tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34057611994172071762008-04-15T12:14:21.567-07:00Photo PhotoMartin JonesBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-24682220825424220582008-04-15T12:08:00.000-07:002008-04-15T12:14:21.810-07:00Laurel SherrieI just came across a great artist. You can check out her blog and her website:
Laurel Sherrie's Blog
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Laurel Sherrie's ArtMartin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-72691782155141489392008-01-30T12:41:00.000-08:002008-01-30T13:29:41.175-08:00Make them Uncomfortable
I've taken lots of pictures of people. I love photographing people almost as much as I love people. The challenge though was always getting away from the "standing up straight - stiff as a board" syndrome. We've all taken pictures of our family and others at the zoo or the park where everyone is standing beside each other very soberly trying to smile. Pretty boring. Often we take these Martin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-77068410702194476542007-07-22T17:59:00.000-07:002007-07-22T18:03:35.957-07:00Learn One Thing at a Time
Learn One Thing at a Time and learn it well.
About 15 years ago I took a night photography course in Toronto. I wanted to learn something about studio lighting. First thing I did was look for a course that was being taught by someone who actually did photography for a living, someone who would be able to impart practical knowledge learned from experience not just opinion. I found a courseMartin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-14255834400533274882007-06-18T07:30:00.000-07:002007-06-18T07:37:06.345-07:00The Rule of Thirds - Well Not Exactly
If you’ve read any amount of material in magazines or online you may have heard of something called the “rule of thirds”. The concept here is to take the frame of the photo or the area of the photo to be more specific and divide it into thirds vertically and horizontally. Place your points of interest on the lines or at the intersecting points.
This idea is close but is somewhat simplified. Martin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-15614392771512847612007-05-16T18:21:00.000-07:002007-06-10T12:45:43.172-07:00Capture the momentSo, are you taking photographs or creating photographs? I suppose that I have done a fair bit of both in my time. I like taking pictures of people. It’s great if you can be invisible at some kind of event - a wedding for example. Some of the best shots you will see are completely candid. I’ve done all the standard posed shots – and believe me, if you are doing a wedding, these are Martin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-34046185487089937452007-05-02T08:13:00.000-07:002007-06-10T13:08:46.876-07:00Photography: Taking a Walk Without Your Camera
Another useful lesson I learned along the way regarding photography was to look around without my camera.
When going out with a camera or specifically to take pictures you are generally viewing things a certain way. Take a walk sometimes without your camera – don’t worry about missing that perfect shot – there are millions of them. Doing this, walking and looking, will help you create thatMartin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-57526198414095495842007-02-17T20:06:00.001-08:002007-02-17T20:06:38.035-08:00Martin Jonestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405761199417207176.post-66903455896027226472007-02-17T19:31:00.000-08:002007-06-10T12:41:39.717-07:00Things My Mother Taught Me About Photography
My mother was one of those people who took lots of pictures and cared about what she was shooting. She actually would submit her pictures to contests and win prizes. The first thing she said to me about taking pictures was “watch your background”. Told more than once, I daresay – like many other thing that were hounded into my thick skull. You might say, “Watch your background – Well of course!!Martin Jones