Tag: landscape photography

  • Question YOU NEED TO ASK Before Clicking The Shutter!

    Commonly, we rush to our images. What I mean is that we make images without thinking about the process of making the image.

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    In my 🎥 latest video, I go through things you need to ask before clicking the shutter. It is quite a lot. The video was inspired by a blog post on the B&H blog. The blog post was: 30 Questions You Should Ask Before You Take a Photograph. It was a very inspiring blog post.

    There is a lot to think about before clicking the shutter. It starts with the most obvious question: What is the subject?

    Unfortunately, it is not always clear what was photographed. There are a lot of images that have no subject. It’s just because the photographer has not thought about it.

    The second thing is that the image must be photographed to make the subject obvious. You can do some things when photographing to ensure the subject is obvious.

    Those things are Light, Composition, and controlling the depth of field—more about these in my latest video.

    B&H blog post had 30 questions, but it can be reduced to 3 things. What, Why, and How. Those three questions are important. Do not make the image if you cannot answer those three questions. Most likely, it won’t be exciting.

    Always think about what to photograph, why you photograph it, and how to photograph it so that the subject is obvious. That will make your images a lot more interesting. You will be better.

  • Luminar AI – My FIRST look! (Beta-version)

    Luminar AI – My FIRST look! (Beta-version)

    I had a chance to test the new Luminar AI. It is still in beta. Luminar AI a new software from Skylum Software. The whole philosophy of Luminar AI is that it will help to start the editing. Like Skylum said in one of their webinars many photographers have a very hard time knowing where to start. Luminar AI and its templates are the answer.

    Luminar Ai will analyze the images and give suggestions on where to start. It will give a few template options to start. The good thing is that every template is editable. So that you as the photographer can adjust the settings that were used in a particular template.

    My previous blog post Is AI the future of Image Editing? was about AI in general what it comes to image editing.

    If you are interested in Luminar AI. There more info on Skylum Website.

    I have made a video where I show a few of the things that Luminar AI can do. I think it is quite an interesting software. I am very interested to see where it is going.

    Disclaimer: Some of the links might be Affiliate Links. If you use those links and buy something I will get a small commission. You do not pay any extra.

  • Leading Lines In Photography – [Photo Assignment for YOU!]

    Leading Lines In Photography – [Photo Assignment for YOU!]

    Leading lines is a very powerful way of making a composition. It will draw the viewer’s eye where you want it in the image. Usually, the effect is stronger if you use a wide-angle lens. In the video, I also talk about if there is a difference between a straight leading line or a path? What about the subject? Is a subject important in the end of the lines?

    In the video below I will answer these questions. Watch the video and take part and send e an image for the feed back. Instruction how below the video.

    Instruction for the challenge:

    Make an image that meets the assignment I gave in the video above. You can use any gear that you want.

    Send the image using this link. It will take you to a Google Form. From there you can send your image. You need to be signed in to Google.

    Submitting an image to my feedback session you will grant me the right to show and critic the image during the Live Stream. If you submit an image it does not mean that it will be given feedback. I try to give critic to everyone, but if there are a lot of images I will the best ones. Also if the subject is inappropriate I will not show the image or give feedback. All images and other info will be deleted after the Live Stream.

    This is important: Make sure that you have all the rights to the image you submit.

    Below is the Live Stream where I gave feedback to the images.