Overcast skies are sometimes preferable over sunny skies when I have to photograph events when the sun is overhead.
A textbook example is when photographing anyone during those hours under a canopy.
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As a kid my parents always told me “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything.”
I’m not sure that works in the Western world.
Maybe in Asia, that was acceptable.
In the West, not expressing an opinion is sometimes a sign of lack of character or worse, a sign of weakness.
I grapple with this a lot when I teach especially when I have to critique students’ work. Continue reading Do critiques improve your photography?
As photographers we need to embrace what literally catches our eyes’ attention.
Whether it’s a hot-looking girl or guy, a pretty sunset or just a beautiful garden, we all stop and take a good look and stare.
We may hide the staring behind dark glasses when our significant other is around, but we all do it, we can’t help it.
It explains how we interact with everything around us now that we all have cameras in our phones: we reach for it and take a picture.
So why is it some folks take better pictures than others?
Is it because they know the rule of thirds? I think not. Continue reading Tips on composing in the viewfinder
I still get anxious when I get a call for a job despite my so-called years of experience.
I don’t think that ever goes away, nor do I want it to.
When I was at the Riverside newspaper, the Press-Enterprise, I made pictures daily.
I soon realized I didn’t need my boss to tell me how well I did with my pictures.
There was no hiding behind a pseudonym or a fake byline if the picture was badly done.
