The Original Isn’t Always Right – Perception and Memory

There is a common misconception among photographers that the colour and density of photographs they receive back from the lab is correct. Most folks are more concerned with whether the subject or scene pictured is rendered in line with the way they remembered it, than with a more objective observation of the print. So as [...]

Portrait Photography – Objectives and Outcomes

The word photography comes from Ancient Greek and translates literally as light writing. And that’s what we do as creative photographers: we right with light. How many poor photographs do we produce? One of the reasons they are unsuccessful is that they lack a sense of light. It’s like trying to paint a picture without [...]