Effective on-location portraits
Effective on-location portraits, with off-camera flash
When I photograph someone on location, I rely on a simple, yet effective method that will ensure that at the very least, I will get portraits that work. Let's have a look at this method, step-by-step: Read more inside...Photography clichés
Photography clichés
Some sayings in photography are thrown out there so often that they've achieved a life of their own, and become truisms that are summarily accepted and then perpetuated. Here they are - the 10 most annoying platitudes in photography ... The phrase clichés in photography, implies visual clichés. But tastes differ too widely, and I wouldn't want to be the Style Police and dictate to other photographers which subjects and approaches are deemed cool. Besides, I think the world could always use more photos of pretty girls sitting on train tracks. So Read more inside...Photographic composition – Tilted compositions / Dutch angle
Tilted compositions / Dutch angle
I am not a huge fan of tilted images, and I see it as an unfortunate visual 'tic' when I notice entire wedding galleries by other photographers where pretty much all the images are tilted at a very specific angle. That just means that little thought went into composition, and that composition and holding the camera has become a reflex action .. which just happens to include a 30' tilt to the camera. There is a rationale though behind tilted compositions / the Dutch angle - the balance of the photo. I tend to keep horizontal and vertical lines Read more inside...Photographic composition – Rules & guidelines
"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." - Ansel Adams