by carol_shields | Dec 13, 2006
One of the most effective ways to catch a viewer’s eye with your photo is to put the main subject in sharp focus and blur the background. In technical terms, this makes use of “depth-of-field.” Let me show you what I mean. Take a look at this picture... by carol_shields | Nov 22, 2006
Take a look at these three pictures: These were all photos submitted for this month’s photo contest “Photos for All Seasons,” and they’re all what I consider abstracts. When you first look at these image what do you see? A floating leaf,... by carol_shields | Nov 1, 2006
For today’s practical photo composition tip of the week, I’d like to offer you some advice you can use no matter what kind of picture you’re taking – from family photos at a birthday party… to cityscapes… to pictures of your living room for use... by carol_shields | Oct 18, 2006
A typical problem with photos is that nothing in them grabs a viewer’s eye. Take a look at this image submitted in October’s photo contest: See how the colors in this shot are all basically a monochromatic blue? Technically, this photograph is exposed well...