Category: Photos

Photo Editing and Challenge 2

For this challenge, I decided to walk around the small town in which I live for most of the images. A few are snapshots from my small corner of town.

For photo editing, I used PhotoScape X – Free Photo Editor for Mac and Windows 10, a versatile and easy tool to use that has a wide array of adjustments, and other filters such as Film and Old Photos that can give it an artistic twist.

PERSPECTIVES: Having different perspectives really can make a difference in how one views the world, and in photography as well. This same statue near our local Farmer’s Market was photographed at multiple angles, and below are the 3 I selected as my favorites. The one with the most interesting would probably be Perspective 2 if I had to choose, but I also like Perspective 1 as well. They are very different angles and backgrounds.

EXTREME ANGLES: In my little corner of town, there is a colony of Mediterranean geckos, literally living in my yard. I had no idea they were even around this part of eastern NC, but since I have discovered them, I have learned a lot about them. They are nocturnal, and one of our nightly rituals is to go out and see how many we can find with a flashlight. This little inch and a half fella, who we have named “Munchkin,” was hanging out on the driveway. When we chased him around a little, he decided to take a reprieve under the car, and that is where this photo was taken.

concrete with baby gecko
Extreme Low Angle of Baby Gecko under Car

MACRO: I have a small patio with beautiful roses. This image was taken early in the morning with dew still on the roses.

red rose bud up close
Macro Image of Rosebud

GOLDEN HOUR: This image was taken late evening downtown at Queen Street Methodist Church and is of the bell tower that we can hear ringing in the afternoons. It is one of the more famous landmarks in Downtown Kinston.

brick church bell tower
Golden Hour Church Steeple

PRODUCT PHOTO: I decided to take a photo for this group of 3 small artificial greenery planters. I chose a neat and clean background with bright illumination to spotlight the planters.

3 small greenery pots on table
Product Photo

Photo Composition Techniques Challenge 1

Taking a quiet walk around a school allows one to see the campus from a different perspective. The pictures below are taken with 5 different composition techniques.

Point of View, Rule of Odds and Thirds, and Framing are shown in different examples. An additional technique that is one of my favorites is black and white imagery. The photo I selected to demonstrate that technique was a mask on the sidewalk, and it created a good contrast between light and dark.

One of my favorite resources from a Canon workshop I attended a few years ago is a workbook called “EOS Discovery Day-Basic: Essential Functions of Your EOS Camera.” I reference quite often, and unfortunately due to COVID-19, workshops are not offered in person as frequently as they were when I attended. I did find an article on black and white photography technique, “Make the Transition to Black and White Digital Photography,” on their website. There are a lot of other great articles that are worth exploring.