Mastering Ambient Lighting: Essential Tips for Photographers
Plus: Electronic Flash Fun & More
Jeff Tan
September 02, 2024
"Photographs are believed more than words; thus, they can be used persuasively to show people who have never taken the trouble to look what is there." - Eliot Porter
Good Morning, Friends,
This has always been one of my favorite quotes about photography- “Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” That message was from George Eastman, the founder of Kodak. What is a favorite piece of photographic advice you carry in your head?
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"What’s really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous." - William Albert Allard
Tomorrow: Super telephoto lenses for landscapes: thinking outside the box!
– Jeff