If you have been following anything drone related lately chances are you have seen one of the mind bending images like above that are very reminiscent of the scene from Inception when the ground is bent up at 90 degree angles. These images are crazy to look at and really make you look hard to find out how it may have been done. I am here to let you in on the secret and show you that it isn’t as hard as it may seem....
The real world, especially the natural real world, is filled with wonderful sights for us to capture with our cameras. The problem is, our cameras rarely capture the world exactly as we see it and particularly not how we feel it to be. That’s where editing comes in. It’s why we have tools like Lightroom and Photoshop to help us get our images where we want them to be. In the case of woodlands, that often means a dreamy painterly style....
It is not the first tablet with an E Ink display, that’s for sure, but it’s one of the more interesting ones. It’s also worth saying that it costs considerably more than your regular e-reader, though, so… it may not be for everyone. I’ve used it for a bit of time now, and do feel comfortable enough to share my thoughts. I’m not really big on reading books, but I do delve into comic books / graphic novels from time to time, so it was fun using this thing....
I don’t want to photograph models. They are lovely and beautiful and work with you and do what you ask and most are a dream to photograph, resulting in beautiful images. All this is true, but… I don’t want to photograph them. I don’t. See, I don’t want models to be representations of my work. I don’t want hand picked human beings of all ages outfitted in custom clothing with hair and makeup done professionally to be what people see when they peruse my portfolio....
Ansel Adams is one of those legends of photography that most people have heard of. Whether they’re a photographer themselves or not, they know who he is. They know of his work, they may even own some of it. For those of us who are photographers, have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be taught by the man himself? Marc Silber of Advancing Your Photography has been making a series of short films over the last few months....
