Category Archives: Photography Lesson

The Monthly Lesson

This month I’m not going to have a ‘lesson’ but I am posting a challenge As we get closer to Christmas and the new year is right around the corner, I have made some resolutions. One of them is to take the time to grab the camera when I see something beautiful and get the...

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The Monthly Lesson

Today I am going to define Low Key & High Key portraits and what the differences are. These are my favorite type of portraits to do and work especially well with newborns, small children and seniors. A High Key portrait is basically white on white (a light subject in front of a very white background)....

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The Monthly Lesson – Red Eye

Today day we are going to talk about red eye. Yep! Everybody knows what it is and hates it! The first solution is to avoid capturing red eye when you take the picture… Why the red-eye effect appears in photos? If there is not enough light, the pupil extends to let in the maximum amount...

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The Monthly Lesson

Ok…I haven’t forgotten…it has been so busy with seniors and I’ve been racking my brain for a lesson this month. I am open to any and all suggestions. For now, a quick tip for reflection free eye-glasses… If the person you’re photographing wears eyeglasses, you’ve got a problem: How do you keep reflections out of...

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The Monthly Lesson

This months lesson is just a short tip on Black & White conversion. A common mistake (one that I admit to making in the past) is the lack of contrast in a B&W image. When editing your photos in Photoshop, or any other image editor, don’t forget to bump up the contrast when changing your...

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