Sepia, pronounced, "see-pee-uh", is originally a brown pigment obtained from the ink like secretion of various cuttlefish and was originally used as ink for writing. Later, a more concentrated form was produced for use in watercolor paintings. Photographs of the 1800’s where primarily printed on paper that was not acid free and as they aged, the photograph turned brown or "aged".
Before I became a professional photographer, I never noticed in an average day how often we come across photographs of anything and everything. Photographs make up every magazine, billboard, clip art, product label and the list goes on and on.
I shoot different things for different reasons. In the moment, while taking the photograph, it usually feels right. I'm not thinking, at all. But even if I know why, at the time, do I really?
The first time that I heard a comment about my pictures and my use of fill in flash, I had no idea what my photographer friend was talking about. So I just smiled and acted like I knew what he was talking about. Not being one to be left in the dark, though, I decided to do my homework. What I discovered has been an asset to my photographs and particularly to my wedding photography work.
So I was on my way to begin shooting for my 2008 Dogs of Key West Calendar and off to my right I spotted two water spouts. Like any good photographer (and terrible driver) I pulled my car over to the side of the road jumped out with my Nikon D70, through a 70-200mm VR lense on and started snapping away.
This is a photograph shot inside an operating room. There was no operation in progress during or after the image was photographed. However, an examination is quite a daunting process for an ophthalmologist, when the patient is an infant. Infants obviously tend to get scared of lights being shined into their eyes by strangers!
Often seen in student films the writing/directing syndrome is the source of many mistakes that could have been prevented by giving more control over your creation to another person.
A better title might be, "Can you find the dog in this picture?" You would be amazed at how many times we can wind up with a photo of a black dog where the bushes or shadows behind him cause him to magically disappear just as you try to get that shot of him looking absolutely adorable.
Forme cut postcards are a great way to advertise something as they are far more exciting to look at than a traditional rectangular shape. They are also more eye catching than paying for advertising in someone else’s publication. Only a few extra steps are needed to progress electronic artwork to send to the printers for forme cutting. I designed this forme postcard in Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Indesign CS.
When you think of Vector design, one does not need to rely on Adobe Illustrator to trace the image. Using the trusted Adobe Photoshop, you can achieve the similar effect of a Vector Graphic by manipulating the Polygonal/Magnetic Lasso Tool and apply colour via using the Paint Bucket tool.
Friday, June 22, 2007
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