Off-camera flash and reflectors – a day of learning
I don’t know if you are anything like me, but if I am really uncomfortable with something I always find an excuse to put it off or give something else a higher priority. I justify to myself that this is really me being efficient – giving focus to the “must do” tasks and deprioritizing the “should [...]
Proof that panning shots are art not science
Following my post yesterday on 10 tops tips for panning I thought I had better go and swallow some of my own medicine and practice some panning. I had a free couple of hours this morning, so I went out into the chaos that is mid-morning Cairo, and stood on a street corner for a [...]
10 tips for mastering panning
Lets me say right out of the gate that I have not mastered panning and I am certainly in no position to teach others how to do panning – as these images clearly show! So why, many of you are now asking, have I got the gall to write a blog post that suggests I [...]
How to make compelling travel images with Ami Vitale – Critique review Part 4
This is the 4th and final part of the series that shares the insight, advice and feedback that I got from Ami Vitale, during my recent Compelling Image portfolio review. What started out with the intention of being 4 short posts, ended up as 4 essays – sorry about that. Got kind of inspired and [...]
The science and the art of photography with Ami Vitale – Critique review Part 3
This is the third post in a series of four, that shares some of the detailed advice, critique and recommendations that Ami Vitale gave me during a Compelling Image Portfolio Review. Do read the other posts – Slowing Down and Having a reason to be there, because Ami’s advice is so helpful, motivating and objective, [...]
Having a reason to be there with Ami Vitale – Review critique Part 2
Now the title is a bit cheeky and perhaps slightly misleading. Whilst I am sure there are many of us who can think of many good reasons to want to work with Ami Vitale in person, in this case I am referring to the second main theme that Ami identified as part of my Compelling Image [...]
Slowing down with Ami Vitale
In my previous post, The Compelling Image Portfolio review with Ami Vitale , I detailed how it felt to have my portfolio reviewed by world renown photographer Ami Vitale, the process that we went through during the review and what I took away from the session. This is first in a series of posts that explore [...]
The Compelling Image portfolio review with Ami Vitale
For those of you that think this blog is an interview with Ami Vitale or a review of Ami Vitale’s wonderful portfolio, I am sorry to disappoint. If you do want to listen to an outstanding interview with this great photographer then download Matt Brandon’s – aka The Digital Trekker’s – excellent Depth of Field interview with Ami here. [...]
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