Monday, May 21, 2012

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“Natural Light offers an intimate look
at the world around you.”

In some venues Flash is Banned, and it should be. Natural light photography captures the mood and ambiance of the moment with a much more romantic and intimate sophistication.

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Studio Lighting has a Look and Feel all it's own.

On location or In the Studio lighting is the single largest factor characterizing
the image. Studio lighting consists of powerful light sources designed to control,
overpower, or accent ambient light.

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A photograph is usually looked at - seldom
looked into. - Ansel Adams.

Black & White photography is known for its classic or timeless look. It can convey remarkable purity in emotion or action.

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Colors are non-verbal communication. They
create both physical and emotional reactions.

What is America's favorite color? Blue is the top choice for 35% of Americans, followed by green (16%), purple (10%) and red (9%).

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It's been said that all images are Photoshopped these days. They're probably right.

They also say it's not the tool, but how you use it. Image enhancement, manipulation, reconstruction, and modification mechanisms are well within anyone's reach - but just like a camera, they are only tools.

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Ultimately, images are produced to Display and Share, as well as Admire.

Whether Facebook, framed, or printed in stone, presentation takes images out of the "shoebox" and into other peoples lives.

Natural Light
Studio Lighting
Black & White
Color
Photoshop
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Recent Studies

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You're never too old to learn new tricks.
Implement, practice and exercise new concepts & techniques.

Random Archive

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Past assignments from the archives.
Various prior works featured here, from time to time.

Wedding Albums & Presentation

wedding albums

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Photo & Lighting Tutorials

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I've tried most all of them. The TCPB wins hands down.

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Simple methods outside of traditional conventions.

Photographic Styles

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Traditional or Formal Style.

This is a timeless style that is easily recognized. Traditional can refer to the pose, lighting, processing technique, or presentation medium.

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Contemporary Photographic Style - A.K.A Non-traditional.

Contemporary literally means now, but in terms of photography it can mean popular or new, such as HDR photography. I like to think of it in the broader term of non-traditional, to include pose, composition, lighting, post processing and presentation technique.

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Photo-journalistic Style

Photo-journalistic style usually tells a story, either in a single image, or a series of images chronologically. People often think of news event photos, but also think "day in the life" type of photography, and photos "shot from the hip".

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Illustrative Photographic Style

Illustrative style (to me) means a more graphic composition and negative space, leaving room for Copy. Good examples are magazine covers and advertisements.

Your Inner Nerd

Technical subjects presented in a fun and simple way - so you'll read them!

Color Spaces - Why should I care?

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RGB Color Space.

Red, Green, Blue - Additive color space. All colors add up to white.
Web color is RGB.

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CMYK Color Space.

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. Subtractive color space. All colors add up to Black. Press color is CMYK.

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LAB Color Space.

Luminance, A and B for the color-opponents. Designed to approximate human vision. Why should I care?

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About Dorsey

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Dorsey has been photographing everything in site for over 25 years.

"I started as a conventional photographer and then learned more than I ever wanted to know about computers, just so I could make great digital images."

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