One Brief Moment » photography http://blog.charlesdobbs.com "A photograph is a stop in time for just one brief moment." - Charles Dobbs Photography Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:46:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Senior Portrait Photography — Top 5 Tips For Great Senior Portraits http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/11/01/senior-portrait-photography-%e2%80%94-top-5-tips-for-great-senior-portraits/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/11/01/senior-portrait-photography-%e2%80%94-top-5-tips-for-great-senior-portraits/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:46:25 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=995 Senior portraits or high school senior portrait photography as it is generally referred to as, are formal portraits of students (teens to be more precise) taken at the beginning of their senior school of high school. This stepping into the new life, with fresh air and gross attitude is an amazing turning point of life for the high school seniors to cherish for a long time to come. Apart from being the contender for school yearbook, the senior portrait pictures make way for amazing photo-gifts and memorable albums. Being a popular genre or portrait photography, mostly all the techniques of portrait photography apply to this form of art as well. Here are 5 tips especially for those interested in senior portrait photography; to help them gel well with the teens for outstanding results reflecting their true personality — grown up attitude with a little bit of childishness.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/11/01/senior-portrait-photography-%e2%80%94-top-5-tips-for-great-senior-portraits/feed/ 0 5 Elements of Composition in Photography http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/25/5-elements-of-composition-in-photography/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/25/5-elements-of-composition-in-photography/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:38:09 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=993 Good Composition is a key element of good photographs yet is something that is hard to define.

Instead of looking at composition as a set of ‘rules’ to follow – I view it as a set of ingredients that can be taken out of the pantry at any point and used to make a great ‘meal’ photograph. Alternatively I’ve often described it as a set of ‘tools’ that can be taken out of one’s compositional tool belt at any given time in the construction of a great image.

The key is to remember that in the same way as a chef rarely uses all the ingredients at their disposal in any dish – that a photographer rarely uses all of the ingredients of composition in the making of an image.

Today I’d like to look at five of the ingredients or tools, or elements of composition that I draw on in my photography. They’re not ‘rules’ – just things that I consider when setting up a shot.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/25/5-elements-of-composition-in-photography/feed/ 0 9 Things You Must Consider When Buying A Camera Lens http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/08/9-things-you-must-consider-when-buying-a-camera-lens/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/08/9-things-you-must-consider-when-buying-a-camera-lens/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:46:46 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=989 Being a digital photography aspirant, you are like most of us — always looking in for the best equipment and accessories to fit in your photography arsenal. Investing in multiple lenses especially is one of the common quest which gives birth to queries related to buying the camera lens which best suits your needs. Here are 9 things you must consider when buying the camera lenses. This list will definitely help you in understanding the lens terminology or the features offered by lens manufacturers.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/08/9-things-you-must-consider-when-buying-a-camera-lens/feed/ 0 5 Ideas to Kick Start Your Photography Again http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/07/5-ideas-to-kick-start-your-photography-again/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/07/5-ideas-to-kick-start-your-photography-again/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:07:47 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=987 Last week I was speaking with an amateur photographer who told me that he’s been struggling for photographic inspiration and ideas lately.

He reflected that he felt like he’d become something of a lazy photographer and was in a bit of a rut – always photographing the same things in the same ways.

I shared a number of ideas from my own experiences of seeking photographic inspiration some of which I’ll share below but it struck me halfway through the conversation that a lot of the ideas I was suggesting was actually about him limiting himself in his photography in some way – in order to find inspiration.

Let me explain by looking at 5 photography ideas that I shared with him.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/09/07/5-ideas-to-kick-start-your-photography-again/feed/ 0 Photography Principles From Design I — 15 Power Composition Tips Using Design Principles http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/25/photography-principles-from-design-i-%e2%80%94-15-power-composition-tips-using-design-principles/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/25/photography-principles-from-design-i-%e2%80%94-15-power-composition-tips-using-design-principles/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:44:36 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=981 Photography design principles are simply some widely accepted guidelines for composing a photograph that add to its impact and make it all the more pleasing and interesting to the human eye. By employing these principles and using your creative imagination, you can make some highly professional compositions. The photographic design principles are equally important for professional as well as amateur photographers because they are the foundation to help you learn photographic composition and enhance interest in the photograph. Let’s take a look at the 15 design principles of photography and how they impact your photographs.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/25/photography-principles-from-design-i-%e2%80%94-15-power-composition-tips-using-design-principles/feed/ 0 Sometimes Close-ups Are Better From Far Away http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/24/sometimes-close-ups-are-better-from-far-away/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/24/sometimes-close-ups-are-better-from-far-away/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:31:12 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=979 When you think of close-up photography, you probably think of getting in close with a macro lens. After all, it’s called “close-up” photography, right?

Although you can certainly create some awesome images when you’re up close to an object, sometimes it also helps to get farther away. This will give you a lot more control of what to put in the background.

This is best illustrated with an example, so let’s say you have this toy Lego that you want to photograph in front of a blue water bottle. We’ll start with a super closeup photo at about 60 cm away from the Lego:

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/24/sometimes-close-ups-are-better-from-far-away/feed/ 0 12 Easy Steps To Improve Your Photography Without Photographing http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/11/12-easy-steps-to-improve-your-photography-without-photographing/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/11/12-easy-steps-to-improve-your-photography-without-photographing/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:29:26 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=973 Photography, like every other creative art needs inspiration to improve. Be it a professional or an amateur photographer, human beings are prone to running dry of new ideas. Instead of getting frustrated and trying hard to come up with something innovative, take some time to indulge in activities that will provide inspiration to you for your photography and let you start afresh. Given here are 12 such tips.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/11/12-easy-steps-to-improve-your-photography-without-photographing/feed/ 0 The Comprehensive Guide To Macro Photography | DIYPhotography.net http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/02/the-comprehensive-guide-to-macro-photography-diyphotography-net/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/02/the-comprehensive-guide-to-macro-photography-diyphotography-net/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:06:12 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=969 When we photograph something very small we call it a macro photography. I would imagine we should call it Micro photography, but I don’t have control over the jargon.

Shooting small things poses great challenges and comes with high rewards. In this tutorial I to get all the info that you’d need to take macro shots. starting from equipment through subjects and tip and wrap up of some of my favorite macro photographers on Flickr if you need some extra inspiration.

When we talk about macro photography we tend to think about small things that we shoot from a close distance. This definition works for me as an on-the-nose definition and is probably right for just about 95% of all macro images.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/02/the-comprehensive-guide-to-macro-photography-diyphotography-net/feed/ 0 Understanding Natural Light Portrait Photography: A Guide to Learning to See Light http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/02/understanding-natural-light-portrait-photography-a-guide-to-learning-to-see-light/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/02/understanding-natural-light-portrait-photography-a-guide-to-learning-to-see-light/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:17:06 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=967 Has buying the right studio lighting setup stopped you from taking your portrait photography seriously? It shouldn’t. You can take great portraits with natural light.

Photography is about light. Learning how to see light is essential to developing your photographic eye. When taking pictures, being able to determine the intensity, color and direction of the light will help you know how to position your subject and which camera settings to use.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/08/02/understanding-natural-light-portrait-photography-a-guide-to-learning-to-see-light/feed/ 0 Are You in a Photography Rut? 11 Tips to Get Out of It! http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/07/15/are-you-in-a-photography-rut-11-tips-to-get-out-of-it/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/07/15/are-you-in-a-photography-rut-11-tips-to-get-out-of-it/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:39:56 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=962 Every photographer hits a wall at one point or another. Here are a few tips to keep things fresh and new.

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