This Week's Winner
Tim Walsh
Understanding the Effective Black and White Image |
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What makes a black and white image effective? In my opinion, it takes more to create an effective black and white image than it does to create an effective color image. By removing the color, you are taking away one of the major elements, quite possibly the element that is most distracting or that takes away from all of the other parts of the image. This leaves you with things like composition, tonal range, shape and texture to rely on — all important parts of an image that sometimes just aren’t as noticeable when objects within the frame are brightly
colored.
Let’s dig into the nuts and bolts of black and white photography, and by the end, you’ll have a better understanding of what makes an image effective...
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Weekly Photography Podcast |
Every photographer should enjoy the experience of photographing an air show at least once. In the today’s episode, I’ll share with you some cool things you'll need to know for air show
photography.
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Learning to Be Your Own Worst Critic |
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Finding someone to critique your work well is sometimes even harder than creating the work in the first place. If you’re like most people, you can’t rely on friends and family for unbiased critiques. They care for you, and therefore believe that everything you create is wonderful. If you have photographer friends, they may be too polite to say anything harsh or to really pick your images
apart.
That means that if you want real, honest and useful feedback on your work, you need to do it yourself. Self-critique is one of the most challenging skills for any photographer to learn, but I firmly believe that it is one of the most useful skills you could possibly have...
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Photography Book Giveaway
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Enter for a chance to win. For the next few months, I’ll be giving away copies of the book, "Digital SLR Black & White Photography (Camera Bag Companions)".
This quick-reference guide to black and
white photography offers tips into creating unique, elegant, and sophisticated images while on the move with your digital camera. The book provides instant instruction on how to see and compose great black & white shots, and how to capture images that make great results. - Submit your entry for a chance to win.
- No purchase necessary.
- One winner is selected at random on Wednesday of each week.
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The Joy of Photography (Free eBooks) |
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