Chaco Canyon was a center of Ancesteral Puebloan culture between 850 and 1250. Because of its historical significance, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site called Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Here is a view entering the park in the late afternoon.
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We have been looking for a way to make our fine-art photographs more affordable and easier to sell from our Website. After reading an article by Brooks Jensen, we realized that one way to showcase our photos was to make a photographic folio for several of our collections of fine art photos. Continue reading “Making a Photographic Folio to Showcase your Photos”
Perhaps it goes without saying, but all the rules in this series need to be applied with intelligence and sensitivity. Use them where they fit. Adapt them to your purposes and situations. Creatively interpret them. If in doubt, test them and find alternative approaches. Here’s a quick recap of our trite-but-true advice: Continue reading “Trite but True Bonus: Don’t blindly follow any rule more than 85% of the time”
For years I heard portrait photographers recommend getting closer to the subject. I read Robert Capa’s advice: “If your picture isn’t good, get closer.” I noticed that great outdoor photographers like John Shaw and Bruce Dale applied this principle in many of their best works. Filling the frame with the subject helps it dominate competing objects, reveals intimate textures and details, and simplifies the composition. Continue reading “Trite but True #12: Get closer”
Taking great photographs is exciting, Time is limited. You are in a hurry. Adrenaline is flowing. Click, click, click, click, click. On to the next location! After a while I noticed a pattern: The best sunsets were the ones that occurred as I was packing up my gear-or worse, the ones I glimpsed in my rear-view mirror. Continue reading “Trite but True #11: Be patient”
The term “decisive moment” is most often associated with Henri Cartier-Bresson, the patron saint of street photography. It refers to capturing that instant that characterizes a scene or an activity. Continue reading “Trite but True #10: Capture the decisive moment”
