MP #98 : Astuces pour un arrière plan de portrait parfait
Le portrait est une des disciplines phares de la photo mais elle est loin d’être la plus facile. Pouvant paraître évident à certains (il suffit de viser le visage et de déclencher non ?), un portrait réussi dépend de très nombreux facteurs auxquels on ne pense pas ou que l’on ne maîtrise pas toujours. Nous avions abordé le sujet en vous proposant il y a maintenant deux ans un article sur les règles de base du portrait ; aujourd’hui nous allons essayer dans ce Mercredi Pratique d’aller plus loin pour vous permettre de vous améliorer et d’être plus à l’aise lors de vos prochains shootings. Si n’importe quel appareil photo vous permettra de faire de beaux portraits, certains types de produit sont mieux adaptés. Les optiques en revanche ont un des rôles les plus importants pour bien réussir ses portraits. Venons-en au choix de la focale. Une idée très simple à mettre en oeuvre est de penser à éloigner votre sujet de son arrière plan. Mais surtout, évitez les distractions. Roman
Two Brothers Re-Create Childhood Photos
EmailEmail There’s a fun new trend in contemporary photography – digging through one’s old childhood photos and creating detailed replicas. The Luxton brothers’ project, though, is probably the most hilarious of them all. The brothers made the pictures into a Christmas calendar as a gift for their mother to remind her of the good old days and appreciate her children’s beautiful brotherhood, which only seems to have grown stronger over all those years. Some of them are disturbing, some of them are odd, but all in all, the photo calendar came out touching and brilliantly amusing! Source: then-and-now-photos.tumblr.com
Black and White Architecture Photography by Joel Tjintjelaar
Joel Tjinjelaar is a fine art photographer specializing in black and white long exposure photography. An IT Project Manager by trade, Joel studied criminal law but always dreamt of being an architect. Through photography, Joel has found a nice substitute for an unfulfilled dream. Inspired by greats like Gehry and Calatrava, Joel wants to photograph all of the great architecture in the world. I love Black and White photography because with the removal of colour the essence of objects, situations, sceneries and people can become more visible. Joel has become quite prolific on Flickr and you can also find him on his own site, bwvision.com where you can find an online storefront for fine art editions as well as information on his latest tutorials both in-person and via webinar. [via F Stoppers] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:
Seesaw Bookshelf by BCXSY
Although not a new design, I just discovered it so it’s new to me! Japanese company BCXSY’s Seesaw bookshelf is a pretty neat concept. I bet you could put books you’ve read on one end and ones you’ haven’t read yet on the other. Which side would be heavier for you? BCXSY is the multidisciplinary design studio of designers Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto. How would you arrange this shelf?
Why You Should Date A Girl Who Reads | Write In Color
Girl Reading by Pablo PIcasso “Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. Find a girl who reads. She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. Buy her another cup of coffee. Let her know what you really think of Murakami. It’s easy to date a girl who reads. She has to give it a shot somehow. Lie to her. Fail her. Why be frightened of everything that you are not? If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. You will propose on a hot air balloon. You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. Or better yet, date a girl who writes. By: Rosemarie Urquico (via kblitz) (via conversationslips)
3 idées pour prendre de meilleurs portraits
Lorsque l’on parle de photo de voyage, on ne peut pas ne pas (oulà) parler de portraits. Pourtant, c’est souvent assez difficile, entre notre envie d’être respectueux, la gêne éventuelle du modèle, la lumière qui ne collabore pas, et puis l’ambiance qu’on voudrait retranscrire. Voici donc une petite liste, 3 idées (rarement cumulables !) pour que nos portraits de voyage soient plus intéressants. 1. Se rapprocher On pensera forcément à la phrase de Capa devenue le mantra des nombreux photo-journalistes : « Si tes photos ne sont pas bonnes, c’est que tu n’es pas assez près ». 2. Je l’avais déjà évoqué, en utilisant le même exemple (je n’allais quand même pas me fatiguer) lorsque je vous avais parlé de la règle des tiers. 3. Hé bien oui, vous êtes sur place, mais qu’en est-il du spectateur ?
D-Day Landing Sites Then and Now: Normandy Beaches (1944 / 2014)
On June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers descended on the beaches of Normandy for D-Day, an operation that turned the tide of the Second World War against the Nazis, marking the beginning of the end of the conflict. Today, as many around the world prepare to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landings, pictures of tourists soaking up the sun on Normandy's beaches stand in stark contrast to images taken around the time of the invasion. Reuters photographer Chris Helgren compiled archive pictures taken during the invasion and went back to the same places to photograph them as they appear today. June 5, 1944: The 2nd Battalion US Army Rangers march to their landing craft in Weymouth, England. They were tasked with capturing the German heavy coastal defence battery at Pointe du Hoc to the west of the D-Day landing zone of Omaha BeachReuters Tourists walk along the beach-front in the Dorset holiday town of Weymouth.
Incredible macro-photography of people’s eyes
He received a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Yerevan State University in 2001 for research in the field of Quantum Chaos and investigations in the field of Quantum Technologies. Yet, Suren Manvelyan is probably best known for his stunning macro-photography. Especially popular is his series of close-ups of human eyes called Your Beautiful Eyes.
