Control Your Landscape Light
Plus: Lightroom Mistakes, Street Photos on a Dog Walk & What Got You Started
"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place." — Elliott Erwitt
Hello Memory Keepers,
Fall is the best few weeks of the year for landscapes, if the weather holds. The Lightroom mistakes in the second link made me laugh.
Capturing the full drama of a landscape involves more than just pointing and shooting. By learning to sculpt light and motion, you can turn familiar scenes into breathtaking visual stories. TAKE A LOOK →
Charles Haacker has made pictures since the 1960s. He says his whole career is built on mistakes. This is his list for Lightroom, from how he filed his pictures to the one key he wishes he had found sooner. Have a look before your pile of pictures gets any bigger. TAKE A LOOK →
Joshua Lawrence takes fashion pictures for work and finds it dull. So he takes a small camera on his dog walk each day and shoots what the street gives him. Worth a read if your camera only comes out on trips. TAKE A LOOK →
Jo Ann Chaus makes self-portraits full of color, with a lot of the frame left dark. The dark parts push your eye to what little is lit. They feel like stills from an old film. I'd like to see the book. TAKE A LOOK →
DPReview asked its readers what got them started in photography. If you want to add yours, there's a spot for it at the bottom. I'd like to hear yours too. TAKE A LOOK →
"I am forever chasing light. Light turns the ordinary into the magical." — Trent Parke
Monday: How to give every photo a clear focal point
— Jeff
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