Blowout
Not something we’d want on a road trip but maybe something we can use creatively in our photos. Blowout is when parts of our photo are totally overexposed. The pixels …
Light
Thinking in “Stops”
When it comes to exposing my photos, I think in “stops.” Half stops, full stops, multiple stops, traffic stops, bus stops. No wait, scratch those last two. I’m not sure …
Effect of Color Sliders on B&W Photos
Before digital processing, filters were screwed onto to our lenses to modify the light. For black and white photography the most popular filters are red, green, blue, orange and yellow. …
Building Light
There is no end to the variability of light. Over the course of a day I popped a few shots of the TD Bank on Bridge Street in Frenchtown from …
Winter Light in B&W Project
Our latest project, Winter Light in B&W, is all about seeing light and creating images that celebrate it. Winter light is wonderful. The low angle of the sun creates a …
DISCOVERY
I find when I am out getting photos for our Photography Group projects it is as much about exploring as the photos themselves. I spent part of the past weekend …
IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT FOCUS
I like the parallels between focusing light and focusing attention. When we look at something we focus our eyes. We flex our ciliary muscles to change the length and curvature …
“QUOTES ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY”
A fellow photographer recently posted this on the Photographers Group Facebook page and I thoroughy enjoyed reading it. I asked where it came from and was told from another photographer …
2020
I knew 2020 would be a tumultuous year but I thought it would be about the presidential campaigns. Now they seem tame and mild compared to what we are experiencing. …
PROJECT Q
The Photographers Group is a project-oriented group. When we do a project, we create a collective body of work. Much of what we do is documentary in nature. We create …