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Award Winning New England Fine Art Photography by Greater Boston photographer Juergen Roth. This photo blog provides photo tips, stories behind photography images, and plenty of inspiration.
Dec 24, 2013
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!
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Dec 23, 2013
Dec 22, 2013
Photography Image of the Week - Boston Faneuil Hall
Starting today and the week of 23 December 2013 this skyline fine art photography picture from my Cityscape Photography Art Gallery selection, available as art photo print, acrylic and metal prints or on canvas, is on sale.
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Dec 20, 2013
Photo Tip - Using Color Contrast to our Photographic Advantage
Using color contrast by
implementing complimentary colors into a composition is one sure shot in
improving our photography pictures and make them stand out more. High contrast is implied by placing
2 distinct colors that are very different from each other in the
photograph. In example, the prime color might be red while the complimentary color is green; blue and orange or yellow and purple are other examples.
Next time you are out and about in the great outdoors shooting landscapes or macros look for complimentary colors in nature and compose your image around them – see and share what you get!
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Dec 19, 2013
Dec 18, 2013
You don't take a photograph, you make it. ~ Ansel Adams
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Dec 17, 2013
Landscape Photography Tip
Landscape Photography Tip: Include interesting foreground subjects that lead the viewer in the picture, i.e. rocks, foliage, grass, reflections.
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Dec 16, 2013
41 Photography Quotes
“Photography is simply a function of noticing things.” ~ Elliott
Erwitt
”Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.” ~ Diane Arbus
”Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.” ~ Diane Arbus
“Pictures you have taken have an influence on those that
you are going to make. That’s life!” ~ John Sexton
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a
moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” ~ Karl Lagerfeld
“Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” ~ Ansel Adams
“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ~ Eudor Welty
“If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.” ~ Linda McCartney
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” ~ Ansel Adams
“A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million
eggs in order that one may reach maturity.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
“Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop.” ~ Usman B.
Asif
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” ~ Henri
Cratier-Bresson
“Which of my photographs is my
favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.” ~ Imogen Cunningham
“Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe
photographs.” ~ Ansel Admas
“I didn't want to tell the tree or weed what it
was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning
in nature.” ~ Wynn Bullock
“The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ~
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
“To consult the rules of composition before making a
picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a
walk.” ~ Edward Weston
“Of course it’s all luck.” ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
“It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his
or her best pictures were the ones that were hardest to get.” ~ Timothy Allen
“I don’t get wrapped up in technique and the like.” ~ Fay
Godwin
“Art is what we call...the thing an artist does. It's not
the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it.
What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the
resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making;
Something risky, something human. Art is not in the ... eye of the beholder.
It's in the soul of the artist.” ~ Set Godin
“Everywhere I look and most of the time I look, I see
photographs.” ~ Bert Hardy
“I always thought good photos
were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it just isn’t that good.” ~ Anonymous
“I like form and shape and strength in pictures.” ~ Herb
Ritts
“It's weird that photographers spend years or even a
whole lifetime, trying to capture moments that added together, don't even
amount to a couple of hours.” ~ James Lalropui Keivom
“The best images are the ones that retain their strength
and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.”
~ Anne Geddes
“Photography helps people to see.” ~ Berenice Abbott
“Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I
assume that it isn't a very interesting photograph. If it were, they
would have more to say.” ~ Anonymous
”Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the
‘ah-ha’.” ~ Ernst Haas
”Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.” ~ Henri
Cartier-Bresson
“I am forever chasing light. Light turns the ordinary
into the magical.” ~ Trent Parke
“I love photographing. It’s that simple.” ~ Stuart
Franklin
“The painter constructs, the photographer discloses.” ~
Susan Sontag
“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the
photographer and often the supreme disappointment.” ~ Ansel Adams
“Photography is the only language that can be understood
anywhere in the world.” ~ Bruno Barbey
“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it
becomes more real than reality.” ~ Alfred Stieglitz
“I fell in love with taking pictures, with wandering
around finding things. To me it feels like a kind of performance. The picture
is a document of that performance.” ~ Alec Soth
“No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay
alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad assignments, bad days, bad
clients, snotty subjects, obnoxious handlers, wigged-out art directors,
technical disasters, failures of the mind, body, and will, all the shouldas,
couldas, and wouldas that befuddle our brains and creep into our dreams, always
remember to make room to shoot what you love. It’s the only way to keep your
heart beating as a photographer.” ~ Joe McNally
“Success is what happens when 10,000 hours of preparation
meet with one moment of opportunity.” ~ Anonymous
“ Beauty can be seen in all
things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the
photograph. “ ~ Matt Hardy
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about
finding something interesting in an ordinary place … I’ve found it has little
to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
~ Elliot Erwitt
“Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and
mind are the true lens of the camera.” ~ Yousuf Karsh
“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only
good photographs.” ~ Ansel Adams
Dec 15, 2013
Photo of the Week ~ The Last Hurrah
Every week I choose one of my favorite photographs from my Fine Art landscape, seascape, cityscape, flower, abstract and macro photography collection and offer it throughout that week at a discounted rate. This week's photo artwork of the week on sale is "The Last Hurrah", showing autumn leaf macro photography off the beaten path of the Kancamagus Highway in fall 2013.
Starting today and the week of 19 December 2013 this leaf fine art photography picture from my New England Gallery selection, available as art photo print, acrylic and metal prints or on canvas, is on sale.
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Dec 5, 2013
5 Fog Photo Tips for better Outdoor Photography
Photo Tip #1: The camera meter is easily tricked by fog. Metering without compensation will underexpose the fog photography picture. Therefore we have to adjust the exposure. A good ballpark number is +1 stop and exposure bracket at ½ or 1/3 stops.
Photo Tip #2:
The autofocus system of your camera has a hard time finding a focus point
in foggy conditions. Switch to manual focus instead and use the magnifying
feature, properly adjusting the focus and pinpoint it on the spot.
Photo Tip #3:
Incorporating foreground features in our compositions will make for better and
more interesting photography images. Ensure your elements in front of your lens
are in focus; those elements will become your main subjects while the rest of
the composition disappears into the foggy scenery.
Photo Tip #4:
Avoid camera shake by using a tripod. One also might increase the ISO setting
to increase shutter speeds for a better chance of a quality image when hand-holding
the camera.
Photo Tip #5:
Routinely check your lens for water droplets or condensation – keep the gear
dry; those droplets do not make for a better photograph.
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Dec 4, 2013
Photo Tip Wednesday - Floral Photography Tips
Flower Photo Tip: Use
dark backdrops in your photo studio or on location to isolate the colorful blossom and stir all attention to it. A black background makes for exceptional flower fine art photography allowing floral blossoms to pop in a vibrant color burst in front of the viewer.
More Photography Flower Inspiration:
Flower Fine Art Photography Video
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More Photography Flower Inspiration:
Flower Fine Art Photography Video
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Dec 3, 2013
Martha's Vineyard Photography Highlights not to be Missed
Martha’s Vineyard is a 45 minute ferry ride from Woods Whole on Cape Cod. It’s a New England gem of an island for summer vacationers. For
photographers it provides ample opportunities to be discovered and photographed
throughout the year. The best times to visit are spring, summer and fall. In
terms of camera gear one will need a wide angle lens for scenic photography images;
a long telezoom lens for more intimate landscape, floral and wildlife
photographs. If you like to photograph flowers or critters up close don’t
forget to pack your macro lens. A solid tripod for High Quality Photography
images, Split ND Filter and a Polarizing Filter round up the gear essentials
for a successful photo tour to the Vineyards. In addition a neutral density filter reducing the light by 8 or 10 stops will allow for really long exposures photography with Silky Water Effects.
Photography highlights on Martha’s Vineyards are the
Gingerbread Houses where you step back in time. The colorful Victorian houses
make for excellent photos and are located in Oak Buff. Edgartown offers a
quaint harbor and the picturesque town lures visitors with great shopping and restaurants.
Edgartown lighthouse is a short walk from the harbor in a beautiful setting.
Gay Head Light above the 150 foot tall Clay Cliffs of Aquinnah is one of the
most scenic Lighthouses of New England. Sunset will yield your best photo
results.
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