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Welcome to the 93rd issue of PhotoFlash
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I trust you had a wonderful holiday season and are all set for a terrific 2011! At BetterPhoto, the new year means the launch of an exciting online school session of 4-week courses and 8-week classes. These online photography and Photoshop courses give you personal interaction with top pros, along with the great convenience of the Web. Classes are just getting under way, and some courses are filling up, so enroll today! See our January school schedule...
In this issue of PhotoFlash, be sure to read the Featured Article ("The Value of Shooting in Soft Light - Shade or Overcast") by Jim Zuckerman. Also, we have an outstanding collection of inspiring photo discussions.
That's it for now. Enjoy the new year, and have fun with your photography!
Kerry Drager
Newsletter Editor
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In This Issue: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
- Featured Photo: Brown Swirls
- Featured Article: The Value of Shooting in Soft Light - Shade or Overcast
- New Photo Discussion 1: Sand And Shadows
- New Photo Discussion 2: Happy New Year
- New Photo Discussion 3: Battery Point Lighthouse #2
- New Photo Discussion 4: Birch Saplings
- New Photo Discussion 5: Lights, Lady, Lobby
- New Photo Discussion 6: Cloud fingers
- The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
 Brown Swirls F/14, S/S 1 sec,ISO 100, FL 12mm, lens Canon 10-22mm, © Nick Lagos Canon EOS 30D Digi... |
Featured Article: The Value of Shooting in Soft Light - Shade or Overcast
In the studio, points out instructor Jim Zuckerman, pro photographers spend a lot of money reducing contrast. But you can get the same effect by shooting outdoors in the shade or on a white-sky day. Says Jim Z: "The soft ambient light wraps around a subject in a way that is flattering and artistic. The contrast is low, and this helps bring out the subtlety in color and detail." Read Jim's excellent photo article here...
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New Photo Discussions
New Photo Discussion 1: Sand And Shadows
- Chris N. Sweet See Chris's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thanks again Chris!! I do have good film cameras and lenses but I give a whole lot of credit to my lab and my film choices. I only use Ilford Delta 100 & 400 sheet & roll and sometimes HP4 Plus. Ilford is totally unsurpassed in quality...no exceptions!! You can buy medium and large format cameras now dirt cheap....Hasselblad, Mamiya,Linhof etc and lenses to boot. But...you are doing a great job in my opinion with your cameras. Keep up the great work and LONG LIVE FILM!!!!!!! - Lonnie M. Scott See Lonnie's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 2: Happy New Year
Response 1:Great shots, Ken! - Amy Jackson See Amy's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit photographybyamyjackson.com - Amy's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 2:Very cool. - Phyllis Burchett See Phyllis's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 3: Battery Point Lighthouse #2
Some of your recent images are my favourite photos. Great photography, my friend! | |
New Photo Discussion 4: Birch Saplings
Hope you had a nice Christmas. I wonder how you did this in-camera. The only blur technique I know of is zooming in and out, and this doesn't look like that technique. Best of everything for the new year. Cheers! - Beth W. DeBor See Beth's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:It's nice to hear from you, Beth. For the Birch photos, I experimented with getting a pleasing blur by trying settings that gave me a slow shutter speed and by moving the camera during the exposure. With the camera mounted on a tripod, I would release the shutter and at the same time tilt the camera in a fluid motion vertically to blur the long vertical lines of the trees. It takes a little practice, but was fun to try. - Heather Pickard See Heather's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit heather-pickard-photography.com - Heather's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 5: Lights, Lady, Lobby
UB. No, I actually just put the camera on the ground and had a longer exposure while she was in position. Then well the shutter was still opened I told her to get up and walk away. This was the result! Like I said, luck. Cheers! | |
New Photo Discussion 6: Cloud fingers
- Nancyj Hovey See Nancyj's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:It is my honor to congratulate and celebrate your award for November, 2010. Merna - Merna L. Nobile See Merna's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 2:Thanks a lot, Nancyj and Merna. It was taken on a late afternoon where the sky was changing from time to time from sun to clouded during the sunset. - Niels Sandal See Niels's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
- Browse more photo discussions at BetterPhoto.com
- Start your own discussion on any photo in the Galleries
- Read archived issues of PhotoFlash
Jim Miotke
BetterPhoto.com, Inc.
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