Free Photography Lessons, Part 5: People

I gladly offer this basic, 5-part series of photography lessons FOR FREE! Our world has become increasingly visual in the way we communicate. We not only take more pictures, we show them, send them and display them to more eyes than ever before. Wouldn't it be nice to capture and show better pictures?

In this series, I get us thinking about...

1. How to tell a story with our photographs by understanding the 4 dimensions associated with the art.

2. The basic elements of "composing" our photographic story. How do we put things in our viewfinders so people get the essence of that moment that inspired us.

3. Understanding exposure, light and color and how they combine to say what we want.

4. How lens choice and operation effects focus and how focus effects what we show in our photos

5. The people in our photographs and the people we are showing them to.

Please enjoy these lessons. They're not meant to be comprehensive and their not meant to be exhaustive or advanced. That doesn't mean I don't encourage any questions you might want to post for either me to try to answer or anyone else who comes along.

Please, be kind, helpful and enjoy.

Category:

Education

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• photography
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• cameras
• pictures
• digital
• film
• lenses
• art
• composition
• light
• color
• focus
• exposure
• web
• publish

[MrDeano324]

@Jimbascsi, p.s, is it right to edit photos afterwards on an editing software (making the picture black and white ect) or do you like to preserve the pictures originality?

[Jimbacsi]

@MrDeano324 , The truth is (as those of us over 40 know), long before photo editing software appeared, photographers were "editing" their photos in the darkroom or "Photoshop." Not to say that the original image isn't very valuable, but there is no reason that the creative process has to stop at that point. A photo editing program can do something as simple as improve dynamic color range or bring out details in a shadow or something more complex like colorize individual objects. Go for it!

[maxmania99]

Thanks for your time and valuable contribution!, from which part of Florida are you?

[Jimbacsi]

Well, I was born and raised in Miami, but spent a lot of time in Central Florida too. :)

[MrKickme1]

I have just watched 1-5 of this series and I can't wait to try out some of these tips.

[fp737s1]

Thankyou for your efforts i am a new DSLR owner and loved the lessons

[d4rkarch0n]

Those lessons were absolutely fantastic! I have read articles, tutorials and seen videos and photos meant to teach before, but never have I thought so much about searching for feelings in a photography! Thank you so much!

[karmastar06]

these tips are awesome. thanks so much

[travissbuhler]

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. :)

[movingear]

I love your narrative style, it's so mature and confident!! I've learnt so much!!!!

[MRSUNSUNEBOY]

hey thank u so much for the vidz!!! I hav a ?  do u use photo shop!? if u do what kind do u use and is it cheep!? thanks parker

[MRSUNSUNEBOY]

THANKS

[pbradley08]

Thanks - I just watched all 5 of the series and they are a great overview - well presented and probably some of the best descriptions I have heard, yet not just the technical stuff.

[BKRamsay]

Thanks for the series - would be nice to see some video instruction as well :)

[sugarplumlipsmacker]

thank you!

[Pezby69]

Thanks very much... Some great tips in your lessons.. I really enjoyed all 5.. :)