Photography – richardfigures.com https://richardfigures.com Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:32:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.12 https://richardfigures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-logo1-1-32x32.png Photography – richardfigures.com https://richardfigures.com 32 32 Becoming a Photo as Art Through the Prism of the Transformation of the Worldview of Man https://richardfigures.com/becoming-photo-art-prism-transformation-worldview-man/ https://richardfigures.com/becoming-photo-art-prism-transformation-worldview-man/#respond Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:32:26 +0000 http://richardfigures.com/?p=518 Early 20th century. is a turning point in the life of the entire European community. At this time, it is necessary to change not only the way of life of people, but also personal perception and world outlook. Through the prism of the formation of photographic art, we see a change in interests and values […]

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Early 20th century. is a turning point in the life of the entire European community. At this time, it is necessary to change not only the way of life of people, but also personal perception and world outlook. Through the prism of the formation of photographic art, we see a change in interests and values established during a particular historical time.

The development of science and technology, the inquisitiveness of human thought, as well as the need for humanity in a simple, accessible and guaranteeing the necessary accuracy of the method of obtaining images gave the base on which photography arose. Photography, as a new way of obtaining images, took an outstanding place among scientific discoveries and inventions of the mid-19th century. And already at the beginning of the XX century. The time of blossoming of the art of photography takes place, covering the whole of Europe and the USA.

The birth of photography has a long history, which began with the invention of “light painting” (from the French photographie) by J. Niepce and L. Daguerre in January 1839. The name “light-writing” fully corresponded to the essence of the process: light rays penetrated a special chamber through a lens, on the hypersensitive layer, in which, under their influence, changes occurred leading to the formation of an image. It really, as it were, “was written with light.” Later, the process discovered by Niepce and Daguerre was fixed by the Englishman W. Talbot, who in August 1839 received the first image in a camera obscura.

At first, people did not dare to consider the first pictures for a long time. They “robs before the clarity of the depicted and believed that the faces in the pictures are able to look at the viewer themselves.” Such was the staggering effect of the unusual distinctness and vitality of the first daguerreotypes on everyone. This suggests that the majority of the population of Europe was not ready to perceive themselves and other people from outside. The photograph at the beginning of its existence was an unusual and unnatural area for ordinary people. The first shots were shocked by the rare similarity of the photographed person with his image on the photo. Before that, no portrait painter achieved such a similarity. Moreover, the author of the photo seemed to be eliminated and did not impose his own vision of the image on the audience. In addition, people in the photographic process were actively involved in ordinary, not having exceptional merit or expressed features. This attitude to the image was perceived from both aesthetic and worldview positions as a perception revolution.

At the dawn of its development, the photo surprised and forced to respect itself for authenticity and accurate fixation of the smallest details. Therefore, the most important property of the photo was the authenticity of the sealed events. Thanks to this, the society’s unshakable confidence in the authenticity of the image shown in the picture arises. But the fact that at the beginning of the journey seemed an advantage, with the passage of time will begin to be overcome as a defect. Photography will seek to take advantage of the arsenal of art, and itself to become a continuation of the traditions of elegance.

In the early period of photography, the object and technique exactly matched each other, while in the last period of decadence they dispersed. Soon the development of optics created the possibility of overcoming the shadow and creating mirror reflections. Influenced by the ideals of Belle Époque in the Art Nouveau style, the twilight tone, interrupted by artificial reflections, first appeared and became fashionable. However, in spite of the twilight illumination, the tense posture, whose immobility betrayed the impotence of people in the face of technological progress, was becoming increasingly clear. There is a photograph of A. Schopenhauer, on which the great philosopher literally presses himself into the armchair, as if experiencing fear of the lens.

For most people of the beginning of the last century, photography was a means of preserving and fixing the appearance, rather than a source of aesthetic pleasure.

Thus, despite the achievements of photography, for a long time it did not recognize the right to aesthetic value. Artists and art historians of the XIX century. considered light painting as a mechanical copy of reality, capable of being only a surrogate of painting. In order to somehow overcome the callousness of the technical means – the camera, many photographers of the past spent a lot of effort and imagination, creating a picture that is inadequate to the fixed nature. They widely used editing and printing from several negatives, conjured with a brush in hand over the finish of the print, composed and staged, like theater directors, scenes on mythological subjects.

From the point of view of the German philosopher and cultural theorist V. Benjamin, for the first decade of the emergence of photography, its formation and popularization is necessary, and in all subsequent – industrialization and mass development.

With the emergence of concern about the spread of mass art, the endless reproduction of the same products, there are disputes about the replicability of photographs.

Due to technical progress, the process of making pictures has become much simpler, the uniqueness of the photo as such has disappeared, as now an unlimited number of copies can be obtained from one negative. Noteworthy, and this trend: the wider the photo spread, the more there were willing to use it not for aesthetic, but for commercial purposes. A clear example of this is advertising. In the middle of the XIX century. traders begin to apply the photo in the production of business cards, advertising brochures and posters. Over time, the attitude towards photography began to change.

In the 20th century, when the technique was sufficiently improved, the first sensitive photographic materials and convenient cameras appeared, the photograph evolved from a technical curiosity into one of the types of fine art, related painting, but different from it.

Numerous photographic societies, organized in the late XIX – early XX century. large English, French and Russian photographers, led the struggle for photography. On the initiative of photographic societies, exhibitions devoted to photography were organized, the first photographic magazines were published.

Since the 20-ies. In the last century, photo exhibitions are increasingly organized, where photographers display their works as artists exhibiting their paintings. There is a special term – photography.

The term “photoart” cannot be applied to every photo and photographer, because it is the art of creating an artistic photograph.

Art photography differs in that it seeks not only to copy material, correctly reflect the reality, but, first of all, express their opinion on any topic. This property of photography in our time is especially actual. Photo is not only an exponent of a certain idea, but also a general perception of the world, inherent in its author. Since the beginning of the XXI century. anyone has the opportunity to make “instant” digital photos and thereby express their creative ideas and needs. Already a man of the XX century. there was no fear of photography, on the contrary, it was a fashionable family and portrait photography. In the representatives of the XXI century, photography is a universal means of fixing the moment of reality for demonstrating to society the seen object, which seemed interesting to the photographer. With the widespread introduction of digital technologies in a person’s life, people’s attitude to technology is changing. In the “digit” it is easier to work: to correct lighting deficiencies, to change the background, to approximate or delete the photographed object. These days it’s easy to make a photo. Modern cameras do not require almost any settings.

Photography always claimed the place of a work of art. XX century made this intention a reality. In the modern world of the domination of high technologies, the artistic value of photo art is of particular importance, the authentic works of which are distinguished not so much by the quality of the image as by the author’s deep line and high artistic taste.

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Postmodernist barrier. What prevents us from understanding modern photography? https://richardfigures.com/postmodernist-barrier-prevents-us-understanding-modern-photography/ https://richardfigures.com/postmodernist-barrier-prevents-us-understanding-modern-photography/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 19:19:45 +0000 http://richardfigures.com/?p=492 Today we will talk about what prevents us, photographers and viewers, brought up in the classical tradition, to understand the work of modern photographers. The so-called postmodernist barrier is to blame for this. Let’s look at what it is and how to defeat it together. The postmodern barrier is a misunderstanding that arises when trying […]

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Today we will talk about what prevents us, photographers and viewers, brought up in the classical tradition, to understand the work of modern photographers. The so-called postmodernist barrier is to blame for this. Let’s look at what it is and how to defeat it together.

The postmodern barrier is a misunderstanding that arises when trying to analyze contemporary (postmodern) works of art, with the help of tools for analyzing classical and modern art. In other words, it’s easier when you try to measure a mass with a ruler or find out the temperature on the street with a magnifying glass – a situation where the means by which we are trying to understand something for this do not work!

To begin with, let’s figure out how one thing differs from another: that is, postmodern art from the modernist? Although I’m sure you know this perfectly well without me, but just in case, I’ll briefly recall.

Modernism (Modern Art) – a direction in the art of 1860-1970. Not to be confused with modernity (Art Nouveau). Modernism accepts the basic values of traditional art, but is engaged in the renewal of artistic means in solving the same eternal tasks of art. In this sense, it is also a traditional art, engaged in the search for a new language to describe the same thing as before. That is, it is a revolution within the tradition of art, but not against it. The most striking modernist trends in painting: Impressionism, Expressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism. In the literature: existentialism, a lost generation. In the photo: Adams, Zander, Man Ray, Mohoy-Nagy, Rodchenko, Bresson, Duano, Brassay, Capa, Erwit, Arbus, Penn.

This is an example of modern, but still gravitating towards the modernist aesthetics of photographs. Forty-year-old Thomas Ruff began to shoot this series in 1987. Photos are artistic, harmoniously chosen colors of clothes, background color and the general color scale. Emotions, foreshortening help us understand the characters and thoughts of people in each photo. Each photo is individual and beautiful in its own way. Although the photos are fairly simple – it’s pure modernist aesthetics. We can say that this is a photo story in portraits, where each photo illustrates the author’s idea.

Postmodern Art – the direction in the art of 1970-1990’s and nowadays. This is not a genre, not a style and not a school. This is the situation “after modernism”. It is not customary to talk about genre canons or features of the style of postmodernism. The artist-postmodernist is similar to the child who received the inheritance, but its evaluation criteria radically differ from the value system of the former owners. Modern art is the second name of postmodern art.

And this is an example of postmodern photography: a dry conceptual picture, devoid of any claims to artistry; the author uses the language borrowed from the applied photograph on the passport. In addition, this is a typology and one photo is not clear – the meaning appears only when we look at the whole project. Thomas Ruff needed 3 years of shooting to make such a magical qualitative transformation not only in his works, but in photography in general!

So, when we look at the work of modern photographers, we should not use the same evaluation criteria as for the works of modern photographers. That is Jürgen Teller and Henri Cartier-Bresson for different shoot. The prerequisites, goals, tasks and, in general, the artistic context of these works will be completely different. Look at these works from different points of view. Let’s look at the main cultural settings and try to figure out what the differences are.

Piece of art

Modernism: A work of art is a virtuously executed object, one work as a complete whole. The work of the artist is skill. Work with the visual, with the concept of beauty, causing aesthetic pleasure. Beautifully “modern” – this is when it is difficult to do. The search for a perfect language, everything is always very qualitative and serious – everyone competes, who will paint more beautifully and make better. The photo is clear, beautiful, entertaining. The evaluation of a work of art is made from the point of view of its authorship, aesthetic and technical characteristics, uniqueness – for example, whether it was printed manually, whether the author’s print. Often the author acts by instinct, spontaneously, unconsciously. The author’s genius and inspiration are important. Here, knowledge in art is the knowledge of form. The task of art is to amaze with the quality of performance.

Postmodernism: A work of art is a thought. The artist’s work is an idea and an artistic gesture. The artist is no longer a producer of objects, but a researcher who wants a deeper conversation than just a skill and skill. He often selects, combines, transfers or places in a new place. Refusal of craft – a work can be produced not by the author himself, since it does not matter who produced, it is important what an artistic gesture. A work is an infinite text, a citation, an intellect, you graze. It no longer works with the concept of beauty. Only a series is perceived as a work. Modern art is not connected with the concepts of genius, inspiration and skill. The artist always knows what he is doing. This is the art of the practice of managers, where great attention is paid to knowledge of the context. Knowledge in art is the knowledge of philosophy, science, sociology. All this is now woven into art. Art is what carries thought. The work is a source of discomfort.

Author of the work

Modernism: The triumph of the genius of the author. The author is a hero, a strong personality. He strives for the perfection of language. He changes the world for the better, every day from 9:00 performing feats. What the viewer sees is identical to what the artist painted. According to the classical paradigm, the viewer does not influence the work of art and, as a consequence, is not a part of it.

Postmodernism: The author’s death – there is no author’s merit in the work. The author’s function is now a derivative of the text, artistic and life context. The perception of the artist and the viewer may not coincide. The artist’s task is to create an environment in which the viewer would feel himself involved in creating a work of art. The viewer transforms the original text in his perception in such a way that, as a result of deconstruction, he ceases to be an identity to the original and becomes not the author’s text, but the text of the reader. The viewer is a full-fledged creator of the work along with the author.

Author’s style

Modernism: The author for his life develops the author’s style, in which everything is reconciled, correct and understandable to the viewer. Often works only in one genre: landscape, portrait, etc. and never mixes them up.

Postmodernism: The rejection of the recognized technique and style. The new project is a new language. Hybridization is a mixture of heat within a project. Overcoming various kinds of boundaries and conventions: genre, cultural, worldview. Going beyond the binary logic is good-bad, right-wrong.

Presentation

Modernism: A work is a separate, expertly executed work. Each photo individually is beautiful! Works of art should be exhibited in museums and galleries, that is, in special places of honor created for this purpose, should be decorated and exhibited accordingly: for the photo – frame, passepartout, glass, linear hanging.

Postmodernism: The work is a series. It’s hard to get a picture with one photo, it all works only in a series. The work is often extracted from the natural context and placed in a context unusual for it, acquiring a new sound. That eats to exhibit works of art can now be anywhere: at stations, in the woods, in a store… in completely uncharacteristic for exhibitions. Decorated can be as advertising, printed on newsprint and pasted as posters, can be without a frame, a chaotic hanging of works of different sizes, etc.

Nuances of photography

Modernism: Photography is an art with its own values. Photography – the art is beautiful and entertaining and, as a result, everyone understands. The photo is documentary, that is, it is truthful and objective. Observer Photographer. The distance between the author and the subject is enormous.

Postmodernism: Photography is just one of the media of contemporary art with which the artist works, along with painting, installation, video art, etc. The photos are not entertaining, they require text and explanations for interpretation. The myth about the objectivity of documentary photography is questioned. Photographer-participant. The reduced distance between the author and the object.

Well, now, I hope, you become a little clearer than the difference between the new photo from the old one, that is, the modern photo from the modernist, and it will be easier to understand the modern photo.

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A modern still life or a photo of the scraps? https://richardfigures.com/modern-still-life-photo-scraps/ https://richardfigures.com/modern-still-life-photo-scraps/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:43:19 +0000 http://richardfigures.com/?p=484 A well-known modern photographer and teacher Laura Letinsky films still lifes. The only thing that prevents ordinary viewers from happily rejoicing at its beautiful images is that the food in these photographs is underfed. Today, under the heading “Photography”, we’ll figure out why to shoot such still lifes and who’s undernourished on Laura Letinsky’s still […]

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A well-known modern photographer and teacher Laura Letinsky films still lifes. The only thing that prevents ordinary viewers from happily rejoicing at its beautiful images is that the food in these photographs is underfed. Today, under the heading “Photography”, we’ll figure out why to shoot such still lifes and who’s undernourished on Laura Letinsky’s still life?

All of you, of course, are familiar with the Dutch still life of the 17th century. You remember how everything is there – an abundance of products, like in the supermarket “ABC of Taste”, it all lies beautifully and, if properly hung on the wall, it certainly demonstrates the well-being of its owner. Everything is simple and understandable. It was not possible then to come to the talks on the driver and the gold watch. And he hung a still life on the wall: everyone understands everything at once – a secured person.

Now everything is different, and now it is strange to shoot a still life, to demonstrate its well-being. Therefore, modern artists and shoot still life for another – to explore the themes that are exciting them now.

Laura Letinsky is interested in the topic of withering. What remains when something ceases to be necessary? How we look at things, how we see things that go beyond the possibility of consumption. It can be said that not even the things themselves are being investigated, but the “awkward” situation itself into which things fall in our modern society.

You know, still life is an image of a dead nature. What you see in Laura Letinsky’s photographs is a super-still life, products that cease to be so. Finally died still life, retained its form, but lost its original meaning.

It should be noted that all this staged photography, shot on a large format camera. That is, all these small chalks of the detail in the pictures are neatly arranged by attentive Laura, each in its place. Before us is a beautiful revised still life, exploring what’s left after it’s over. And still in these still lifes frozen stories of personal relationships, which the attentive viewer can read and imagine, who is not enough food in the photographs of Laura Letinsky!

And now the question: Do you think that scraps can be considered art? Write your opinion in the comments.

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Internet Censorship https://richardfigures.com/internet-censorship/ https://richardfigures.com/internet-censorship/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:20:53 +0000 http://richardfigures.com/?p=460 Internet censorship could be concealment or your controller of everything viewed online, distributed, or even could be gotten to. Authorities or by private institutions might do it at the control of controllers government, or all actions. People and associations can be involved for religious or business reasons in control of oneself, to regulate to standards […]

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Internet censorship could be concealment or your controller of everything viewed online, distributed, or even could be gotten to. Authorities or by private institutions might do it at the control of controllers government, or all actions. People and associations can be involved for religious or business reasons in control of oneself, to regulate to standards or even outside of trepidation of outcomes. Becoming blue-penciled by the government that is local is really a confinement of web flexibility certainly, paralleling a viewpoint that is overall.

The straightforwardness by which means of a rest in its own security can influences a business depends upon its own advancement and its own development. This way, it is worth it to get the security matters. Data regarding an imperative or association advice of somebody is kept. This is made for its pros, yet should be authored so that the non-clients might be guaranteed. Once they come the dangers, do not violate the pros versus afterward amateurs.

This manner, more companies are currently creating arrangements. These procedures work to validate that a guideline to truly have the capacity is given by them. These rules are extended out to employ to data security and PC use. Regardless of the manner that there is an average of a strategy, which assists data’s security, contacting concerning the company, there is a demand for help. This is actually the method by the government to deliver statements of its kin and the others’ security by limiting access.

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The spirit of your pictures https://richardfigures.com/the-spirit-of-your-pictures/ https://richardfigures.com/the-spirit-of-your-pictures/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:31:26 +0000 http://66.228.43.110/?p=177 As it pertains to individual photography — what’s the distinction between a pointless overview, along with really a significant and unforgettable picture? The clear answer is straightforward: combine your spirit into your pictures. The issue with the majority of our photography is the fact that we appear beyond ourselves to create pictures. We search for […]

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As it pertains to individual photography — what’s the distinction between a pointless overview, along with really a significant and unforgettable picture?

The clear answer is straightforward: combine your spirit into your pictures.

The issue with the majority of our photography is the fact that we appear beyond ourselves to create pictures. We search for unique issues within the earth that are exterior.

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The planet travels, to visit locations where nobody went to fully capture hidden issues. We (mistakenly) genuinely believe that shooting the unique is why is a fascinating, significant, and unforgettable picture.

Instead, what certainly makes there is a picture embedding your spirit into your picture-producing procedure.

What would you observe inside your pictures?

You will find billions of pictures available. Why is your photography distinctive and various?

May they feeling who you’re like an individual whenever your audience discusses your picture? May they obtain a feeling of one’s spirit?

Have you been the only real individual who might have captured a picture that is particular, the way in which that you simply did?

Just how to combine your spirit into your pictures

Here are a few guidelines I’d provide you with if you wish to combine your spirit into your pictures:

  1. Take from your own stomach

Follow your stomach while you’re on the roads or shooting wherever. Don’t over-evaluate when you’re hitting.

Follow your instinct. Simply click if you discover anything fascinating for your attention. Determine how to proceed together with your pictures afterward.

The key reason is basically because you’re usually in shooting what’s significant for you just interested.

It claims anything about you consequently if you photograph what’s significant to you. It claims anything about your lifetime encounters, your globe-viewpoint, as well as your spirit.

  1. Add your personal spin

Anybody could make an image of the structure. In the event that you did visit with London, and also you desired to add your spirit right into a picture associated with the how would you place your personal spin on it? How might you photograph it only a little differently, that nobody else (however, you) might photograph?

Does which means that placing yourself within the picture, and creating a self-portrait of oneself? Or position or maybe implementing another viewpoint which signifies the manner in which it is viewed by you?

Everything has been captured before — however, it all hangs how you include your personal take, your personal whirl, your personal 2 pennies.

  1. Allow it to be individual

Finally, attempt to create your pictures, individual. Don’t picture the exterior and unique world. Attempt to photograph these in your area.

Picture your family members. Picture oneself. Picture your co-workers. Picture people inside your community.

Photography must certainly be a trip of self-discovery, and pursuit.

Don’t create others to please. Instead, create oneself to please. Create pictures to comprehend just how you begin to see the globe, and who you’re, why you’re.

Acquire internal- ‘know and reality thyself’ during your photography.

I’ve excellent religion in you.

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5 gifted photographers you should know https://richardfigures.com/5-gifted-photographers-you-should-know/ https://richardfigures.com/5-gifted-photographers-you-should-know/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:01:39 +0000 http://66.228.43.110/?p=184 Let’s talk about beauty? Today we want to show you a portfolio of five photographers who have every reason to call himself not just professionals, but true artists. The picture can be understood and interpreted in different ways, but all great pictures have one thing in common: they surprise and interest to what is depicted […]

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Let’s talk about beauty? Today we want to show you a portfolio of five photographers who have every reason to call himself not just professionals, but true artists.

The picture can be understood and interpreted in different ways, but all great pictures have one thing in common: they surprise and interest to what is depicted in the picture. If you view our proposed work, make sure that they are. But there is another similarity: the websites of each of these five photographers made on the Wix platform. Apparently, they not only know how to use a camera, but also well versed in web design. I must admit, a very useful skill these days.

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Edgar Hempen

Edgar Hempen of Oldenburg on landscapes. When you look at his pictures, it seems that you are in front of the monitor, and somewhere beside him. The site says that the next shooting will take place in Iceland and on Spitsbergen in the Arctic ocean, and we can’t wait to see what he will bring.

Marc Bow

Mark Bowe lives in Cape town (South Africa) and deals with the fact dreamed about since childhood. He photographs mainly cars and car racing, but you can not say that his creative interesting limited only to this. Mark is generally very unusual career, which was many things: a job with Nelson Mandela, and the arrest in Mozambique for illegal shooting.

Mike Palmer

The love of photography came to Mike Palmer at once. At first he worked in film and on television, and then decided to change the camera in the camera. Since then, the Toronto native travels around the world, engaged in commercial photo shoots landscapes and portraits.

Thai Pham Photography

Photographer tai Pam, who lives in Hanoi, is considered the most professional, who is not afraid to entrust the fashion or wedding photography. His work is incredible. He has outstanding vision and makes it so that ordinary scenes are transformed into elegant frames.

Vincent Besnault

Vincent has been in photography for over 25 years, but it is clear that this lesson he does not tired. His work is mainly about people, and he always takes different: funny, serious, playful, in General anything. Vincent is not limited to one direction, working for corporations, fashion magazines, loves portraits, landscapes and much, much more.

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10 practical tips for the promising photographer https://richardfigures.com/10-practical-tips-for-the-promising-photographer/ https://richardfigures.com/10-practical-tips-for-the-promising-photographer/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:47:06 +0000 http://66.228.43.110/?p=182 The ability to make cool pictures depends not so much on innate abilities, but from the time spent on theory and practice. In the beginning, you will feel that everything is unclear and difficult, but then when you see progress, tried not to wonder. Very well, if you have got senior colleagues to whom you […]

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The ability to make cool pictures depends not so much on innate abilities, but from the time spent on theory and practice. In the beginning, you will feel that everything is unclear and difficult, but then when you see progress, tried not to wonder.

Very well, if you have got senior colleagues to whom you can turn for support and assistance. But if not, don’t worry: we talked with friends by professional photographers and made a selection of practical tips especially for beginners. And our designers, meanwhile, drew a beautiful and cool photo templates for your future site. Now you have everything for a good start, so — in a good way!

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Always check camera settings

You can shoot a hundred frames and think they’re fine, and then suddenly discover that the shutter speed was too slow, mode — wrong, ISO too high. So remember and record: before pressing the shutter button, check the settings and make sure they are correct.

Focus on the eyes

When you remove a portrait, try to keep the eye of man has always been in focus, because it is the most expressive part of his face, the notorious “mirror of the soul”. Will be able to catch a glance of the object and show its character — discover the perfect shot.

Get ready for the filming in advance

Pre-production is the most important part of the shooting process, especially if we are talking about commercial photography. For a good photo shoot, you need to find the right place to find out how to reach him, to see what light and color, what texture, if you need to grab the necessary equipment or decorations. The more you prepare the less unpredictable the outcome will be.

Look at the numbers

Don’t need to be a mathematical genius, but I must admit that without the numbers in the pictures are not enough. All key concepts: shutter speed, aperture, ISO numbers, so you need to understand how they are interrelated, and be ready to think quickly and to count.

Don’t just stand there

Remember: a good photographer should not stand rooted to the spot. Your task is to find the best angle, and this may need to bend, climb higher, get on the ground, run up closer, to move away, etc. The good physical form is everything!

Get familiar with the lighting

No light — no photography. If you want to make high-quality and sharp pictures, you need to understand what light is needed in a given situation: a natural or artificial, diffused or direct. In order to make the right choice, we must know exactly what is behind all these terms.

Shoot with flash on the street

Beginners, this advice may seem strange, but if you shoot on the street, and the light is very bright, the flash will help you avoid deep and harsh shadows. In General, do not hesitate to include it go ahead!

Save often

You don’t want to go down in history as the man who forgot to make backups and eventually lost all your photos? No? So don’t forget to copy the archive with photos after each shoot and do not rely exclusively on external hard drive and cloud storage makes it more reliable.

The background is important

When you think about composition — don’t forget to pay attention to the background, because it is no less important than the subject. Blurred or sharp, smooth or textured — background can be anything if it fits in the frame and does not destroy.

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More practice

To learn from the experience — a wise decision, but noticeable progress will come only when you take in hands the camera and begin to practice. With the time you have and your style, and its technique, but for this, it is necessary not to be lazy and photograph everything — preferably from different angles and at different times of the day.

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How to make a professional photo for Instagram? https://richardfigures.com/how-to-make-a-professional-photo-for-instagram/ https://richardfigures.com/how-to-make-a-professional-photo-for-instagram/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2017 19:39:15 +0000 http://66.228.43.110/?p=180 In Instagram introduced business accounts companies can blogging and communicate with clients within the service. The main content in this social network — photos. How not to make an account in the slag and to learn to take pictures? Author learned the basics of photography, tried to photograph the guide and learn the secrets of […]

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In Instagram introduced business accounts companies can blogging and communicate with clients within the service. The main content in this social network — photos. How not to make an account in the slag and to learn to take pictures? Author learned the basics of photography, tried to photograph the guide and learn the secrets of mobile photography.

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Light rules

What you need to start before you take a photo.

Wipe your camera phone. There is nothing that will ruin the frame as the spot on the lens.

Set the maximum quality settings. Usually when uploading a photo is compressed. But the high resolution the edit.

Do not use a zoom. The smartphone has a digital zoom that magnifies the image but degrades the quality. It stretches the image. This is the same as to enlarge the image and cut out the junk. Professional cameras use optical zoom, which enlarges the image using the remote changing the aperture and focal length. So the quality does not deteriorate.

Turn off the effects and use HDR. Built-in effects photo better to do — it has created a special app to process the photo, to color correction and apply filters by adjusting their intensity. HDR technology, the range of brightness that exceeds the capabilities of standard tools. In fact, this technology combines several photos taken with different exposures. In the result, the pictures are more saturated.

The basics of composition

Use the rule of thirds

Rule of thirds — a simplified interpretation of the rules of the Golden section and one of the most simple rules that can be applied to mobile photography. The frame you need to divide diagonally and vertically into three equal parts, with what comes mesh. It is activated in the camera settings. The rule is that objects that are along the lines or at the intersections, visually perceived better. Place the important items in these places. If you want to visually distinguish the sky, then give it two or three horizontally.

If you use this rule, then the photo will become more dynamic and focused. However, it is not always necessary to use. When you want to show symmetry. Also don’t try to constantly keep a clear alignment along the lines of if you think a little neglect will make the picture more harmonious.

Follow the lines…

Horizontal and vertical lines structure the picture. Pay attention which is the start and where are the lines on the frame. The line that goes from the lower edge to opposite corner, looks at pictures effectively. Ensure the lines were straight. The same rule applies to the horizon line 😉

… and light

If we are to believe physics, then we photograph the light or see through him. So don’t forget him. The camera on a smartphone is not so technically advanced professional cameras, so you need to do yourself. Ensure that the light source was behind you or above you, but don’t forget about your shadow — it may be inappropriate if that’s not your idea. Personally, I love the bright Sunny weather and natural lighting: the photos are better and clearer. Do not be lazy to change position, if the light falls at the wrong angle.

Also, put the exposure at the point of light in the frame. I use automatic exposure. So just click on the brightest place on the screen to shoot in HDR mode and beautiful photography with clear skies and lines in your smartphone.

Take a lot of pictures

Don’t be afraid to fill the phone memory — pictures can always be deleted. At times pictures that made a difference a few seconds can vary significantly. This is especially true for cameras with automatic settings. You never know when you will succeed “this is the most”. Change the angle, the position of objects — experiment! Try taking pictures of different applications and choose what you like best.

You’ve learned the basics. The results of the experiment.

After I read online articles, watched various videos, beginning to understand something. And that’s what I did.

Left photo, which was shot on top, on the right — an old habit.

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Photos were shot on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro (16 megapixels) using Google Camera and processed in Snapster. Bonus found a course at the lab in image processing in this service. For Photoshop version CS5 the function of the “Frame” which helps to crop the image according to the rule of thirds and other laws.

The secrets of mobile photography the photographer told, which is shot exclusively on the iPhone.

“When you learn photography, start with the study of the construction of the frame and read books on the rules of composition. For me, the main parameters in the photo — the light and the subject. Taking pictures I learned by myself: read articles online, watched videos. And didn’t go to school in photo school. To make a cool photo, you need to walk a lot, explore the city and look for locations for future shoots. In towns and villages a lot of cool locations that no one noticed the photographer. You must find the place first. And are looking for new equipment and expensive lenses are the best camera the one you’re holding”.

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Criticism of your photos https://richardfigures.com/criticism-of-your-photos/ https://richardfigures.com/criticism-of-your-photos/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:07:50 +0000 http://66.228.43.110/?p=175 I’m the first ever to acknowledge that previously, many fudge ice-cream cones were given far too by me what others considered my artwork and me. Do we care? To begin with do we care a lot of what we are thought of by others? As people, all of US possess a wish to be cherished. […]

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I’m the first ever to acknowledge that previously, many fudge ice-cream cones were given far too by me what others considered my artwork and me.

  1. Do we care?

To begin with do we care a lot of what we are thought of by others?

As people, all of US possess a wish to be cherished. To become valued.

From the team, if we were cultural outcasts, we’re able to have now been started previously. We’re able to have deprived to demise, or got murdered. Luckily in a globe that is today’s, the situation is noted by that.

However, this abnormal anxiety about judgment interpersonal ridicule, and contempt nevertheless makes us a servant. We’re a servant towards others’ views. We care more by what we are thought about by others; in the place of what we consider ourselves.

  1. About what others consider our photography, do we care?

To continue do we care what others think about our photography?

Since it is our enthusiasm the majority of us create pictures. Since it is loved by us. The term ‘amateur’ indicates Latin for ‘amator’ (somebody who does anything for its love. To become a novice simply indicates you aren’t obtaining settled. It doesn’t imply you’re poor at it.

Social networking is blamed by me as producing people more self-conscious about our photography. While in the photography that is past was previously an automobile for self-expression artwork and, today it’s a spectator activity. It’s about obtaining more fans, these loves and hashtagging the fudge from the pictures.

  1. Why pictures are made by me

Photography was personally begun by me as a way of innovative self-expression. I came across photography simpler than drawing or artwork. I liked to produce my very own actuality through my pictures. I’d enjoyable article-digesting my pictures into monochrome, to create my pictures experience more.

Within the beginning, after I started initially to create pictures (2006) there truly wasn’t ‘social media.’ Consequently, I just discussed my pictures having several individuals online, or perhaps a few buddies. Mainly, photography was home-quest. I strove to create myself greater pictures. I attempted to enhance my composition I attempted to understand about illumination, and attempted framework, utilizing the display, and also macro style.

Nevertheless, when social networking started initially to create in blossom that was full, it turned a game. I needed more individuals to determine my pictures. As a result of this self-absorbed pride — I believed that I’d pictures that are stunning, that ‘deserved’ to truly have a broader market.

  1. More issues, more fans

Through the years, the fans, the more. You wish to maintain producing pictures that are greater to please your fans. More loves are needed by you’ll. While is loves that is enough? The same as inquiring, ‘When is cash that is enough.

  1. Prejudice is happiness

I’ve loved or been deliberately not examining my social networking subsequent figures. Why? I mix psychologically. Personally, I think dissatisfied if nowadays I get fewer loved than I did so recently. Like examining your shares daily it’s. Your shares increase the times, you are feeling happy. It falls the times, you are feeling like shit.

And so I still believe it is advisable to generally share your pictures on social networking, but simply don’t examine your figures. You certainly can do this many methods that are different. Add your pictures straight from Lightroom or various other third party application, which means you drive oneself to not take a look at your count or your fan count.

  1. Why are pictures made by you?

One more thing to think about:

Why are pictures made by me?

Focus on ‘why.’

Why are pictures made by you? Would you create pictures to get fans and more loves? Or would you create your nature and spirit to uplift? For connecting you nearer together with your other beings that are human? To locate understanding and more elegance in everyday life?

  1. Have a split from social networking

In the event that you were like me (hooked on the sociable media rat race), have a split from social networking. Quit importing your pictures to get per week an evening or perhaps a year. Quit forever— that is Don’t simply take a rest. Observe without continuously discussing your pictures online if you’re able to be a pleased shooter.

Create pictures that please oneself.

Nevertheless, reveal your pictures with others, but get it done in person. Or e-mail them straight to your pals who you worry about. Or reveal them with other photographers whose viewpoint issue for you. Instant message your pictures straight to these several people (3 photographers or less).

Fundamentally, usually think about:

What do I believe of my pictures that are very own?

  1. Of being fully a child again think

While photos are made by children, do they worry about importing it instantly to Fb or Instagram even to observe what others think about their photos, or to obtain a couple of loves? No. They look, create pictures chuckle, and move ahead.

Enjoying is photographed like by them. They are doing it for its benefit.

Personally, I think we ought to do exactly the same. Create photos of creating pictures for that benefit. Photography’s best purpose would be to possess the opportunity to create photos, to not acquire lots of recognition that is critical for the photos.

As Picasso said— we’re all created designers In my opinion. Every kid is definitely an artisan. The issue is— once we get older how can we remain designers?

End up like Benjamin Switch — era backward. The older you receive, be much more childlike. More real. Fewer vices. More inventiveness.

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  1. By what others believe, ideas to care less

In conclusion, listed here are 3 guidelines today you are able to utilize:

  • Whenever you add your pictures, be prepared to get 0 fresh fans or 0 loaves or 0 remarks: in this way, in the event that you get no feedback, you aren’t dissatisfied. You are feeling great in the event that you get something over.
  • Invest per week not importing any photos to social networking: then you can certainly begin wondering do pictures are made by me?’
  • Think such as for instance a child: so how exactly does a young child photograph of oneself?

Release your internal-performer, and don’t provide a traveling judge what others think about your photography.

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GAS and how to get rid of it https://richardfigures.com/gas-and-how-to-get-rid-of-it/ https://richardfigures.com/gas-and-how-to-get-rid-of-it/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:50:59 +0000 http://66.228.43.110/?p=173 3 Tips-How to Overcome GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I have the incorrect perception when I somehow purchased a brand new device a camera, or gizmo– I’ll somehow be much more innovative. I frequently believe that out’ by lacking best and the most recent. The problem that is actual? Myself. Disregard the sirens Within the Journey by […]

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3 Tips-How to Overcome GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I have the incorrect perception when I somehow purchased a brand new device a camera, or gizmo– I’ll somehow be much more innovative.

I frequently believe that out’ by lacking best and the most recent.

The problem that is actual? Myself.

  1. Disregard the sirens

Within the Journey by Homer, Ulysses needs to cruise after dark sirens. Envision the sirens man-eating mermaids. However, they had the absolute most intoxicating tunes and were, therefore, stunning. Simply because they couldn’t avoid the cravings of the sirens several mariners leaped for their demise.

What exactly did Ulysses do? He requested his other mariners to connect herself towards the mast (entrance) of the dispatch. And also to load his ears.

The sirens in the globe are promotion, equipment evaluation websites, websites, marketing.

I’d to connect my ears to conquer GAS. Which intended adding expansion extensions on my visitor (Stay focused on Opera, and Waste no time in Opera) to dam myself from visiting annoying equipment sites. Confidence is donated by me

  1. One lens, one camera

Way too many choices are demise that is innovative. Fewer choices, much more inventiveness, and more resourcefulness.

Therefore I’ve provided an innovative restriction of staying with only one camera to myself.

Today, tension doesn’t by me concerning the equipment to make use of. I understand my restrictions, the Ricoh GR-II and also the integral (low-adjustable) 28mm lens.

In-the-closet, secure all of your camcorders being a task, and simply select one-lens to make use of to get a year, one camera. Even better, hand out all of your camcorders for your buddies, household, or people who you believe may use it much better than you (what I did so).

  1. Why are pictures made by you?

The query that is final to think about:

Do pictures?” is made by me

You’ll determine that you simply don’t require the fanciest equipment to help make the pictures you would like whenever you determine why you create pictures.

Why you create pictures to think about. To obtain more Instagram fans and loves? Or even to satisfy spirit and your innovative nature?

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