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Concentrating light
This exercise is intended to demonstrate how light may be concentrated in one part of the image to provide whatever emphasis is required for the task in hand. The briefing notes suggested impro… more →
Ratheskin
Exercise 18 - Diagonals
wrote 1 day ago: Introduction: Further to the last exercise on the current project Lines, we now move on to Diagonals … more →
OCA Art of Photography - Exercise: Positioning a point
wrote 2 days ago: Here with the first of my post for the second part of TAOP – Elements of Design. It is about p … more →
Part 4 Light- Exercise 6- Variety with a low sun
wrote 6 days ago: The aim of this exercise was to demonstrate the advantages of shooting when the sun is low. I had to … more →
Harold Baquet
wrote 1 week ago: Harold Baquet is known for his black and white pictures largely taken in New Orleans spanning a car … more →
Part 4 Light- Exercise 7- Cloudy Weather and Rain
wrote 1 week ago: This exercise was divided in 3 parts. Part 1 The aim of part 1 was to photograph that same view in f … more →
Exercise - Cropping
wrote 1 week ago: For this exercise I have cropped three photos. The reasons for cropping a photo are many and can in … more →
Exercise - Vertical and Horizontal Frames
wrote 1 week ago: I decided to carry out this exercise over a number of different project days due to recent bad weath … more →
Exercise 17 - Horizontal and Vertical lines
wrote 1 week ago: Introduction: Lines in photography normally create edges, and add to create contrast such as bright … more →
Assignment 2 - Urban Decay - Response to tutor
wrote 1 week ago: My tutor’s response to my assignment ‘Urban Decay’ was very pleasing, as I had put in a … more →
Exercise: Control the strength of a colour
wrote 1 week ago: In this first exercise of part 3, the aim is to control the strength of a colour by varying the expo … more →
Part 4 Light- Exercise 4- Judging colour temperature 2
wrote 2 weeks ago: For this exercise we were asked to take similar photos to Exercise- Judging colour temperature 1 how … more →
Project: What makes a colour
wrote 2 weeks ago: Exercise: Control the strength of a colour For this exercise we need to find a strong, definite colo … more →
Assignment two - Elements of design
wrote 1 month ago: I decided to experiment with my camera phone for this assignment. I took the pictures initially wit … more →
Oh such beautiful curves...
wrote 1 month ago: This photo was taken by Edward Weston in 1931. The veins of the cabbage leaf are lit very beautiful … more →
Rhythms and patterns
wrote 1 month ago: Collections of objects where there is repetition are often called patterns. Rhythm is how the eye m … more →
Spare shapes
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wrote 1 month ago: When I was taking pictures of triangles recently, these happened along the way. IT was intere … more →
Real and implied triangles
wrote 1 month ago: Real Triangles are very useful in photographs because they give a sense of direction and pointing. … more →
Alcatraz
wrote 1 month ago: I never cease to be amazed at how you find what you need when you need it. Yesterday I popped into … more →
Part 4 Light- Exercise 14- Shiny Surfaces
wrote 1 month ago: The objective of this exercise is to experiment with a naked lamp and a tracing paper cone to see th … more →
