Canon 40D with 50 mm lens on a tripod. Since our faces were in the same plane, f8 was more than enough to keep us all in focus. Thanks Eric for taking our picture.
Happy Thanksgiving! This year I dragged out my portable studio for the Thanksgiving get-together.
Since I’ve made it a point to ask my students if they used their cameras over the weekend, I felt I better “walk the walk not just talk the talk.” Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
These are usually shot with a slight wide angle lens.
If you’re using a digital SLR which doesn’t have a full frame sensor, then any lens shorter than 30 mm is considered a wide angle.
Again, since I don’t believe in rules for photography. Environmental portraits can even be shot with a 50 mm lens. Continue reading Environmental Portraiture
Before my class was cut lose to for their photowalk to see what they could find downtown Riverside, I helped them with their silhouette assignment.
We had already gone over the details but I felt they needed a little more guidance.
What is needed?
While at Legoland in Carlsbad yesterday, Â I came across a good opportunity to illustrate how to photograph silhouettes and shadows for my class.
Most folks with cameras will take the picture on the left and move on. Continue reading Silhouette & Shadows–tutorial for point & shoot cameras