Book Review: Pictorial Composition (Composition in Art) by Henry Rankin Poore
A painting or a photo captures a moment. The moment may convey a story, or it may just freeze a beautiful scene. But no matter how good the picture is from a technical point of view, it is the...
View ArticleAspect Ratio Choice for a Film or Video: Artistic Considerations
If you ask budding cinematographers what are the ways to contribute visually to the story, many will mention lighting and framing. And maybe even lens choice for perspective and dynamics control. It...
View ArticleBook Review: The Photographer’s Eye by Michael Freeman
Michael Freeman is a popular author amongst photographers. He has written a myriad of books on photography related topics: lighting, exposure, composition, etc. As the title implies, The...
View ArticleCreating Depth, Part 1: Introduction, DOF, Deep Staging, Resolution
Depth perception is a basic ability of human vision. It is through depth that we judge distances and spatial relations. But depth is inherently a three-dimensional concept. So capturing the...
View ArticleCreating Depth, Part 2: Perspective
The second part of the Creating Depth series is about perspective. While people usually think linear perspective when they read perspective, I will also put tonal and color perspective here. All these...
View ArticleCreating Depth, Part 3: Light, Color and More on Deep Staging
The third part of the Creating Depth series is mostly about light and color, and how they impact depth perception. There is also a section on camera and subject placement and how to maximize available...
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