Category: artistic process
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When the Light Is Too Much: Finding Intimacy in Yosemite’s Harsh Sun
I don’t know a single photographer who dreams of shooting Yosemite National Park under a harsh, cloudless sky. And yet, those are exactly the conditions that seem to greet me whenever I manage to slip away from Sacramento with my camera. On the weekend of March 27, I spent two days in…
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Photographing through the grapevine – another Tendril- part 6
Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill, this time from a mature grapevine in the Autumn.
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Photographing through the grapevine – another Tendril- part 7
Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill, this time from a grapevine.
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Photographing through the grapevine – another Tendril- part 6
Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill, this time from a grapevine.
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Some thoughts about photography critique
Although critique is fundamental to becoming a better photographer, it is important to keep in mind that constantly letting others tell you what to do and how to do it may not be desirable.
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Photographing through the grapevine- another Tendril- part 5
Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill, this time from a grapevine.
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Similar shapes in nature leading to similar composition across different subjects
I saw the same shape in distinct botanical parts and plants, almost four years apart, and that I composed my photo in the very same way.
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Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril- part 4
Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill.
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Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril- part 3
Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill.
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Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril- part 2
A new project is born, photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill.