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Learning More About Perspective From Others Viewpoints

Sire — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:54:18 +0000

OK, the last post was all about Walking Around Your Subject To Get A Different View and I’ve also done one on How A Different Perspective Can Change The Photo. Let’s not forget the post on How Perspective Can Change A Photo or the one on Experiment By Taking Photos From Different Angles. In each of those posts I told you something about what I thought made them unique and I’m hoping that each one of them taught my readers something new, something that would enable them to take better photos.

In this post, rather than teaching you something, I want to present you with a series of photos and I want you to tell me which one you think is the best and why you chose that particular photo.

Naturally I expect more than just a simple I like first photo best.

That’s why I want you to tell me why you like a particular photo.

Keeping in mind that not writing enough content in your comment just for the sake of getting some link juice will only get your comment deleted ;)

So, there you have it, so check them out and leave a comment keeping in mind that others will be learning from what you have to say and perhaps we’ll all learn something from it.

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When You Need To Walk Around Your Subject To Get Another View

Sire — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:53:15 +0000

Do you remember that post I did some time back on How A Different Perspective Can Change The Photo? Will I wanted to show you a few more photos of a particular subject matter, in this case the beautiful bird of paradise flower. This post is actually the third in the series discussing changing the way you approach your subject matter, the last two being buildings.

OK, so let’s look at the first image which has this lovely flower set up with the dark green background of the bush.

Now let’s walk around the flower giving it a different background.

Using a shallow depth of field blurs the background making the flower stand out that much more. You will notice that taking a photo from the other side of the flower also changes the hue and colors slightly giving it a completely different look. Which one do you prefer and why?

So, remember that it’s always a good idea to walk around your subject, not only to get a different angle or perspective but to see how a change in background and lighting affects it.

In my next post I will show you how getting up close to the same subject matter can give your photo a real artistic feel about it.

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Nikon D3S MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD

Sire — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:38:00 +0000

Review Of Nikon D3S MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera

You’re here because you’re looking for a review of the Nikon D3S Digital SLR and I’m here to tell you that you have come to the right place. This is because unlike other sites that review a camera you can’t always be sure if they are giving you and unbiased review, especially if they are trying to sell you the camera as an affiliate.

The best reviews you can possible get are from those people who have actually bought the camera. You can be sure they will tell you how it is because they have an emotional connection with the Nikon DIgital SLR that they have just bought. They have no reason to lie and if they’re disappointed with it in any way they are bound to tell you because of that very same emotional connection.

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Roma Tomatoes And How Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Sire — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:59:11 +0000

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that is so true. That’s why you can have two people looking at modern art in a gallery, one thinking it’s absolutely beautiful while the other person is thinking his 6 year old son could do better. The same applies to photography. A photo may appear stunning to some people while others are wondering what all the fuss is about.

I’m telling you this because there will be times when people will knock one of your photos, telling you it’s crap or something, but when that happens don’t take it personally. If they offer constructive criticism you may want to take it on board but if they’re just being negative just ignore them. The important thing is that you like the photo.

Take this photo of a couple of red Roma tomatoes. I’m sure that a lot of people won’t think too much of it, but I really like it.

I took this photo at season’s end because I liked the way the sunlight gave them an almost translucent effect. Even though a lot of the photo is out of focus, because of the shallow depth of field, you can still tell that the plants are on their final legs. These two were virtually the last fruits of the season. I also like the way the smoothness of the tomatoes contrast the roughness of the stake. I also like the way they seem to almost pop out of the photo.

Anyway, that’s how I feel about things. How about you guys, have you every had someone criticise your photo buy posted them anyway because you liked them?

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How To Turn Your Photo Into A Painting

Sire — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:29:03 +0000

There are times when you think you’ve taken a nice photo but once you view it on your computer it just doesn’t seem quite right, even after photo shopping it. Sure its good enough to put in the album but it’s just not good enough to put on the wall. Well, don’t despair, that is unless you don’t own a Apple MacBook Air MC505LL/A 11.6-Inch Laptop (See all Laptop Computers). I bought one earlier this year and I love it, I even wrote a review on it called 11-Inch MacBook Air Review, but this post isn’t about a computer it’s about using it to make your photos truly unique.

Let’s take a look first at the original photo.

Now, what say we turn it into a famous painting, say one that Van Gogh would have painted.

Or perhaps one by Cezanne?

Then again we could always use Benson for some inspiration.

Then again we could always use more of an Aquarel water style to our photo.

I don’t know about you but I like the way I can turn this photo into virtual works of art. What’s that, you want to know how I did it? Well, like I said at the beginning of the post, all you need is a Mac computer and an app called AutoPainter Express. Just go to your App Store and type that into the search bar, and the best thing is it will only set you back $8.99. That’s what I love about the Mac, the apps are so realistically priced.

There is an app that gives you a whole lot of other different effects, like this one;

but I think I will leave that for another post.

Oh, before I go, which picture is your favourite?

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