Those who follow this blog or who have come to our workshops know that Arnie and I don’t think much of a “perfect” bell curve. We were in Bryce Canyon last fall, and some of our participants witnessed an instructor sending his students back over and over again until they came up with the perfect bell curve. Our group was appalled. So were we.
The painting here is a well-known one by Rembrandt called Aristotle with Bust of Homer. I can only imagine what the man from Bryce would think of …
I’ve been working hard to revamp all our student photo galleries, and while they’re not all done, I hope you will enjoy the new look. Go to www.BCphotoadventures.com and click on the Student Galleries in the menu at the left. You’ll see the latest ones from Savannah & the Lowcountry as well as our most […]
While I have seen HDR (High Dynamic Range) tools used with restraint, enhancing a photograph rather than overpowering it, I have seen it used more often to give everything the same value. Those of you who have taken our workshops know what I mean. Values are the lights, darks, and midtones that make any piece […]