Tuesday Tips #303 – Finding Your Way through Documenting
In documentary photography, you don't get a big say in how things are going to go and you're forced to react and change up things like locations and settings at a moment's notice. This can be very uncomfortable for those of us who are not quick at changing our settings but rest assured, the more you practice this genre of art, the better your technical skills will be. As we've said, even if documentary photography isn't a match made in heaven for you, it will prepare you
The Weekend Update : Feb 16
photo via Tricia Bovey As many of us drove by schools today or even dropped our own kids off at their schools today, it was impossible to not think of the many families that were victim to the horrific school tragedy in Florida. Personally, we refuse to let anything like this become any form of our normals. If you want help the Florida victims, there are a few ways here and if like many of us, you've had enough, this is a good place to start to instill
Tuesday Tips #302 – Finding Your Way through Documenting
You know that documentary photography is all about the honest depiction of what is happening in your frame but the choices you in camera make will determine how true to the documentary style you are. For one, using a large aperture like we often prefer in portrait work will actually tell less of the story and make the photograph more about just the subject and less about the subjects' experience with where they are and what they are doing. If you're looking for the story, stop down
The Weekend Update : Feb 9
image via Little Bird Photography · When someone in your life foolishly tells you your dream won't work, keep this mind! · Little Bird Photography and The Bloom Collective remind us that all angles stand to be explored and the backside of your subject can be even more intriguing than the front. · A photographer documents the goings on in one of America's last pencil factories and it is far more beautiful than you can imagine. · Did you backup all your files from 2017 yet? If not, maybe this overview of
Tuesday Tips #301 – Finding Your Way through Documenting
Documentary photography may be your go to method to creating your art or possibly you're in the other camp and feel it is something that isn't for you? Even if it is something you'll never end up sharing or you know its not what you will ever adopt as your style, we're here to encourage you to at least dip your toe in for the experience. The mere practice of observing and not orchestrating can be a very freeing experience for any photographer. This style above all