Photography

Sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the days*

Jeff

My wife and I are classified as “senior citizens,” but in spite of that title we still like to hike. We do have our aches and pains so several years ago we decided to hike in as many places on our bucket list that our knees, hips and other joints would allow.

Last summer we chose to hike along parts of the northern California coast. It was such a beautiful trip along route 1. Nearly every turn provided a post card-like scene. We stopped many times to take pictures.

The Timber Cove Inn located in Jenner, CA is one of the nicest places to stay in the area. The two pictures below show a scene from the rear of the inn. One was a sunset and the other a sunrise of approximately the same area. It was beautiful indeed!

Timber Cove Sunset, Jenner, CA

Timber Cove Sunrise, Jenner, CA

* Title of this post from the song, Sunrise, Sunset – Fiddler on the Roof

Learn the Rules so You Can Break Them

Jeff

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” — Pablo Picasso

One of the photography blogs I follow on a regular basis is PictureCorrect – Photography Tips & Techniques

Recently PictureCorrect published an article by Rajib Mukherjee titled 5 Composition Techniques That Go Beyond the Rule of Thirds. Most advanced beginning photographers understand the concept that the subject should not, as a rule, be centered in the exact middle of the frame of a photograph. This generally does not create a good composition. Of course there are exceptions to every rule including this one.

The article addresses several other factors to consider when composing a photograph:

  • The Rule of Odds
  • The Rule of Space
  • Simplification
  • Symmetry
  • Curved Lines

As part of the article there is a link to the YouTube video of Wayne Moran (below) who demonstrates some of the concepts. The video is less than 3:30 and provides inspiration for those who want to sharpen their photographic eye and elevate their photography skill set.

Happy snapping!

Surreal iPhone Photography Will Amaze You

Jeff

Surreal iPhone photo of a Whale Jumping

There is a saying among photographers: “The best camera is the one you have with you.”
Simply put, if you only have one camera with you, then that is your best camera and it should be used to get the shot. Undoubtedly there are many very talented amateur and professional photographers, but intriguing, beautiful and award winning pictures can be taken with cameras that are not “top of the line,” so to speak.

The surreal photos of Robert Jahns were created and edited on an iPhone. Robert currently uses an iPhone 5s which is one model older than the most current version available today. He understates his talent by proclaiming that he downloads interesting apps and “plays around” with them.

Surreal iPhone photo a colorful umbrella in a snow storm

To read more about Robert Jahns and how he creates some of his photos and to see more of his pictures, visit the site below.

Cult of Mac

Foodography

Jeff

I am continually inspired by the creativity exhibited on the Internet. Food photography is generally a specialty of photographing food for restaurants, recipe books, cooking blogs, etc. There is definitely a defined skill set to presenting food in a picture so that it looks as good as one would hope it tastes.

Russian artist, Tatiana Shkondina, however uses food to approximate famous works of art representing van Gogh, Dali, Picasso and others. At the site linked below, more of her work is exhibited and the original art work is “linked” for comparison. This is a lot of fun especially for art and food lovers.


Piano Made of Ice

Food-stylist and photographer
Tatiana Shkondina
www.foodphotography.ru


Tatiana Shkondina’s website

See other examples of Shkondina’s food art at DIYPhotography.

Trunks of love

Jeff

Those readers who follow my blog, know that I am a student of and have an interest in photography. At one time I worked as a professional photographer, but now I enjoy it as an enthusiastic hobbyist.

My interest has led me to follow a number of photographers via the Internet. I review dozens of articles each day and one of my latest reads was “Preparing for a Safari Trip to Afric.” This essay had many fine photographs and hints for those who want to embark on a photographic safari to Africa. You are certainly welcome to visit the site and read the article. If you are only interested in the photographs, you will be equally rewarded.

One such photograph that I found particularly poignant, is the baby and mother elephant below. These beautiful and noble creatures are under pressures from poachers and deserve our attention. I think they are majestic and worth protecting.

Baby and Mother Elephant

PS – If you are interested in a photo safari, read the comments as well!

Street Photographer Tao Liu Captures the Unusual

Jeff

Tao Liu is a photography hobbyist who earns a living as a water meter reader. He takes time whenever he can to capture the “lighter” side of life as shown in the two pictures below. To see more of his work, follow the link at the bottom of this post.

“Husky

She had husky legs. (captions are those of JBRish.com and not the original article or photographer)

“Dog

He started looking a lot like his dog! (captions are those of JBRish.com and not the original article or photographer)

Read the entire story at PetaPixel