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Posted in Black and White, Composition, Landscape, Photo tips on Sep 8th, 2010
When working in black and white, there are many factors to consider while making the photograph. Tonal range, local contrast and composition to name a few. Usually the overall tonal range should go from a deep black to bright white while maintaining good detail throughout. If the exposure is off at all, loss of detail [...]
Posted in Color, Landscape, Photo tips, Photographic Philosophy on Sep 6th, 2010
Remember the days as a kid spent laying on your back watching the clouds blow by? Those were the days! Not a worry in the world. Just kick back and enjoy the summer. Sometimes I wish I could go back to those days. And then I think again. I like where I am and where [...]
Posted in Color, Landscape, Photo tips on Sep 1st, 2010
I love the ocean, and one of my favorite places to visit the ocean is along the Oregon coast. The opportunities for incredible photographs are endless. It makes no difference what the weather is like, imaging opportunities are abundant. The variety of coastline scenery is unreal. You can walk from the sandy beach to tidepools [...]
Posted in Photo tips, Photographic Philosophy on Aug 26th, 2010
“It’s cold outside.” “It’s raining and I don’t want to get the camera wet” “I didn’t have time.” The world is filled with excuses. I teach photography to high school students and I hear excuses every day. I am amazed that I hear these same excuses occasionally from “Professional” photographers as well. This is one [...]
Posted in Black and White, Landscape, Photo tips, Photographic Philosophy on Aug 19th, 2010
The Sawtooth Mountains are one of my favorite places to visit. The cool, fresh morning air makes waking up a pleasure. The scenery is incredible, especially first thing in the morning. Saturday I had the pleasure of being at Alturas Lake at sunrise. We had a light fog that created a mood and feeling that [...]
Posted in Color, Photo tips, Random images on Aug 18th, 2010
On occasion I get the chance to shoot commercial photographs for some medium to large businesses based here in Idaho. On this occasion I was photographing a large asphalt plant. How do you make a big industrial area with large storage tanks and rail cars look inviting and interesting? It is all about light. Originally [...]
Posted in Color, Landscape, Photo tips on Aug 12th, 2010
Do you ever need to de-emphasize a busy background? I know on occasion I do. In portraiture this is an everyday situation, but a technique that is not used as frequently in landscape photography. However, it is very valuable to understand at times. This particular scene, if shot on auto or with a point and [...]
Posted in Color, Landscape, Photo tips on Aug 10th, 2010
I have had this image as the banner on the blog now for several months, but have never discussed it. It is one that I really enjoy, even though it is not perfect. I had just finished photographing a family at Celebration Park, which overlooks the Snake River just outside of Melba, Idaho. I was [...]
Posted in Color, Photo tips on Aug 6th, 2010
Stormy skies can make for very dramatic photographs. They can also kill the light so that everything is flat and boring. I have learned that in order to get that perfect photograph I must sometimes fail to get any photograph. I play the waiting game quite frequently. In the case when I was out shooting [...]
Posted in Color, Landscape, Photo tips on Jul 26th, 2010
We have had some great sunsets lately, and I love being out at the lake when they happen. No matter how many sunsets I photograph, or see for that matter, I am always wanting to see more. Each one is different and unique. Photographing the sunset to capture its beauty and intensity can be somewhat [...]
Terrell Moffett
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