There’s something about the silence of snow—how it blankets the world, muffling the noise, leaving nothing but the hum of your own thoughts. Tonight, the sky burns soft, caught somewhere between purple and pink, like it’s trying to tell a secret it can’t quite share. The trees stand still, frozen in time, yet somehow alive. … Continue reading winter’s quiet conversation
Social MediaInstagram: emilybennettphotoThreads: emilybennettphotoFacebook: Emily Bennett Photo Our very first First Fridays featured artist is a photographer out of Arizona. Emily has been a photographer for 4 years now. Emily started photography the same way a lot of us do, taking pictures of our family! That very quickly lead to her love of capturing moments … Continue reading First Fridays – Emily Bennett
Hey guys! I know I’ve been absent for a bit. I’ve been busy! I just wanted to give you guys an update and let you know what I’ve been working on. I am starting something im calling First Fridays. The first Friday of every month I’ll release a post interviewing a photographer! The way it … Continue reading First Friday Updates
I get this question a lot. J how do you practice? I have a simple exercise you can do that I wish I learned sooner. First off you need to learn about the photography triangle. This is iso, shutter speed, and aperture or sometimes called f stop. All three of this things have very different … Continue reading How to practice photography at home
No not that kind of gas. G.A.S. other wise known as Gear Acquisition Syndrome is the act of buying new gear often. Most commonly thinking it will make you better. Most of the time you just end up with gear you never use. Why is that some wonder. Well, frankly, its because it doesn’t “make … Continue reading Do you have G.A.S.
This is something that I get asked about often. Hey J, how do you go from camera to delivered? It will sound like a ton of steps but it is pretty simple. I am positive some of you will read this and think “hmmm… there is a simpler way.” I agree, I am sure there … Continue reading WORKFLOW!!!
I tend to edit my images in the CCF format. CCF stands for Correct Color Finish. Lets break that down. The first thing I do when I open up a raw image in Lightroom is Correct. What this means is I make basic edits in the “Lights” tab. The Lights tab is Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, … Continue reading What is CCF editing?
J why are you so controversial? Let me explain. There are times and reasons that megapixels matter. But not the way you think. We are sold on the idea that if a camera has “more” megapixels it is better. Consumers really buy into this. A question I get a lot when I’m asked for a … Continue reading Megapixels do not matter!
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson Carier-Bresson comes from a time of shooting film with a Leica. Unlike today where we have 12fps and can shoot 1,000 images in an afternoon shoot. Today it wouldn’t be hard to shoot 10,000 images. This quote doesn’t mean spray and pray to 10k. What … Continue reading Your first 10,000 images are trash!
If you read my last post you will see that I’ve basically never had a focus in photography. I just kinda did it all. There for I did what ever people asked. Because of that I hated all of it! At least I thought I did going through it. It was because I had no … Continue reading So what is my focus?
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