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Triangles in Photography and Cinema
You may not know that you subconsciously notice triangles in pictures, but you do. Maybe it goes back to our hunter-gatherer days when we’d look into the trees for food, or to make sure there wasn’t a hungry leopard ready to pounce. As you’ll notice, branches extending from the tree make a “V”, and the added shape of a squirrel, a bird, or even a leopard would easily turn it into a triangle. Or maybe we’re programmed to notice triangles because of hills and valleys? At the bottom of most valleys lies water in the form of a stream, river, or lake. Not only do we need water to live, but many animals gather near the streams because they also need water to live… Or maybe none of the above is correct? … Read entire article »
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Photography’s Rule of Thirds
Ever wonder why your shots never seem to be as good as what you see in magazines? Or why one shot looks great, but another shot looks average? Here’s a simple way to bump your pictures up a notch: Use the rule of thirds. Both cinematography and photography use a simple rule, called the rule of thirds, to get great shots. It’s simple, make a tic-tac-toe grid on your screen (if your camera doesn’t have one built-in, then just imagine the grid). Now line up the subject with the grids lines. The subject should have a different tone or color (ie, dark vs light, green vs red, dark green vs light green, etc), so as to help in the separation. But don’t think about that, because your subject is most likely … Read entire article »
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A day with the Canon T2i: My First Thoughts
I went to a cousin’s 40th birthday party the other day, and lo-and-behold, one of my aunts shows up with her new Canon T2i. Even more, she didn’t know how to use it effectively and asked me to do all the birthday shooting with it (as well as give her a few pointers). Since this was my first time using the T2i, I’ll share my thoughts: 1) The camera feels much less robust that the Canon 7D or 5D. It’s not that it feels flimsy, it just doesn’t feel as solid when compared to the others. 2) It’s much smaller than the others. It’s so much smaller that I was shocked to find out it was the Canon T2i and not some less expensive EOS. Not bad if you have to carry … Read entire article »
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Highlight Tone Priority in the Canon 7D
Shooting video with the Canon 7D? And don’t know where to turn, when trying to figure out if you need Highlight Tone Priority on of off? Then I have your answer: Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »
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