For class today, I want you to photograph. Make pictures. Don't be lazy, just get out an do it!. Your project is due on Friday, so use today to shoot your pictures, and then on Thursday and Friday you can sort and develop them. If you have questions, I will be available during your class period, before and after school to answer them. All you have to do is message me and we can chat through the problem or I can set up a meeting on Zoom. Whichever is bet. Here is one little tip to help your photography improve. Look at the two pictures below. Can you tell what the difference is? Let me walk you through the process of creating this image. One evening I was out at Lake Lowell and came across this tree. I thought it to be an interesting composition, so I set my camera up and over the course of a few minutes made this first image. It isn't a bad photograph, but not totally what I was feeling. I then started observing the scene more closely. The light was a bit flat, as the overcast sky completely diffused the sunlight. I noticed, however a small break in the clouds right at the horizon. I knew that if I waited a few minutes for the sun to drop in the western sky, that the light would completely change. So I waited. Fourteen minutes. Then I took this picture. The two pictures don't even look the same. Learn to read the light, then be patient and wait for the light. That is what makes a great image. Patience is one of the most important attributes that a great photographer must develop. Oftentimes you only need to wait a minute, other times an hour or more. As you practice, you'll get better at reading the light and knowing, and even predicting when the light will change. It really is just a matter of practice.
Now go out and take some pictures! Comments are closed.
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