Posts Tagged ‘Available Light ’
Photo by: Viele Geischter. This photo of some football (soccer) players posing together came out of the recent uploads section of Flickr. It’s a great illustration of how to take a quick posed shot outside in the afternoon: find some shade! Look in the background (or in the other pictures…
Photo by: yangmc. I chose “Flower” today out of the popular tags on Flickr. Not really sure why. But after some lackluster photos, I came across this one. Not especially awe-inspiring, but nice and technically sound. I really love the depth of field and sharpness here. The subject (the plant…
Photo by: Laurent.GL. Found this image in the “Night” tag on Flickr. Cool shot. I love the reflection of the buildings coming off the water. If you’re thinking of taking night pictures like this, then there’s one thing you need to understand: it’s all available light, so it’s all long…
Photo by: D.R.A.C.C.A.R.D.s. Found this snapshot in the recent uploads section of Flickr. In some ways, not a lot going on to attract attention – it’s basic available light, shot with a point and shoot. But I really like the composition. The wooden beams in the background create some nice…
Photo by: pixelpills. Today I browsed through the “Party” tag on Flickr. I wasn’t expecting all that much, cause party photos are typically made really ugly by a pop-up on camera flash. I shudder every time I look through people’s Facebook photos and see those party pictures. But this one…
Photo by: Sangudo. Last night, I got some new lighting equipment and I wanted to test it out. Since my wife rarely humors me, that left… the cats. The trouble with cats is that they don’t sit still and let you take their pictures, making it really hard to light…
Photo by: ayeyister. I stuck with yesterday’s theme and kept sifting through the “Portrait” tag for something interesting. There’s a color version of the same picture in ayeyister’s photostream, but I initially saw this black and white one and I thought it was nifty. It’s a self portrait, and the…
