April 12, 2012
Blog Archives
FPR Featured Photographer – Mason J Mullins III
I have often found (and said) that the way I have found great photography talent and originality is not to go looking for it but to ‘stumble’ (no plug intended) across it randomly. I recently added a ‘Featured Photographer Submission’ page to FPR (link at top of site) for any photographers out there to answer some questions regarding their work and showcase their photography on FPR with no strings attached. Mason took the time to answer the questions and share his photography.
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Understanding Your Camera’s Histogram
Understanding the Histogram on your DSLR is an important element in avoiding under or over exposed images when you get to your post processing. Although most DSLR’s have an LCD screen for you to preview your photographs prior to transferring them to your PC for post processing, it is difficult to be absolutely sure if … Continue Reading
Exposure Compensation Explained
Pretty much any camera these days, whether P&S or DSLR come with a whole range of different settings designed to make your life easier and automatically calculate the many different variables in the scene you are taking a photograph of, sometimes however, these maybe slightly wrong and need some guidance from you…..
Shock Portrait
Starting to worry myself with some of these self portraits!!! This one was born out of boredom and took about 20 shots to get the lighting and water effect just how I wanted it. Most of the expression is due to how cold the water was!! ;0)
Maidenhead Fountain By Night
Went out for a drive tonight and noticed this fountain (never noticed it before??)…..
Portrait Technique – Dave Hill Variant
I have long been a fan of Dave Hill’s work and love the effect he uses on his portraits. I have loosely followed/combined a couple of tutorials on how people assume he achieves the dark gritty look in his work…..
Great Examples Of Low Key Photography
Low key photography attempts to create a chiaroscuro effect. Low-key lighting requires only one key light, optionally controlled with a fill light or a simple reflector. Low key light accentuates the contours of an object by throwing areas into shade while a fill light or reflector may illuminate the shadow areas to control contrast.
Poker Portraits
Experimented a bit further with some dark portraits last night using light and playing cards to add movement to the shot……
