#I am a professional retoucher who works with photographers

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[hardwiredweird]

Not the same Anon, but I've been drawing for five years and I saw somewhere that you've only been drawing for three years, but I'm not nearly as good as you. I try and try, but I just don't seem to get better. So maybe talent isn't all there is to it, but it sure helps.

Oof, okay, so, here's a few aspects this this to consider about why someone may progress in a shorter time than others:

In my specific case, yes, I started drawing seriously about three and a half years ago, but I'm also way into my thirties and have drawn a lot as a kid. So when I started, I wasn't NEW new to it.

I am also a professional photographer, have been for over 13 years. My specialty are portraits in particular and humans in general. I see faces in a professional, analytical manner every day at work. I have to retouch faces every day at work. I have a professional education about lighting and colour. That is a transferable skill. Before I started drawing again, I was already able to see a lot of the nuances of a face, what makes a face distinct, in a way that someone who starts fresh isn't.

Because realism is, to a large percentage, perception.

That by itself already started me out with an advantage that someone getting into it "fresh" doesn't have, but that advantage has nothing to do with talent.

Then, and here come the parts that may be hard to read for some: how long have you been able to dedicate to drawing each day? Ten minutes? Half an hour? An hour? HAVE you been drawing every day? Or only on the weekends? Have you actively been pursuing studying fundamentals like lighting and anatomy and colour (back to the advantage I've already had)? Or were you just doodling here and there? Have you been using references and really studied those references? Have you been pushing out of your comfort zone and risked making a bad drawing regularly? Have you stuck with what didn't work out or did you go back to your comfort zone after making a mistake? Have you looked into tutorials (and I don't mean the tiktok kind, but stuff with the dry, boring stuff. Stuff like what Watt's Atelier and Proko offer; back to the fundamentals again).

All of these things influence how fast you get better. We can argue about how valuable drawing every day is until we're all blue in the face, but the one thing that is absolutely inarguable is that the more you do it, the better you get. Not just the length of time matters, but the amount of hours and if you've used those for active practice.

A while ago, I posted the stack of drawings I've done since mid-June. That stack is now about two inches high. That is just since about June 17th. I do draw everyday, for at least two hours. And I recognize that that is a luxury not everyone has, but the point I am making is that in these last three and a half years, even if we only assume 2 hours a day, I have accumulated over 2.500 hours of practice. Many of those hours active practice, lots of pulling myself out of my comfort zone with starting to draw bodies and clothes and difficult angles or using colour palettes I was unfamiliar with, trying entirely new styles, studying other artists by trying to recreate their drawings and paintings.

I know that this may sound like bragging to some of you and that's fine, if you want to take it that way, but what I am trying to say is: I have put the work in. Just ask my poor partner who's not had a copilot for gaming for the past three years ....

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

personal complaining time (not fandom related lol) bc that last tag game got me nostalgic and thinkin 

man i’m just really bummed that covid full stop halted my modeling side business. like i was in such a great position at the start of this year after all the networking and shoots I did in 2019 (two big bridal modeling trips with 10 person teams, 5 outdoor art modeling sessions, reconnected for a weekend with a photographer I worked with in 2017 who came through on a trip and did two long days with them all over the moab area, and several client sessions in the parks around town). I’d updated both my website and made a quick caard with my info/style breakdowns at the end of last winter to get ready for the season. And then it was basically like. I did my warm up trade shoot with a woman & some models from salt lake on March 2nd, and she told me i’d convinced her to switch from shooting families/client work to models bc it was so much easier to work with professionals. And then 1 week later everything shuts down. And I haven’t worked since obviously.

Except the REST of Utah kept shooting as normal!!! Every day I’d see casting calls and photographers putting together “distanced” group shots but. like hell they were actually doing that. and anyone who came to town who got in touch with me was intentionally traveling to a tourism hot spot that closed down and told visitors to stay out so of course I wasn’t going to work with any of them. 

and now i’ve moved to a new city where i have NO networking connections and can’t start making them for another year. just feels like. a bunch of steps backwards. this move was the next step for my primary career/grad school had to happen eventually but. i’m just really sad to lose such a big hobby. I had 4 big shoots i wanted to hire out for/direct this spring and summer before I left moab but obviously none will be able to happen ever. i was even putting together materials to lead dynamic posing workshops. uhg. i’ve even lost a lot of motivation for self portraits/retouching practice because it feels so pointless.

anyway. yeah. i’m very fortunate this was never the plan for my primary livelihood, but it was nice to have the extra work/cash now and then, and I’m just sad about covid like anyone else.

also i havent brought this up with anyone bc it like... always sounds so weird and vain to talk about modeling as a hobby but it really was like. a skill i actively worked on, a lot. Tons of body awareness and thinking about angles and being aware of your background and surroundings and how to mirror/complement them. I’ve always been good at making shapes but was finally getting my expressions more variable. and ive absolutely lost a lot of that now and am gonna have to start over on those skills too which is just a bummer. cant even remember what lenses add how much compression and how to compensate anymore. uhg.

[emilyplaysotome]

Searching - Chapter 1

The last time I wrote about Eisuke, I’d met someone in my travels who inspired the story. This one comes from a similar place, and I hope you’ll enjoy. Should be the first part of something short again. Let me know if you want to be tagged.

I’d woken up extra early and made my way downstairs to the cafe, in order to grab a coffee and emotionally regroup before my day started. I brought my small bag with my planner, pen, and of course camera, as I found a cozy corner to sit in.

The hotel cafe was sparsely populated, and I figured it wouldn’t be long until a waiter brought over my drink. In the meantime, I took out my things and leafed through my schedule as I examined what was on the docket today, not to mention the month to come.

I wasn’t an alcoholic, but looking at my calendar I found myself whispering, “one day at a time,” incredibly overwhelmed by the amount I needed to do in the weeks to come.

This current week in Tokyo was jam packed with planning and photoshoots with well known models before I was set to head north and do a few shoots before returning for another two weeks before ultimately flying home to the states. For years I’d hoped for this kind of opportunity and this kind of life, but now that it was happening I found myself having second thoughts.

Being on the move made it hard to put down roots.

I’d been single for almost 3 years and I’d always figured I’d start dating once my life calmed down. What I hadn’t anticipated was that the opposite would happen. Like a snowball rolling down a hill, my career seemed to grow exponentially with every job and pick up speed until I had the choice to either quit completely or accept that this was my life.

I was grateful for the fact that success in this area of my life had allowed me to transform my hobby of snapping photos with friends to traveling the world on someone else’s dime. I currently lived a life full of expensing fancy dinners and making more money than I’d ever dreamed. I wasn’t a billionaire by any means, but I had more money in the bank than my grandmother who immigrated to the states could have ever wrapped her head around.

People say that money can’t solve your problems, but I figured that money could help with the quest to find me a steady boyfriend.

I employed a matchmaking service back in New York for almost ten thousand dollars with the hope that would understand my criteria and find me the perfect husband without much work on my end. I simply didn’t have the time to go on first date after first date that didn’t go anywhere and I did want to be married one day.

Though I knew I was not nearly as attractive as the models I was paid to capture, I believed myself to be more attractive than the matches they sent my way. Before I’d left New York for my one month tour of Japan, I’d demanded that they do better as they tried to persuade me I’d set the bar impossibly high.

“That’s absurd,” I’d snapped back. “You’ve seen the pictures of my exes and the guys I date. I’m sure these guys are lovely but I can’t help the fact I am completely unattracted to them.”

My matchmaker protested gently, “I’ve been doing this for a long time - sometimes someone isn’t attractive at the start but they grow on you…”

“No. I know myself well enough to know that won’t happen here. Even when I’ve had that experience they haven’t necessarily been my type or what I’m used to but they’re still attractive and there’s still SOMETHING that drew me to them…not like this.”

I felt awful having to admit how superficial I was at the end of the day but I also knew that I didn’t have the time to waste on a lackluster first date with a man whose appearance I found slovenly and unappealing.

I didn’t care that he was a business owner and had a penthouse - I wasn’t trying to be his trophy wife.

I was becoming my own rich man, as Cher would say.

“But if you just gave him a try…”

“No. I’m sorry but no. It’s not nice for me to go feeling this way and I’m leaving for a month as is. I’m not wasting his time or mine and I hope when I return you have someone that’s more in line with my preferences.”

I felt like a diva but I was too busy to mask my annoyance. I was in the business of always delivering for my clients.

I was theirs and they owed it to me.

I rubbed my eyes, still feeling the jet lag from when I’d arrived and made a few notes in my planner. Scout today. Shoot tomorrow and Wednesday. Review retouching Thursday and Friday. Fly out Saturday.

Rinse.

Repeat.

I sighed, knowing full well that I craved a vacation where I could actually enjoy Tokyo instead of being shuttled around in town-cars for work.

“Everything alright?”

I looked up and saw the smiling face of a middle aged man who worked for the hotel.

“Yes, everything’s fine - there’s just a lot to do.”

“Should I arrange for any of the hotel’s spa services for you?”

“No, that’s alright. Thank you…Mr. Kenzaki,” I said, taking note of his employee name-tag.

“Of course. Just let me know if there’s anything I can do to make your stay here more enjoyable.”

“May I take your photo?”

He’d started to walk away when I’d asked, and at first he appeared shy, almost apprehensive as if I were asking him to tell me something incredibly personal. I suppose taking a photograph of someone is incredibly personal, at least, someone once said that about my work long ago.

“You don’t have to,” I quickly added. “I don’t want you to be uncomfortable.”

“No, that’s quite alright. Go ahead.”

I took out my small point and shoot that I used for fun, and framed him up dead center with the cafe’s arch creating a sense of symmetry around him as identically set tables almost created a look as if there were a mirror effect taking place in the image.

He looked stiff and uncomfortable and to get what I wanted I asked, “Mr. Kenzaki, have you always had that haircut?”

For an instant he looked vulnerable and I snapped the photo before he replied.

“Yes. For some time now at least - why do you ask?”

“It suits you. You appear to be a very capable, organized individual and your appearance reflects this. Thank you for letting me take your photo.”

He nodded but I could see that he was slightly unsettled as he walked away and once out of sight I looked at the image on my screen. There was something incredibly boyish in his face that captured who he once was in a moment of who he’d become.

“You’re as good as they say you are,” said a voice behind me, and I looked up to see a man looking at the camera’s digital screen over my shoulder.

I found it odd that someone would recognize me, but having worked at this level for the past few years with several international showcases it wasn’t implausible enough to alarm me.

“Thanks I guess.”

“I thought you’d have a much more professional setup though…”

“I do. This is just when I am trying to enjoy the process - when it’s not work. There’s something freeing about not having so much equipment.”

The man scowled and I was uncertain as to what in my statement had rubbed him the wrong way.

“Work is work, not play. There is only joy in the capital gained from it.”

“Perhaps for you, but there was once joy in what I did and I’m trying to find it again. Have a good day.”

With that, I started to leave. I’d drained my coffee and a car would be here soon enough to take me to scout several outdoor locations where we’d be working tomorrow.

“Won’t you take my photo?”

I turned around and looked at him. It was obvious that whoever he was, he’d built up so many walls that getting him to expose who he really was would take more time than I had. An offhanded comment would not crack this man as it had Mr. Kenzaki.

“I do, but right now I don’t have the time.”

“Later then? When you return?”

Puzzled, I raised an eyebrow and said, “I don’t know - I’ll see how I feel. It’s not just snapping a photo for me you know. It’s more than that.”

He started to say something but then pursed his lips and nodded.

“Okay.”

I thought about the oddity of that interaction for most of the day.

I had a translator, 2 assistants, and a creative director with me at all times for the bulk of the scout and it took us most of the day to finalize the schedule for the following 2 days. They took me around and to places most Americans would never get to visit but I still felt as if I had to be my professional self versus my real one.

I had to remain upbeat and excited, grateful for the opportunity, and impressed by all the city had to offer while simultaneously creating shot lists in my head that I’d frantically jot down in notebooks while their backs were turned.

My phone informed me that I’d done about 10 miles of walking by the time the day was over and after a fairly luxurious dinner with the creative team and translator in which I walked everyone through the plan for the following days I found myself spent.

There was a sense of relief as I kicked off my shoes and walked into my hotel suite, prepared to order some late night dessert from room service and soak in the tub before I turned in on the early side. I chucked once more thinking about the man I’d met who wanted his photo taken, and wondered if he was going to be in the cafe tomorrow morning with the hope I’d photograph him.

As I waited for my cake, I lay on the couch in my suite and connected my phone to wifi, allowing for iMessages and WhatsApp notifications to flood my phone from the states.

My friend was getting married.

My other friend had given birth.

People missed me.

My mom wanted to know if I was doing ok.

And my manager had put me up for a few additional jobs in Asia that could potentially extend my stay up to two months and I felt annoyed at the fact that he hadn’t run the idea by me first, seeing as how I was already tired and wanting to go home.

I felt too tired to reply and lazily tossed my phone onto the table next to me before I closed my eyes to rest.

I hoped to quiet the thoughts swirling in my head, but all that I could think about was how lonely this new life of mine felt. I managed to be around people all the time and yet I was close to no one these days. My friends had all moved forward into new chapters of their lives and I felt as if I were being left behind.

No one pitied me or had any idea I felt this way. To them I was their fabulous photo friend who rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous and updated my instagram with a steady stream of exotic photos. On paper it looked as if I had it all, but in my heart there was a hole.

The longer I sat with these feelings, the more confused and hopeless I felt. It wasn’t long before the mix of melancholy and exhaustion had silent tears streaming town my cheeks.

I felt as if I had one foot in my old life and one foot in the new one - resisting the fact that I was someone who would be gone for months at a time and who would be unable as a result to cultivate new relationships. And to add insult to injury, what was once fun had started to feel like work in all areas.

I couldn’t just snap a picture anymore for fun. My pictures were scrutinized. They were shared. They were representing my brand and therefore they couldn’t be flawed.

I missed being able to shoot freely and make mistakes and not have this reputation - albeit a good one.

Too good in fact.

The bar kept getting set higher and higher and all I wanted was the freedom to make art the way I did when I was first starting.

A knock on my door interrupted my stormy thoughts and I hastily wiped my tears before asking, “Who is it?”

“Room service.”

I’d forgotten about the cake.

I made my way to the door, unconcerned with my appearance and opened it to discover the man from the morning awkwardly holding a piece of cake.

“You…don’t usually do this, do you?” I found myself asking.

“I do not.”

I chuckled and took the cake, hanging my head a bit in the hopes I could extricate myself from the conversation without having to acknowledge the feelings that had come before.

“Do I have to sign anything?”

“No. I…Are you alright?”

There was something clumsy about the way he asked me.

“Just an off day. Thanks for the cake,” I said scanning for his employee badge.

“Eisuke Ichinomiya. I own the hotel.”

“Well, thank you for personally delivering it.”

“I have ulterior motives. I want you to take my picture.”

“Yeah, I kind of got that earlier. Why?”

“Because they say you capture the essence of who someone is.”

“Thank you. But if you want a professional shoot contact my agent and they’ll…”

“I need you to help me understand who I am.”

His voice was quiet when he said it, but there was a humility behind those words that I hadn’t seen before in him. Now that I was looking at him, it was fair to say he quite handsome. Though guarded, there was an elegance and masculinity about him that would make for a good subject and knowing that he was a powerful man I suddenly shifted in what this photograph could do for me.

If I could capture a king looking as lost as he did now, I could take my career somewhere else perhaps.

I could maybe even afford to be more selective with my jobs.

The universe had brought me a gift, but I would soon see that it was not going to be what I initially thought.

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READ CHAPTER 2

[guylty]

Or maybe it’s rather a touch-up subject… Yes, she is going there. She is going to address the elephant in the room. The filteri-filtera that is going on. But let’s start properly.

We all wouldn’t be fans if we didn’t scrutinise the images of our favourite actor to the nth. For a while, I – although I fancy myself as an observant photo reader – didn’t even really see what was going on. That images are touched up when they are taken on professional photo shoots, is a given. And it has to be said that retouching is usually not demanded by the sitters, but is an essential part of the process in digital photography. In fact, there are plenty of celebrities – mainly women – who have publicly spoken against retouching, mainly because it creates unhealthy images, stereotypes and expections of women in terms of beauty, body and appearance. Among them are well-known actors such as Kate Winslet or performers like Lady Gaga. However, photographers rarely let go of their images without editing – because it is in their own interest to create an all-round beautiful image. The better/smoother/prettier the image, the higher the chance that the photographer can sell it. An easy calculation. But unfortunately the criticism by celebrity against photoshopping already shows that there is an ethical dimension to the issue. How much editing is “normal”? Especially given that photography still has a vague reputation of being “documentary” and “reflecting the truth”. The latter can really not be said (anymore). With digital photography, retouching has become part and parcel of post-production. And not only that, it actually has become somewhat automatic, thanks to the ubiquitous filters that are now available for any app that offers photography features. And that is what I am going to address today. Because the filters on Instagram are what pulled the wool over my eyes. It took me a while until I really copped on, mostly because I know from my own photographic practice that photoshop/editing/retouching was a time-consuming, detail-rich process – one that I really did not enjoy at all. I am a minimal invasive photographer myself – if I can get away without retouching, I am happiest. Thus I never liked editing – or filters. And because I wasn’t using them, I didn’t realise how good they were.

Amusing coincidence: RA also stands for “Retouching Academy”. No further comment *sniggers*

And boy, are those filters good. Coming back to the scrutiny from the beginning, it was only due to the in-depth familiarity with my favourite actor’s face, that I eventually could not ignore the truth any longer. Mr A is a filterer. Or a filteRA? In any case, he likes the automatic filters, judging by his output on Instagram. But until recently, there was never really any tangible proof that he was putting filters across his pictures. Sure, there were indications – however good the years have been, but the smoothness around the eyes just sometimes looked a little bit too pixel-fresh – but it’s hard to find evidence when you don’t have anything to compare with, i.e. an original photo beside a filtered one. But a while back, the evidence finally surfaced. And I think this is absolutely fascinating. During Richard’s visit to Sundance Film Festival 2019 he was photographed by Ryan Pfluger, and this is the image that was taken for the Vulture feature The Faces of Sundance.

Picture by Ryan Pfluger for Vulture

Gorgeous, right? I could go into full *ooof* mode here and talk about what *I* love about this photo although many people would consider a “floating head” as bad photography. I don’t. You just have to look straight to the right to see my own version of a floating head, taken in Leeds. I love b/w, especially on a man who has got a few edges and lines in his face to be illustrated with light and shadow, creating a beautiful historical map of a life lived. B/w is boring when it doesn’t have contrast to work with. And I like how this “floating head” simply draws attention to everything that is remarkable about this face – the intense gaze, that seems to hold a slight glint of danger; the eyebrow, almost quirked; a few straight lines coming from the corner of the eye, like rays of the sun; a memorable nose that is not just a sharp line but has some interesting curves; a hint of grey on the temple;  There are beard hairs to count and pores to pore over; and a forehead that shows signs of some worthy thinking going on behind.

Apparently not an aesthetic that Richard himself likes. Compare this:

This is the Ryan Pfluger image again, posted by Richard on his Weibo page, a little later. And a little different. Wait, I’ll show you.

I wish there was an eye shadow filter for when I get up in the morning

I have focussed on the essentials in my gif here. It is a montage of the two images, dissolving into each other. There is no editing otherwise on my part, but it is quite apparent in my gif that some filtering is going on: The filter lightens up the shadow – which essentially means that some of the lines are filled with light and the skin appears smoothed out. Let’s have a look again, side by side.

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Interesting, right? I am not going to get into the ethics of this; and I don’t really want to be judgmental about it, either. Richard can do whatever he wants on his social media outlets, and the important thing always remains that he himself has to be happy with the choices he makes. His choice of photographs – as well as filters and poses – have always fascinated me because they often do not match with my favourite pictures of him. Likewise, whether you prefer the original image or the one reposted by Richard, is completely up to you. My own hunch is that I prefer the first version. Not least because I firmly believe that an image that has been officially published, constitutes the “definitive”, final version of a work of art/creativity as it has been intended by its creator. But also because it appears to have character while picture number 2 looks kind of… washed out? Eroded? I suppose those words already are loaded with meaning, and I do not want to judge. I emphasise again, that this is merely *my* approach and my preference. And  circling back to the beginning, maybe this isn’t really as big a thing as we make it out to be. As fans, *we* notice. But do others who are less familiar, do? Probably not. Touchy subject…

Sorta *ooof*: A Touchy Subject Or maybe it's rather a touch-up subject... Yes, she is going there. She is going to address the elephant in the room.

[kinoalyse]

10 Photography Tips for Bloggers

LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS

There are hundreds of thousands of blogs out there that offer the basics of photography but the reason this stands out is because there is a surprising lack of quality photography across travel blogs. Therefore, one way to shine among the crowd is by showcasing your photography. First, explore the "Exposure Triangle," which is the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. There's no shame in using automatic but sometimes a scene needs your assistance, such as a bright sky against architecture or a prop (wine bottles, ice cream, etc.).

Perfect Sky But... This isn't a terrible mid-range exposure but if you point your lens to the sky (or "expose for the sky"), the sky will be prefect but your architecture might be too dark for us to recover in post.

Perfect Interior, But... With an automatic camera, if you point your lens at the interior, this is what it will produce: perfect interior with a blown out sky that's impossible to recover. An automatic camera automatically exposes for where your lens is pointing. For the advanced, if you move your exposure square, it will expose where that square is when you lightly press the shutter. By learning how to use your camera more effectively, you can produce better work that stands out. If there's demand, I'm happy to write a quick and easily digested blog about photography basics. Leave a comment below or Tweet me if that would be helpful.

EXPLORE DIFFERENT GENRES

Second, what is the theme of your blog? If it's quite specific, such as food around the world, consider the different angles you can take to tell the story of that food. What of the chefs, the building, where the food comes from? To illustrate, a typical food blog features the food and wine placed on their table: food photography. However, if you want to tell a different story and, again, offer a fresh perspective, start exploring different genres of photography. In order to photograph the chefs, one would want to dabble in portraiture or street photography. Furthermore, to tell the story of a restaurant with a history, consider architectural photography.

Night Changing the time that you shoot can completely diversify your portfolio and is more visually interesting.

Portraiture Portraiture helps blogger to pull readers into their story. See Using Human Elements for more information.

Architecture Architecture connects readers to where you are and the people who inhabit the location. Always tell a story.

Take Notes

Travel takes a lot out of us. As you shoot, remember to take notes of your experiences, especially as you move: one city contains any number of photographic features in different sectors and you may not realize you've changed locations. Take notes of your surroundings to make sure you aren't misleading your readers and especially in case you decide to make money with stock photography in the future. https://vimeo.com/286921266

Tell a Story

Telling a story requires creativity and a willingness to explore different shooting methods. For example, street photographers use a method called "shooting from the hip." Instead of shooting from a standing position, the camera is placed near their hip to not only give their photos a different angle, but the camera is less obvious. In this photo, I had visited a city with a couple of famous landmarks and decided to skip them entirely in favor of exploration. I later realized that this town had been devastated by an earthquake years prior. At first glance, this is just an archway with a window reflecting the sunset. I wanted to invite the viewer to look closer for the story, the acorns littering the ground, unkept foliage, cracks in the stone. It becomes quite clear that this section of the city hasn't been maintained by citizens in years.

Leave White Space

White space is empty space within your photo, perfect for banner backgrounds because it lacks 'business' against your font. Play attention to white space while you shoot. skeleton plans, open schedules

plan flexibly

The rewards for patience is often worth the story itself. Be patient if your sunrise isn't incredible. Stay another half-hour in case the rain lets up. Flexibility in photography means using the unexpected to your advantage. Planning a vacation and having an open mind is totally different from patience in photography. When you plan your locations, remember that the weather, people, situations are not always as expected. Use these 'problems' to tell a story.

Use A Human element

Thank you to CrossroadAdventure for the question! A human element adds relatability to your scene. First, let's observe an ice cream cone in front of a famous landmark.  keep to your tone

Photographer: WeNeal's Photography and Retouching Alongside the right blog tone, this is a genuinely effective photo. Additionally, there is consideration for the framing and elements: they've gone with pastel nails and vibrant ice cream colors along with framing the fountain behind them. Coupled with the correct tone of a blog, this photo can be especially effective: it communicates a story in front of a famous destination and two people enjoying their cloudless afternoon. A human element also adds scale. Without the photoshopped man in the background would you look twice at this photo? A viewer has no concept of how large the driftwood and bushes are nor the rock in the background. Further, it was shot wide angle so scale is already an illusion. Placing a human element psychologically brings the viewer in. Simultaneously, a human element invites them to look again, even search for more easter eggs (hidden elements). This also means people stay on my website longer. My visitor retention skyrockets when I add something relatable. I have a lot to say about props: for more depth, Using Human Elements discusses more on the stereotypes of photography and how you should plan your own photos. Create Scale

Edit consistently

In addition to sticking to your tone, you should edit your photos within one blog post identically and within the blog itself, similarly. In the gallery below, two of the photos match styles. The other two were edited as I continued to learn and, as such, lack a cohesive style. Look specifically at the blues. The first and second photos were edited with the same saturation and hue of blue in Lightroom. The third has intense, saturated cyan and more rusty yellows. Finally, the last photo has darker blues and far less vibrant than the others. Much like the tone of your text, don't stray from a specific style in a single post.

get creative with props and people

perspective Change the angle. Crouch, look up/down, creative placement that isn't from a standing position

light Look for interesting light such as bokeh, light filtering through the trees, and soft reflections off glass.

composition Find interesting foreground and background placement where your subjects can interact.

BEST CAMERAS FOR BLOGGERS

Until I am blue in the face: the camera does not contribute to the artistry of photography until the mind behind it understands how to use their camera as an intended tool. However, some cameras do make layman lives easier.  Here is what I recommend for different types of bloggers - thank you to Dancing Pandas for the question! Cheap powerhouse: Canon G7 X Mark II

This is my vlogging camera, nearly four years old and is still kicking after moving around the US and overseas multiple times. Not only is the camera itself small and lightweight, the batteries and chargers are as well. It takes gorgeous photos, has stabilization for video, and a wide range of automatic features, such as timelapses and night photography. For the layman and especially for the price, this camera is a dream. Compact DSLR: CANON REBEL T6

My first DSLR camera was the Canon Rebel T2i, my first truly daunting purchase. The T6 is a better camera and less expensive. It takes quality photos and has features like wifi connectivity, creative tools like HDR, and great autofocus. It has similar power to more expensive cameras without the weight and complexity, although the crop censor is something to consider. The Rebel line continues to impress. ACtion Camera: GoPro Hero 7 BLack

The GoPro is a huge contender. For action without quality sacrifice, 4k video, voice commands, automatic HDR photography, timelapse and hyperlapse photography, wifi-enabled... I envy you if you've got this mounted. I can't wait to see what they do next: GoPro created one smart camera for any situation I could dream of finding myself in. The best part: it's relatively cheap compared to any other cameras on this list. Best mirrorless: Sony A7 II

Although there is a newer Mark III model out, I think it has an overwhelming amount of bells and whistles. This version remains one of the best mirrorless, lightweight cameras on the market. It is able to automatically shoot simple, automatic photography but the moment you decide to really get into shooting, it also comes ready with professional features. It's the middle ground between professional and hobbyist. Phone photography: Samsung Galaxy S10+

At the end of the day, the best camera is the one you have with you. Camera photography is no joke. Samsung's Galaxy S10+ features a wide angle lens (equivalent to 12mm) and crazy manual control you usually only get from a paid app otherwise. This also means control over your focus. Want dreamy backgrounds? You got it. Insane zoom? Comes standard. It also takes full 1080 60FPS video for that extra bang for your buck. BEST DRONE: DJI Mavic Air

If you don't have a drone can you even come to the photographers' table these days? DJI has made droning more accessible than ever through their Spark and Mavic Air. I recommend the Air specifically for professional bloggers as it is lightweight and compact, contains a wealth of features (timelapse, tracking, full HDR, even filters!), and comes with everything you need to get started. Quality drone photography and video? Look no further. DJI Mavic Air. If you want more of me or my work: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Art Industry Read the full article

[wildchristography]

Portfolio Ewaluation

In eveluation stage I will explain  why I have chosen  these photos and how retouching  impact on my work.

During class activities my collegouses and teatcher have chosen my the Best photo to complete my port folio. Those photo  I have taken  during my NQ course.  In my opinion have been chosen  an accurate pics because they are showing  my Professional skils and hard work.  All the time during the course I was using my current skillls gained throught independent learning.  However I was aware that to become the  an  Professional photographer I was needing  extra support . Thanks to the high standard  of teatching of my tutours  I expaand my knowlenge . I could meet  New photography techniques such as:  portritures, prodact photography, still life etc… These Projects allow me look much wider on filds of photography. That helped me for effective  choice  of mine photo for the portfolio. The Teachers and my colleagues praised my photo. The requirement was also an appoprtate  placement them  in the folder. I put  them In the following order :  portrait pictures,  prodocts photos,  evidence of my skills in work with photoshop, light painting, landscapes photomerges,  wildlife photos, architecture photos  and black-and-white analog prints. I admit honestly that I did not do too extensive research, I just went on my intuition when choosing the peculiarity of the pictures. I thought that the chosen  location would be interesting for potential vewiers. They also said that I have extensive experience in retouching photos in the lightroom and photoshop. My friend said that my product photos are great. That was honor for me when I could lising their positive  opinion and that my photos  can be an inspiration for other students. I did not expect it.  Their opiions inspired me for much harder work  with my photos and develop my Professional skills  with  photographic  techniques and use retouching  in the future. Of course there were a few problems. I  know  that have to improve it in the future. A few examples of these problems: unstraight borders, too  many pixels on the  stroke. I thought that some of the white balance  is slightly wrong, but it does not cause any problem and is acceptable. Choosing the type of printing I consulted with the team of Deadly Digital. They advised me the best options for specific photos. I know that they have extensive experience in this field and I could trust them. I chosed  two types of paper, Permrjt Titanium luster (Metalic) 129gsm and Briliant M 240gsmatt Plus. The pictures look great on them, the colors are naturally juicy and the tones of  overlap. In the future, I would  like to do experiment and use different types of paper. That   help me achiecved  a diffrent  types  of  specific climate. Also new  texture gives  my photo  new  loock. In the future, I will definitely devellope  an  accuracy of  the retouching,  properlly  setting a  white  balance, I need also  improve the border. My final conclusion is as follows. I'm happy with my portfolio. I think that I tried my best to make everything work as efficiently as possible. I am very sorry that I could not use pictures of wildlife, because  it  is favorite field of photography,  witch I  want  develop and earn  a  money on it. I am disappointed that I cluld not use my previouse photos to my portfolio.  I am very happy that thanks to my team and  wonderful and extremely  panience  teachers  who have a  lot of knowledge on various topics related to photography, I could develop my photographic horizons.  It was great that  I have had abilities to meet  other  filds of photography such as product photography, portraits, still life, street photography. However, the biggest one was to make analogue photography. It was my dream to learn how to develop  a  films and print them  in a dark room.

[bloghannahdoyle]

Portfolio Final Evaluation

When assembling images to use for my final portfolio, I was given the opportunity to express my own ideas and display a piece of work that I had thought of myself and chosen individual concepts for each photoshoot. As I had already completed 6 photoshoots and professionally printed them for my HND interview, I only needed to come up with 6 new ideas. However, I was given a guideline where I had to include 1 location, 1 location portrait, 1 studio, 1 studio portrait, 1 from my close encounters brief and 1 from my storytelling brief. I had a lot of fun thinking of interesting subject matter I would like to photograph, and I loved taking charge in my own projects.

Originally for the location photoshoot I wanted to have a nature theme including trees, because I think trees can be alluring with their different forms and depending on the time of day, the photographs can look beautiful. Although, after some consideration, I had attempted another photoshoot that was completely unrelated, that I happened to prefer. I had visited a local play park and thought I could achieve some eerie looking pictures of some of the “abandoned” equipment. As I liked this concept better, I swapped out the trees for the park images. I chose to use the photograph of the basketball hoop. I liked this image because I thought the angle was intriguing due to the viewpoint being underneath and behind the hoop. When editing the image, I changed the saturation and vibrancy to express a murky, gloomy atmosphere that would interest people more compared to a plain blue sky and a simple basketball hoop. I also sharpened it slightly to bring more depth to the writing carved in the back and to the small spiderweb hanging at the left side.

For my location portrait photoshoot, I wanted to use my little brother and have the setting include bright colours. I had researched colourful street photography and I liked the vibes they created because it was a different style to what I am used to photographing. I first scouted out the area around where I live because I wanted to have an idea of where I would be taking photos of my model. I found different places, including a bus stop, fence, park etc. However, I discovered a tunnel that had colourful graffiti on either wall, which I thought would be perfect. I asked my model to wear either black, white or grey because I wanted the colours to stand out around him. He ended up wearing black bottoms with a white, grey and black sectioned top, which I think worked effectively because the graffiti in the background was full of different lines sectioning off each piece of colour. I think shooting from below made the images more charismatic and striking.

For my studio photoshoot I had wanted to include something that would relate to my other projects, so I settled on plastic water bottles. I had previously done a storytelling assignment that involved climate change and the recycling of plastic bottles. However, those photographs were more of a reportage style, whereas in the studio I wanted to produce a captivating photograph using studio lights and a dark background. I used the wood table instead of using the full backdrop, because I wanted the light and shadow to cascade through the bottle and onto the wood. The light was positioned off to the side, facing away from the subject, because I wanted to achieve only the outline being visible against the black backdrop. When editing I made the colour temperature slightly bluer toned because I didn’t like the warm lighting and I used Photoshop to erase some specular highlights at the top of the plastic. Acquiring a very clean, sleek look.

For the studio portrait, my friend Taylor graciously accepted my request to be the model. I researched some portrait photographers on Instagram for ideas and I found Alessio Albi, who I wanted to take inspiration from. I asked the model to wear a strapless top, because I liked the thought of doing a natural-looking photoshoot with a plain white background and having minimal makeup with some skin showing. I mainly shot from her shoulders-up as this gave the illusion of a nude portrait that seemed quite raw and stripped back. Her poses were very natural as she would play with her hair and touch her face instinctively. When editing, I did some light skin retouching and altered the saturation, because while I wanted a natural theme, I thought the skin tone was a bit too yellow in comparison to the background and the lighting.  

From my close encounters photoshoot, my favourite image was on location because it showed off the macro aspect well and I liked the colour tones. With the mainly warm metal mixed with subtle silvery cool metal. I think having the subject mainly to the left side instead of dead center gives the photograph more interest and allows the viewers eye to follow around the keyhole to either side of the photo. Due to the positioning of the macro lens only the top half is sharp and in-focus while the bottom half stays blurry and gives a sense of depth.

For my final image from the storytelling photoshoots, I decided to go with an image that contained the plastic bottles I had mentioned earlier. Although, they were not the main focal point as I had them in a bucket, placed in front of another bucket, placed in front of a radiator and clothing rack. The photograph had a home/lifestyle vibe, due to the clothing rack and radiator. I liked this image because it had a blue theme present as one of the buckets were blue and the clothes in the back were mostly blue too. The different layers of subject matter brought visual impact, depth and was pleasing to the eye.

Overall, I am very happy with my final images, as I worked hard and tried new things that I think look great and I am proud of what I have been able to accomplish throughout this course. I have definitely improved as a photographer and I am excited to take this skill further and create wonderful things in the future.

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[mikeconphoto]

"PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE" - By MikeCon Photography

On a social media group, my friend Dallas Logan posed this question, “At what point does one stop using the defense of "my style" as a shield for poor photography?“

This got me thinking long and hard because I must say that I personally don’t use that phrase to justify my work. Call me whatever, however I just feel like saying that makes you lazy, or comfortable. For me, I ask myself, ‘What else can you do? Did you give it your absolute best? How are you going to improve your work and not just do the same thing’? Why would anyone say this and feel okay with being mediocre? When he posed this question for the group, it put my mind onto one particular photographer I met when I first started that loves to over expose their photos, and slap filters on them. They had loads of people believing that this was great photography and their, “style”. but in reality, it was shot that way because they are really just lazy and don’t want to do any real retouching to the photos, so it’s easier to just blast out the blemishes, and throw that filter on. They even marketed it as, “Unedited”, however the trained professionals knew it and just kinda stood back and shook our heads.

I look on social media outlets and in one, you get more engagement if your work looks the same, or is consistently a certain color tone. The “LIKE” button doesn’t justify my work, or my approval by my clients. Maybe that’s what’s hurting me because I don’t believe in doing the same mundane thing day in and day out. That’s not why I became a photographer. I personally thrive on variety, and pushing myself into my work. It’s what Bruce Lee says about being, “water”, as an artist you’ve got to allow your work to take shape into whatever you’re doing. Water can reshape, or topple mountains, so remember that as you’re sitting comfortably.

When most photographers begin, they suck. I’ve been told multiple times that I sucked when I began, even by people that are close to me, and I’m grateful for that. I never got angry with them for that, I used that to fuel my desire for progression. (HINT: You’re supposed to suck!) Just try not to suck with an ego the size of Texas. I’m constantly am trying to improve my work to the point where it’s seen everywhere by all who love art, and by those who appreciate seeing me grow. Heck, while you’re growing…have some failures too. I had one back in August of 2017 with some clients. It happens to us all, however you’ve gotta learn and grow from it. Believe me, I learned!!!

To conclude, don’t make excuses …make progress.

Mike Conley of MikeCon Photography Instagram: @mikeconphoto www.mikeconphoto.com

[ellanainthetardis]

Can I prompt? Hayffie do it against the penthouse window! Please!!

Here goes [x]

A Bossy Kink

His escort’s voice assaulted him as soon as hewalked back into the penthouse that afternoon and he groaned, already tired ofwhatever rant she was going to throw his way. Because there was no mistaking that tone, she was ranting – raving even.

“There is nothingto discuss.” she snapped. “Do it however way you wish but those picturesare not to see the light of day.”

Weird topic.

He wavered between making a discreet retreat orinvestigate what was going on now. There was a touch of anxiety under the steelof her voice that spelled troubles. And he wasn’t sure who she was talking to.For all he knew, someone was blackmailing her and she was alone with them rightnow – it had happened before afterall.

With a sigh and a mental curse for his moralsthat had no place in this city, he silently made his way to the living-room.She was on the phone, standing near the bay window, and she barely tossed him aglance over her shoulder.

He was annoyed by the dismissal and so he wentstraight to the liquor cart, pretending that it was what he had been after inthe first place.

“I do not care.”she hissed. “Do you know how manylawyers there are in this city, Mr Dalish? Do you know how many of them would be desperateto work for me?” There was a moment of silence on her part and then she made aface. “You might be a friend of my father but I assure you my father do not handlemy business, Mr Dalish. Now, the matter is simple.I spent a lifetime cultivating the EffieTrinket brand, it is certainly not to see it brought down by a bathing suitadvertisement contract and a bad photograph. I do not approve of those pictures and thus it is yourresponsibility to see that they never see the light of day. I pay you enoughfor you to do something from time totime, I believe.”

Haymitch smirked, taking his glass of whiskeyto the couch. He didn’t sit down though, he leaned against the back of the sofaand watched her tear that poor lawyer to shreds. It shouldn’t have been that funny really but… When her irewasn’t directed at him, he couldn’t help but find it… hot.

Well… He didfind it hot when it was directed at him too.

He sipped from his glass of whiskey,shamelessly letting his eyes travel over her body. He wasn’t sure he liked heroutfit but, then again, most of the time he was certain he hated them soit wasn’t as bad as it could have been. She was wearing a long pencil skirtthat ended bellow her knee with brown geometrical patterns on it, a cream silklong-sleeves blouse with a large neckline that puffed on her right collarboneand a strap of black leather wrapped several time around her waist as a belt.The towering high heels were cream and shiny. The wig on her head was tied in avoluminous French twist and it took him a few seconds to settle on a name forthe color. It almost had a metallic tint to it, it wasn’t entirely pink but itwasn’t champagne either. It was pink gold. The whole thing looked more severethan what she usually went for, weirdly professional.But if she was dealing with modelingbusiness, it wasn’t that surprising.

She was an escort full time but he knew sheoccasionally modeled the rest of the year, not only on catwalks but forpictures too. He had seen a few over the years. She usually tried to separatethe two jobs when the Games were in session but she had been forced to dealwith some personal stuff during the Games before.

Twelve had been out for three days at thispoint so it didn’t bother him much that she would take care of her other job.

“Are you serious?”she scoffed with an outraged sort of disbelief. “Do you know I just fired my agent, Mr Dalish? Do you know how long I have been trusting her totake care of my image? She made an unforgivablemistake that might very well sign theend of my career and she paid for it. Do notthink for one second I will hesitate to fire you too.”

Haymitch’s eyes fell on the black smooth folderon the coffee table and he gave in to his curiosity. She wasn’t even looking athim anyway, she was watching the city through the bay window. He placed hisglass down and grabbed it, quickly skimming through the pictures inside.

They were terrible.

And given that he knew what she looked like inher underwear, he really didn’t how the photographer could have done such aterrible job with bathing suits. Worse, most of them seemed to have beenretouched and it wasn’t subtle or forthe best. Her mouth was weirdly shaped, as if they had tried to make her lipsbigger, her breasts were larger than normal too – although he figured theymight have used padding during the shoot – her shoulders looked too broad…

He wasn’t surprised she had started choppingheads over that. He was surprised thebloodshed wasn’t literal.

“Do not daretell me I am exaggerating!” she warned, raising her voice a little. “Have you seen those pictures? Why are we even debating this? You represent me andI have made my position clear: I do notwant them released. Make it happen. It does not matter if my stupid agentforgot to include a right to have the last say in the contract. I always insist on such a clause. Surely, you can do something. Do note, I am not asking here. I am orderingyou to fix this mess.”

Haymitch tossed the folder on the couch andinched closer to her, licking his lips.

There was somethingto watching her tear someone apart with the sheer power of her tongue. Italways made him… Well, it made him hard.

He placed both hands on the bay windows oneither side of her, caging her in. She didn’t seem to mind because she leanedback against him, pressing her ass against his groin in a very deliberate way.The stilettos made their high difference almost irrelevant so he just had tobow his head a little to nuzzle the neckline of the blouse out of the way. Hedropped open-mouthed kisses on her shoulder, slowly moving his lips up her neckuntil she tilted her head to the side to give him better access.

“Are you deafor utterly unable to understand whatI am saying?” she scowled and the barely there growl in her voice made him lose all sense of control. He nipped ather flesh, smirking against her skin at her short intake of breath. Not that itprevented her from continuing her dressing-down. “I do not think I am mistakenwhen I say I am one of your biggestclients, Mr Dalish. I promise you ifyou do not work this out, I willreplace you.”

He guided her free hand to the glass and waiteduntil she was bracing herself before pulling her skirt up. That was theadvantage of having the last floor of the Center – along with having theexclusive access to the roof – it was the highest skyscraper for miles andnobody could see what they were up to.

The pencil skirt wouldn’t go past her thighsand he grumbled under his breath until she wedged the phone between her cheekand shoulder and deftly unwrapped the leather straps belt. He got the gist andquickly got rid of the belt to find the zipper hidden on her hip. The skirt wasso tight it took some struggling before he managed to slip it down her legs.

“I do notwant to sue them for monetary compensations.” she snapped. “Sue whoever youlike but get those pictures off thetable. Tell them I would be willing to redo the photoshoot if they find a competent photograph.”

He sneaked a hand under her blouse and theother between her thighs, bumping his foot against her stiletto so she wouldspread her legs a little. She was biting own on her bottom lip now and she wascompletely leaning against him.

“What I expect?” she huffed. “I expect you doto what I demand.”

He kissed the patch of skin under her jaw,moving his mouth to her ear. “You’re sohot when you’re kicking ass, Princess…”

Her lips twitched but her face soon hardened.“I do not care! Do something and call meback. If those pictures are released,they will not be the only one I will drag to court, I promise you!”  

She hung up and tossed the phone in the vaguedirection of a nearby table. He had no clue if it landed there or fell on thefloor because she had turned around and was now kissing him. Hard. He pinned her against the window,already working on getting rid of her blouse.

In a matter of seconds, she had his pantsundone, his underwear around his thighs and her fingers firmly wrapped aroundhis length.

“You always complain about me being bossy but Ido believe it is a kind of yours.”she purred.

“As long as I’m not the one you’re bossingaround…” he snorted.

Her blue eyes were twinkling in amusement. “Isthat so?”

He bowed to capture a nipple in his mouth.There was nothing he liked best than the sight of her completely naked withhigh heels on. Well… He did like her in kinky lingerie too. And totally naked,complete with no wig and make-up. He also liked her a lot on her knees. And onher back. And on…

“Fuckme, Haymitch.” she ordered.

A shiver rolled down his spine.

That wasn’t the kind of bossing around heminded. Truth be told, he didn’t mind that one at all.

[tittacover]

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