critique: colors a bit too harsh, motion blur not intentional enough, can consider using more iconic color duo

(Neon version) I will create a series of portraits of my brother using neon lighting to show the duality of his personality: his serious nature as well as his jokester qualities. I want to use color and light to build a portrait of his overall character. I will do so with sharp saturated colors. Cool […]

practiced: harsh natural lighting, emotions, point of focus pictures I like:   Pictures I dislike: image not focused on the close eye – create closeup angle + emotions but the camera wasn’t cooperating subject not in frame – if it was even just half of her face would be better. also random light in the […]

Bokeh: the out of focus, “blurry” parts of the image as rendered by the camera Takashi Kitajima is a Japanese photographer who take cityscape images, utilizing bokeh with Tokyo’s bright lights.   Increasing the blur of a photo can be as easy as adjusting the lens to be out of focus, but this creates blur […]

This is an illustration by dino_illu on instagram. Immediately looking at the image, your eyes are drawn to the character’s eyes, then hair, the rest of body. This is due to the amount of detail in the image. Dino rendered the character’s face and hair in more detail than the dress. Dino also uses light […]

My original statement of intent was to experiment using blur in photos. I tried a couple at the start, but in the end focused more on the color element from Ernst Haas. Man with a coffee cup original image cropped tests I cropped two different versions using two different techniques. The wider shot utilizes the […]

The Ever Flowing Hutongs Beijing has had a rich history. From first being established in the Zhou Dynasty till now, the marks of history have not faded. The 胡同Hutongs, with it’s 四合院siheyuan, and distinctive architectural style remain a symbol of Beijing’s rich history. The concept/story I want to tell with my photographs is… I want […]