10 Techniques for Amazing Portraits A guest post by San Diego Wedding Photographer, Wayne Yuan As full-time photographers shooting 30+ weddings a year, we have to admit, sometimes it’s easy to fall into the same old formulas when it comes to portraits. Even with new poses, taking portraits can become very mundane if the same compositions and angles are used for every couple–we’ve definitely been through that creative rut where our pictures start looking very familiar. 1. A lot of photographers out there say that their 50mm is a “must-have” portrait lens, but what a mid-range lens offers is a very familiar perspective, something that our eyes are used to seeing all the time. 2. Many times we are stuck seeing what is right in front of us. 3. During a wedding, our speedlites are never on-camera, even during the reception. 4. Shooting at mid-day is no easy task when using natural light. 5. It takes time and practice to train your eye to find great light. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tattoo Brighton About Tattoo Brighton: Tattoo Brighton. I have so much respect for people whose vanity is such that they would indelibly mark their skin just to look good. I like to look good. I like fashion. I started this blog on a whim but have become more and more impressed by the art of tattooing. Please feel free to submit images to me for inclusion on this site. Tattoo parlors, shops and studios in Brighton. A Short History of Tattooing The firs recorded tattoos were found on the fossilised skin of early cave dwellers dated from around 50,000 years ago. X Pole I've got a new hobby and maybe I'll get quite good, but for now I'm just practicing. Next onto the tattooing scene were Babylonian fishermen.
The Ruins of Detroit Posted Feb 07, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare850 Up and down Detroit’s streets, buildings stand abandoned and in ruin. From the photographers’ website: Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires. Photography appeared to us as a modest way to keep a little bit of this ephemeral state. William Livingstone House # Michigan Central Station # Atrium, Farwell Building # 18th floor dentist cabinet, David Broderick Tower # Bagley-Clifford Office of the National Bank of Detroit # Ballroom, American Hotel # Melted clock, Cass Technical High School # Old First Unitarian Church # Piano, Saint Albertus School # Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church, built in the Gothic revival style in 1911 # Classroom, St Margaret Mary School # Biology classroom, Wilbur Wright High School # Detroit?
Fernando Vicente – Vanitas | Illustration Born in Madrid, Fernando Vicente begins his career in the ’80′s, mixing illustration with painting. His unique style embodies bold and slightly aggressive visual concepts, giving him the freedom of playing with the composition. Experimentation is his motto, shifting and mixing different environments in just one work. In his series “Vanitas”, Vicente depicts the transient beauty of a woman’s body, juxtaposing an aristocratic attitude in his Hepburn-like beauties, with the reds and yellows of the flesh, all framed in a nicely textured cyan background. (All images via Fernando Vicente’ blog)
Incredible Pencil Drawings These wax pencil drawings are part of Christina Empedocles’s latest art show entitled, “A Unified Theory of Everything.” Her work will be exhibited from April 5th to 28th at the David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, Colorado. Images courtesy David B Smith Gallery, © Christina Empedocles Link via Surfstation 40 Hauntingly Beautiful Photographs of Graves Taken In Graveyards and Cemeteries By Daniel on April 6, 2009 under Books, Featured, Photography · Tags: Cemetery, Creative Commons, Death, Featured, Featured Photography, Graves, Graveyard, Hauntingly Beautiful, Neil Gaiman, Photography, Photography Gallery, The Graveyard Book Photo Credit: Onkel Wart Last week, I spent a few pleasurably-languid hours reading Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book.” Gaiman’s wonderful tale of a young boy – Nobody Owens – who is nurtured and protected by the ghostly denizens of a graveyard, transported me into another world, and made me contemplate about life, death and the afterlife. I had experienced the same feelings once before. We paused before a house that seemedA swelling of the ground;The roof was scarcely visible,The cornice but a mound.Since then ’tis centuries; but eachFeels shorter than the dayI first surmised the horses’ headsWere toward eternity. Graveyards are oases of tranquility in this chaotic world. Image Credit: Denise O’ Brien Image Credit: Smitty Image Credit: Suzanna
White Balance | Camera Basics Color Temperature To understand the concept of White Balance, you need to first understand the concept of color temperature. Color temperature is a characteristic of visible light. How does the Light Affect the Color? You must have noticed some photos turn out with an orange/yellow cast if shot under tungsten lighting or a bluish cast if shot under fluorescent lights. Why to Adjust the White Balance? Since different sources of light have different color hues, a picture taken with a normal white balance under artificial lighting conditions transmits the low heat to the camera’s sensor. Preset White Balance Settings Auto – The Auto setting helps in adjusting the white balance automatically according to the different lighting conditions, but you can try other modes to get better results. Tungsten – This mode is used for light under a little bulb like tungsten, and it is often used while shooting indoors. Daylight – This mode is for the normal day light setting, while shooting outdoors.
30 Most Ridiculous Doodles on Drawing Something Draw Something is a mobile app developed by Omgpop. It was one of the Mobile apps which won the Flurry App Spotlight Awards in 2012. In the first five weeks after its launching, the game was downloaded 20 million times. Fifty days after its release, it had been downloaded 50 million times. Two players alternate turns between drawing a picture for the other to guess. I know I put my Megazord around here somewhere… Megaman has this easy. Love(bug) conquers all. Leave it to Russel to always be prepared with a compass. Hey chain chomp! This takes sibling rivalry to a whole other level. I think I’m tapped out on Star Wars clues. I like how Donkey Kong is professional enough to wear a tie despite having a job of primarily manual labor One small step for toys … One giant leap for toykind… Just glad I didn’t step on that tootsie roll. Who needs a surgeon when you got Dr. This is what I would be doing today except with my iPad in a ziplock bag playing draw something Dad-gum! Itadakimasu!
Playing With Shadows Photography Alexey Bednij uses shadows to create surreal photographs. The pictures show some sort of mosaic of shadows and objects. Really cool! Steel Rollin - BIGADDICT "Panic Room" by Tilt Hôtel "Au vieux panier" Tilt featuring Tober / Grizz / Don ChoMarseille January 2012graffitilt.comauvieuxpanier.com
Planet Streetpainting's 3D Lego army - the making Posted on November 9, 2011 in Bizarre If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter . Thanks for visiting! Rate this Post (1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ... So... Check this out on our Partner Network