Ok, everyone – don’t panic, but Flickr changed again. If you’re used to the old Flickr, this is probably a big annoyance for you, but give it a couple days and see if it doesn’t grow on you. Personally, I think this new design is a really nice improvement for people who are learning photography […]
Month: March 2014
Basics of Composition: Rule of Thirds
Earlier, I started this “Basics of Composition” series with an introduction to the importance of your subject. In this edition, I’m going to explore the “rule of thirds” — perhaps the best-known rule of photographic composition, as well as the Fibonacci spiral, which is widely considered to be a close relative. If you didn’t see […]
Just keep swimming
I was at a swim meet for my son a couple weeks ago. Various teams often print up t-shirts with motivational sayings on them — usually about swimming, of course, but I saw one that I believe is equally applicable for us “wanna-be” photographers, too: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” I […]
The rise of the third parties
A long time ago, I bought a 35mm camera kit — one of those deals where you got a couple of zoom lenses, a bag, and a bunch of other junk. The telephoto lens that came with it was made by a company called Kalimar; I think it was probably something like an 80-200mm zoom. […]