Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at five of the six aspects that I believe define a photograph. I term them as being “technical” aspects as they are measurable or identifiable; Exposure, Focus, Depth of Field, Colour and Contrast. In these posts I’ve tried to explain a little about what each parameter is, why…
exposure
Exposure is defined by Wiki as the amount of light per unit area reaching a photographic film or electronic image sensor, as determined by shutter speed, lens aperture and scene luminance. If too much light is absorbed, the image will be over exposed – usually characterised by areas of bright white, highlights or sky that…
Today I’m going to start a series of posts going into more detail about what makes a great photo. I did touch on this way back on 29 September and introduced what I think are the six fundamental aspects of a photo – five of them have a technical element and one is, perhaps, more subjective. Exposure…
Exposure Triangle Last week I introduced 6 aspects of a photograph that are important to consider when taking pictures. Perhaps the most important of these is exposure, and so I want to talk a bit about that today and offer my explanation of the Exposure Triangle, something that often trips up new photographers. Essentially there…
As a follow-up to my post about the most expensive photographs ever sold, I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk a bit about what makes a great photograph – and perhaps more importantly, what can spoil one. This is my most-viewed photograph on Flickr. There are many factors that go to making a good…
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