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Whenever your subjects are moving in a direction, a basic rule of photography is to leave room in the direction the subject is moving. This rule is important because the viewer’s eyes are naturally drawn from the subject to whatever the subject is looking at or facing. If the subject is facing the edge of [...]
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The photojournalist in us never wants to miss the moment, that laugh, that tear, that hug, that kiss. However, the 200mm close ups come out so nice that we sometimes forget that the moment also involves the surroundings and the environment. Sometimes the best picture isn’t the subject perfectly cropped in the scene; or even slightly [...]
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Shot at the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on a Canon 40D with a 24-70mm f/2.8L USM at ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/2500 Shooting from the bottom up can lead to disaster, i.e. double chins, distorted figures and in the end, disatisfied clients. If even the skinniest people can have a slight double chin, you can [...]
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Using existing frames in the composition of your photographs help you add interest to your photographs and highlight your subjects. In the same way that a physical frame affects the picture or artwork contained within, frames lead the eye to the subjects. They also place subjects in their environment, whether it be an urban setting, [...]
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