One of the things that attracted me to the composition class I’m taking was the promise that if I paid attention and studied hard, I would be able to produce well-composed pictures on a more consistent basis. It’s very possible that that wish may come true. If nothing else, I’ve been entertained by the instructor’s [...]
All posts for the month January, 2012
Composed
Posted by Barbara on January 28, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/composed/
Alphabet Soup
Did you ever go shopping, say for shoes or a shirt, but finally just gave up because you couldn’t find anything you wanted? Then you went back to the same store a week later and everything was just perfect? You decide that something must have just been off during that previous trip. I’m seeing that [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 22, 2012
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Sunshine and shadows
Now that winter has finally arrived – a few months late – outdoor photography has become a little more challenging. Shorter days and grayer skies are not the stuff that ignites the aspiring photographer’s soul. Last year, it it was the bi-weekly challenges in the “EOS Projects” flickr group that gave me photographic purpose through [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 21, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/sunshine-and-shadows/
A taste of winter
From this morning’s Ithaca Journal: December was an average of 5 degrees warmer than normal in Ithaca, according to data collected by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, and produced only 1.3 inches of snow all month. This month has been more than 7 degrees warmer, with 6 inches fewer than normal snowfall [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 14, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/a-taste-of-winter/
The elephant in the room
Composition. It’s that thing that sets the artist apart… and the thing about learning photography that makes me most uncomfortable. I was able to put off worrying about it while I was learning basic mechanics. I suppose that I could continue to ignore it indefinitely, but I think it’s about time to confront the monster. [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 7, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/elephant/
