James Staddon

Ok @bennett-family, since I didn’t get around to critiquing your waterfall pictures on the webinar, here are my written thoughts!

Horseshoe 1 – Fantastic composition. Love the progression of blurred rock (foreground), dark rocks in front of the falls (middleground) and dazzling falls (background). Focus is soft; either from it being cropped…[Read more]

Here’s my submission!

Glad you got to spend some time out East, @loganlamar! I was just in the DC area last weekend….just a week or so off. 🙂

I’d experiment with editing the clouds to really make them pop!

I discovered that Janome makes lesser-quality machines for Walmart even though they have the exact same model number and name as Janomes bought anywhere else.

Wow, I didn’t know that. I suppose that could be true for other types of equipment.

I suppose, if it’s a lower price, there’s got to be a reason somewhere.

I’ll usually buy…[Read more]

What a fun idea, @ryanben2! If you’d like me to critique your photo, let me know on the webinar on December 11! https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-dec-11/

I like blur from a fast lens too, @josiahw, over anything done in post-processing.

If only camera sensors were capable of “auto-adjusting” to multiple color temperature differences like our eyes can! Man hasn’t begun to catch up with God in terms of “seeing” technology.

Amen!

As has already been mentioned, the principle for getting it right in-camera is to match the color of all the light sources.

This would mean either li…[Read more]

Thank you, @rmadaris, for your photo of the waterfall! I really liked the uncluttered feel it has. And it worked beautifully for the panoramic ratio that we were needing.

And thank you, @buddingphotographer! I decided to use two pictures of waterfalls in the tract. 🙂

You both are now published photographers! Congratulations! And may your photos…[Read more]

Hey @josiahw, your photo has been chosen for this project! Check out the attachment. Thanks so much! $10 coming your way.

Congratulations, @bennett-family! TWO of your submissions were chosen for this project! Thanks so much. $20 coming your way!

Here’s a Minor Model Release you can use if you do not already have one.

@creative-click-photography, do you have a Minor Model Release that you would prefer folks to use?

Hey Ben, will see if I can find some time to provide my thoughts on this photo during the webinar tonight! https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-nov-13/

Thank you all for your submissions! Two of these images were actually chosen, guys, so congratulations. Will announce the winners on the webinar tonight: https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-nov-13/

That’s great @ryanben2! Always open for suggestions, but always standing by what you think looks right.

I find myself photographing in cemeteries too often, since they’re public and often scenic. 🙂 Will definitely take a look at this on the webinar on the 13th, and see if I can’t answer some of your questions! https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-nov-13/

Yeah, that urge to “capture the beauty that surrounds me” is quite difficult to explain! If I have time, @bennett-family, I’ll see if I can come up with some critique for these photos on the webinar on the 13th! https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-nov-13/

Wow! You guys saw so much more than I did! If there’s time, @creative-click-photography, I’ll give my comments on the webinar on the 13th: https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-nov-13/

This is a waterfall I didn’t even know existed until I was looking around for this assignment!

That is so awesome!

Thank you @creative-click-photography and @bennett-family! We’ll see what Elizabeth likes. I think she’ll like at least one of these. 🙂

Hey @elianafranzenburg, yes, give it a try! Keep things cropped in close, focused on details and shapes, depth and texture. I do not think it has to be “epic” in nature, just interesting to look at. I’ve never tried making my own waterfall with a hose, so I’d be very intrigued with what you are able to come up with! Maybe use outdoor cement stairs…[Read more]