This is excellent work Brian - a really succinct and clear review. Perhaps you could elaborate a little on the 'zone system' technique to give some indications of how you would go about replicating this for your own work. I like the quote you've included but I'm wondering if you have thought about this in relationship to process and the his development of photographic techniques like the zone system? Would you agree that there are no rules?
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Kevin Ramser
Posted on 2014-10-07 18:26:45 -0400.
It's great that you used the assignment as an excuse to explore areas outside of the city. I think the two strongest photos are the one of the thistle and the one of the tree. In these two you got the exposure just right. The objects on the ground aren't too dark and the sky isn't blown out. They also (for me, at least) have the most impressive sense of depth. Isolating the thistle with a narrow depth of field places it in contrast to the expanse behind it, and the tree on top of the hill gives us a view of the surrounding landscape fading out into the distance. Both have a strong central composition, which I like very much. The photo from the top of the Cathedral has this same sense of depth, but the sky is a little blown out. You might consider fixing that in post-processing by darkening the areas around the edge of the frame so that our eyes are drawn to the bright center of the image at the horizon line. As a general rule (though certainly not always and everywhere) it's good to keep the edges slightly darker, even if in reality they are the brightest part in the picture plane. Great work!
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Tonya Sedgwick
Posted on 2014-10-09 07:42:58 -0400.
I think that the most compelling image you took here is of the hay rolls. There's a sense of motion because they're drifting off at angles, and their contrast (white over dark background) is also really striking.
This is excellent work Brian - a really succinct and clear review. Perhaps you could elaborate a little on the 'zone system' technique to give some indications of how you would go about replicating this for your own work. I like the quote you've included but I'm wondering if you have thought about this in relationship to process and the his development of photographic techniques like the zone system? Would you agree that there are no rules?
It's great that you used the assignment as an excuse to explore areas outside of the city. I think the two strongest photos are the one of the thistle and the one of the tree. In these two you got the exposure just right. The objects on the ground aren't too dark and the sky isn't blown out. They also (for me, at least) have the most impressive sense of depth. Isolating the thistle with a narrow depth of field places it in contrast to the expanse behind it, and the tree on top of the hill gives us a view of the surrounding landscape fading out into the distance. Both have a strong central composition, which I like very much. The photo from the top of the Cathedral has this same sense of depth, but the sky is a little blown out. You might consider fixing that in post-processing by darkening the areas around the edge of the frame so that our eyes are drawn to the bright center of the image at the horizon line. As a general rule (though certainly not always and everywhere) it's good to keep the edges slightly darker, even if in reality they are the brightest part in the picture plane. Great work!
I think that the most compelling image you took here is of the hay rolls. There's a sense of motion because they're drifting off at angles, and their contrast (white over dark background) is also really striking.
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