Tag Archive: photography lesson

Tall young trees, some of which have spring leaves but some of which have only leaf buds or no leaves at all reach towards a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. The sun, very slightly to the right of centre at the top of the image is in sunburst form with rays extending to left and right edges of the image. On the floor are swathes of violet bluebells and fresh almost luminous green grass. The overall impression is of peace and growing things and you can just about see a person with a dog to the right, just below eye level

Exploring the edges; Using creative constraints to develop your photographers voice

How to develop your creativity by constraining it.

Girl in jeans with her back to us holding one leg up in the air at 2 o'clock, standing on the other leg, with her left arm stretched out. She faces a beautiful sunset sky with bits of blue sky, grey clouds and sunset-yellows, greyes and pinks and if you look to the bottom of the shot (you don't want to, the composition leads you upwards) you can see a bit of a building and a man's head. There is a very strong vignette effect because of the lens choice.

How To! References for beginner and improver photographers

A list of posts you might like if you are working on your photography

10 pointers to help you become a better social dance photographer

10 points to help you improve your dance photography.

10 pointers to help you shoot better sunsets

10 pointers to help you shoot better sunsets

10 ways to incorporate the background into your photograph’s narrative

One of the things that differentiates a ‘snap’ from a professional-looking photograph is how the photographer deals with the background. This post discusses how awareness of your background can make your photographs better.

What Settings Should Be Used for Motion Blur?

This post builds on the last two #togtips posts. It discusses how to achieve motion blur and gives a few practice questions