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Definition: Zone System
Zone System Used mainly by film users. It is a system of defining the relationship between the photographers visualisation of the scene and the final printed results. The system uses a calibrated scheme of light through to dark tonal “zones”. … Continue reading
Beauty in photography is greater than a click
Our experience is everything. As we learn and gain experience we should also grow beyond just the technical. We might start out with just a technical skill. To please ourselves and our viewers our sense of beauty in photography should … Continue reading
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Have you got a low photographic hit rate?
A good measure of your success… The hit rate is something that we often artificially inflate. In fact it is common for learners to have a low hit rate. Knowing how to calculate it can help you understand your improvements. … Continue reading
The street photographer who showed no pictures
A new documentary reveals Vivian Maier. A new documentary has been shown on British television. It tells the tale of Vivian Maier. A lonely nanny, she spent most of her career photographically documenting the streets of Chicago in her spare … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur vs professional, Approach, Art, Camera, People Shots, Portraits, Street, Street photography, Street portraiture, Vivian Maier
Seeing what you want to create
Visualise the image you want to make. Producing a picture can be as simple as point and shoot or as complex as a long planned production. To produce great images you often have to go beyond an elementary snap-capture. The … Continue reading
Posted in Camera control, Composition, History, How to..., Light and Lighting, Opinion, Photography, Things to try, Tips Tutorials & Techniques, Whos Who of photography
Tagged Ansel Adams, Art, Cinematography, Composition, Director, Goal, Image, light and lighting, Planned production, Previsualisation, Storyboard, Visualisation, Visualised goal, Vocabulary
Visualise! 80 year old secret of world class photographer revealed
Visualisation – a world-class skill anyone can learn. Photographers are distinguished from “snappers” by consistently and deliberately making photos which spark a vivid image in the viewers mind. The photographer relies on a clear image in their own minds to … Continue reading