the title shall be read as "Ask a Memphis".
By Alice K.S.6 years ago in Photography
Turning Pixels to Paint
My wife and I had the amazing opportunity a couple of years ago to relocate our family from the snowy Rocky Mountains to our current island home in Hawaii. While it was a challenging move, seeing our children experience life outdoors year-round outweighs any of the financial or material comforts we left behind.
By Seth Griffin6 years ago in Photography
We’ll fix it in the mix
“We’ll fix it in the mix.” It’s a phrase used in the world of music recording as the last resort. Producers and Engineers might be able to pull a rather underwhelming performance out of the fire with a lot of editing, but often the performance gets scrapped. That’s because it’s nearly impossible to turn a mediocre sound into something amazing. Same is true with photography. You can edit all you want, but you can’t make a bad pic great. Different? Yes. Acceptable? Maybe. Interesting? Sure. But great? No.
By Brian Munson6 years ago in Photography
Can you spot the difference?
In the early stages before the worldwide pandemic hit, I was wondering how I was going to be able to keep myself busy knowing there was really nothing I could do outside of my home with all shops, museums and my favorite restaurants going out of business and shutting down.
By Caracarabonitaa6 years ago in Photography
Street Photography
There is nothing more exhilarating for me than exploring city streets with my cameras. Street photography has been my bliss for nearly ten years. One of the best things I’ve learned over the years photographing on city streets is that being inconspicuous is a great way to capture a good shot. I usually achieve this by using my smartphones. With smartphones small size and the assumption that most people that are using them are tourist taking snaps, it has become much easier to photograph candid, honest moments on public streets.
By Cameron Hampton6 years ago in Photography
Children's Photography
Photography is an outlet that enables me to express myself. A major obstacle in allowing me to be creative stands less than a one-meter tall and loves to wear just a nappy around the house when it’s hot. I am talking about my almost three-year old daughter who is my ‘model’ when it comes to practicing my photography. For anyone who wants to get started in Children’s Photography enter at your own risk as things never go to plan.
By Ashleigh Holmes6 years ago in Photography
How to turn a Snapshot into a Portrait on your iPhone
When I first got interested in photography it was all film and dark room training. Yes, I know I’m dating myself with that comment, but here’s the thing... that knowledge easily transitions into the digital arena with the basic adjustment tools. And if you’ve never been interested in editing but love to snap pics of the things and people you love it’s important to know how easy it is to turn your snapshots into something special with those same basic tools.
By Sasha White6 years ago in Photography
Simple Editing Can Make a Big Difference
I remember finding my mother’s SLR camera when I was a little girl and being completely fascinated by it. That was probably the beginning of my love of photography, even if it did (and sometimes still does) intimidate me. That was back before the days of a D-SLR, so it used actual film, that had to be manually advanced and set. I never did get to use that camera, but I still think of it very fondly, sitting in the corner of the spare bedroom all mysterious and inviting.
By Eryn Milliken6 years ago in Photography
Mediocre to Masterpiece
These days, thanks to great photo editing apps, anyone can turn their ho-hum snapshots into frame-worthy photos you’ll be proud to hang on your wall. And I’m not talking about Photoshop - to some of us that program looks a little intimidating. There are many apps out there, but for this article I’m going to focus on two editing apps I use on my MacBook Pro to edit photos I took with my Nikon D3200 - a great camera with auto settings for amateurs like me - and my iPhone.
By Judy Loughman6 years ago in Photography
The Most Dramatic Before/After Image You’ll See Today: How to Edit Remote Photography
When the world went into lockdown in March 2020, portrait photographers like myself were at a loss. How exactly could we still take portraits when we couldn’t even leave the house?
By Claire Petersen6 years ago in Photography
