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Post for GCU Community Blog The majority of images that fall into the area of declines for lack of sharpness/clarity are photographs and those with photographic elements, so this is the primary discussion here, however; it goes without saying that if you have scanned or photographed your artwork and the results are not crisp and sharply focused, those too ... Read Full Article
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 Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog We’ve recently discussed this topic in a previous post, but to keep things all together in this series we’ll use some of the examples of previous posts here as well. Tilted Horizons: If you’ve ever taken a beginner’s drawing class, one of the first things you’ll be taught when learning how to draw is to first establish your Horizon Line by drawing a faint horizontal line on the paper. In photography, the subject of today’s discussion, the same theory applies when framing through the viewfinder. A Straight Horizon is one of the first things taught in a beginning photography ... Read Full Article  Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog So let’s talk about Composition: Unprofessional Distracting Elements and/or Background: This really should be fairly easy to understand. It does apply mostly to photographs, though could apply to digital compositions as well. It’s one of those Photography 101 lessons to compose your photograph without things like; poles sticking out of the heads of your subjects, branches and dead leaves in front of your subject, body parts that don’t belong to your subject, etc. Remember; if it does not add to your overall image then it’s a distraction ... Read Entire Article Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Let’s continue with a visual review and discussion of the areas listed in GCU’s Submission Guidelines. Today we’ll keep this series going with the second area in the COMPOSITION grouping of the Submission Guidelines which is: COMPOSITION: Balance of Elements The Submission Guidelines state this: A feeling of visual equality. Objects, values, colors, textures, shapes, forms, etc., are used in creating balance in a composition. Balance is a visual interpretation of gravity in the design. Large, dense elements appear to be heavier while smaller elements appear to be lighter. In art ... Read Entire Article  Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I thought it might be helpful to have a series that addresses each (or many) of the areas listed in the Submission Guidelines. I’ll to offer some visuals and perhaps more details that might be beneficial to offer a better understanding of these categories. Today we’ll start this series off with the first main grouping of the Submission Guidelines which is: COMPOSITION: Subject Matter ... Read Full Article & See More Examples 
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The Zone System I had the pleasure of studying Ansel Adams Zone System in a 2-Year College Course during my photography classes and found it to simply amazing and those skills I still apply to my color and digital photography. Every photographer who wishes to pursue a professional career in this medium should study the Zone System and understand how to apply it to their craft.  Image Courtesy of: Liz’s Cinematography 101: Measuring Light The Zone System provides photographers with a systematic method of precisely defining the relationship between the way they visualize the photographic subject and the final results. Although it originated with black-and-white sheet film, the Zone System is also applicable to roll film, both black-and-white and color, negative and reversal, and to digital photography . . .
Read Photo Tuts nice overview of the Zone System Then go learn more ... you owe it to your photography career!  ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog The amateur photographer absolutely must have constant critique of their work in order to grow. It’s simply impossible to see what areas you need to improve unless you have a trained eye. Any photographer that isn’t taking advantage of critique by professional photographers is effectively stunting their growth. With the internet today, there is a wealth of sites where the photographer can get critique online by a panel of professionals ... Read Full Article & Get Links  Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog First let’s talk about the horizon line in visual art. If you’ve ever taken a beginner’s drawing class, one of the first things you’ll be taught when learning how to draw is to first establish your Horizon Line by drawing a faint horizontal line on the paper. In photography, the subject of today’s discussion, the same theory applies when framing through the viewfinder. A Straight Horizon is one of the first things taught in a beginning photography class ... Read Full Article & Get Tutorial Links  Artist Ken Lau is brand new to GCU (he joined October 2012) and this is his first card! Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Just offering some fun Halloween visuals and an article I wrote back in 2009 “Tricks for Halloween Photos” and wish you all a happy and safe Halloween. Read Full Article & Get Links  Card by Maria Dryfhout, this image has great lighting, beautiful still-life setting, and perfect color! Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Food photography is one of the most difficult areas to master. So, if you choose to create a card using food as your imagery it’s imperative that you know HOW to take a great food shot. Here are some important things to remember when setting up a food shot ... Read Full Article & Get Links |
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