In this post, I discuss many of the thought processes that I use when composing my photographs, with lots of real-world example images.
Contemplative Composition in Photography (Podcast 636)
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Shigakougen Blue-Green Landscape Travelogue (Podcast 481)
I recently visited the Shigakougen or Shiga Highlands in Nagano here in Japan, as part of my trip to test the Canon EOS 5Ds R, and one of my main goals was to capture the blue-green summer foliage, so today we're going to walk through three separate shoots on June 22,...
Craft & VIsion’s Quarterly Magazine PHOTOGRAPH Issue #3 is Out!
Craft & Vision have just released Issue 3 of PHOTOGRAPH - A Digital Quarterly Magazine for Creative Photographers, and as usual, it is packed with incredible photography related information and inspiring images. There are portfolios and Q+As from: Hengki...
Podcast 222 : Making Pictures
On November 28, I visited one of my favourite parks here in Tokyo, Jindai Botanical Gardens, to shoot the beautiful autumn color that they have as a result of some strategically planted Japanese maple or Kaede trees. While I was shooting the below scene, I realized...
Podcast 217 : Photography Fundamentals for the Beginner – Part 2
last week we started this two part series to update a 5 year old forum post on the fundamentals of photography, which was revived by Chua Kim You, from Montreal, Canada. Thanks again Chua for reviving that thread, and I hope you are enjoying these Podcasts. If you are...
Composition – Repeating Patterns (Podcast 22)
Welcome to Episode 22 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. Today I’m going to discuss a simple but often effective compositional technique of including repeating patterns in your images. I also have a few real-world examples for you. Note too that there have been...
Composition – Include an Accent (Podcast 16)
Welcome to episode 16 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. This week, I’m going to talk about including an accent or a little something extra in your shots. Before we start though, I want to thank all of those that got involved in the discussion on the forum...