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Posted in Color, Family, Landscape, Ramblings on Aug 20th, 2010
A couple of weeks ago I was at a family reunion at Bear Lake in Southeast Idaho. It started out a great day, warm and sunny. A perfect day for the lake. It didn’t take long to change. This thunderstorm rolled over the mountain and within just a few minutes everything turned dark. We could [...]
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 Architecture, Black and White, Composition on Aug 8th, 2010
When photographing architecture, and especially in black and white, I look for interesting skies. Without clouds, the sky becomes just a boring gray tone. I have just one word of caution, though. If the sky is too dramatic, then it can overpower the building, detracting from the original intent of the photo. Notice the composition [...]
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, Composition, Landscape, Photographic Philosophy on Jul 27th, 2010
A photograph that has no emotional impact is just a pretty picture. I have made a lot of pretty pictures in my life, but I hope that I have also created my share of meaningful images. I love photography. I love nature. Photographing is what I have always done and I will continue to do [...]
Posted in Color, Photo tips on Jul 21st, 2010
I very rarely photograph in the middle of the day. The light is harsh and direct. I have to work too hard to control the midday light, so I just don’t do it. However, I took some students on a field trip one day, and it just happened to be during the midday sun. What [...]
Posted in Black and White, Landscape, Photo tips on Jul 19th, 2010
Three weeks ago I was with some friends at City of Rocks. We had a wonderful time photographing and socializing. About an hour before the sun rose over the mountains the moon, in a partial eclipse was about to set over the western horizon. It was a beautiful, quiet morning, and just soaking it all [...]
Posted in Color, Photo tips, Random images on Jul 7th, 2010
This image brings back great memories! I was with a couple of friends out photographing in Eastern Idaho and we hiked down to this tunnel. It was light when we arrived and the scenery in the area was great. We shot until dark, and then some more. We then realized that none of us had [...]
Posted in Color, Landscape, Photo tips on Jun 27th, 2010
There is a saying among photographers that goes something like this: “If you like the light where you are shooting, turn around and look the other way.” I can’t remember when or where I first hear that, but it is some of the best advice I have ever received. It is so easy to become [...]
Terrell Moffett
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