DPM Newsletter - The Photo Muse Week 12 - March 22nd, 2024
Published almost 2 years ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader!
Fun and random fact about Darlene
I'll share something about myself each week that you might not know. Here is this week's fun fact:
You may know I'm not tall, but did you know that I'm only 5'0"?
My husband, Rob, is 6"2" so we make quite a pair. What I lack in height I more than make up for in volume (voice). Just ask any of my part photo tour participants. ;-)
Me and Rob in Bisbee, AZ copper mine circa 2010.
At the Biosphere 2 in Tucson, AZ.
Early in my photography career, I decided that I wasn't going to allow my height (or lack of it) to limit me. I hauled large heavy kits of camera and lighting gear all over the city on assignments and hired assistants to help me once I had my own photography business.
I tell you this not to brag, but to inspire you to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals in your photography journey. The only limitations are the ones you give yourself. Be willing to do the hard stuff, the rest will just fall in line.
FAQs Answered
Here are a couple of common questions I get asked and the answers.
How best to change camera settings while out and about?
I suggest you give it a read, you might be surprised by the answer. HINT: It's NO!
The mode that I use most often when I'm out and about doing photography is Aperture Priority. I set the camera to Auto ISO, choose the aperture I want for the scene, and let the camera select the shutter speed.
How do you create a good composition so the image has depth?
Depth is something you need to create in the camera, you can't do some editing magic later to make it appear. But before I give you the tip on how to do that - we need to define what depth means in terms of photography.
First, depth and Depth of Field are not the same. The latter is the amount of the image in sharp focus. Whereas depth can be defined as:
"Portraying depth in art refers to creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface." - quote from Masterclass.com click the link to read more.
So how do you do that with photography? The short answer is to think about these three things:
Foreground (what is near to the camera)
Middleground (halfway into your scene)
Background (farthest from the camera)
Think about distances and compose your image such that there is something close to the camera, another medium distance, and something else far away.
Shallow depth of field (less in focus)
Lots of depth of field (sharp focus)
Then use depth of field to your advantage. Decide if you want a shallow depth of field (only a small part of the image in focus) or a deep one (lots in focus). How will that affect the look and feel of the image?
Here are some video tutorials for you to watch. Brand new - just published on our channel, this one about how to import and organize custom skies in Luminar Neo.
Please submit any photos of cars that you want to see my edit, just CLICK HERE or on the image below.
In the News
Nothing controversial this week, just a few inspiring photos of animals with the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024.
"Ocean Drifter" by Ryan Stalker, Overall Winner
The winning image, seen above, is quite unconventional for wildlife photography. Usually, we think of lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!). So I think this is refreshing. Even the judges were thinking outside the box.
If you can't figure out what it is, it took me a minute, it's mussels growing on a soccer (football if you're in Europe) ball floating in the ocean, photographed right at the water level.
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Before sky replacement
After sky replacement using Luminar Neo
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