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Tuesday Tidbit: Posing Large Groups (Part Three: Color Balance)

It’s Tuesday again, meaning it’s time for another tidbit! This week’s tidbit is the third post in a series about posing large groups.
As in all things, balance is key
Color balance, that is. Unless I’m posing a giant group (15 plus) at a wedding where trying to balance color would be a nightmare (and it really [...]

Tuesday Tidbit: Posing Large Groups (Part 2: Build from the center and work your way out)

It’s Tuesday again,  meaning it’s time for another tidbit! This week’s tidbit is the second post in a series about posing large groups. You can read the first post here.
Build from the center
It really is a simple and perhaps obvious concept, to build your groups from the center, but if you don’t do it, you [...]

Tuesday Tidbit: Posing Large Groups (Part 1: Triangles)

It’s Tuesday again,  meaning it’s time for another tidbit! This week’s tidbit is a part of a new series of tidbits: posing large groups. Posing large groups is an art in itself and in no way do I expect you to be an expert after reading these posts: I’ve been working at posing large groups [...]

Tuesday Tidbit….going on furlough

As some of you already know, I’ve recently accepted a part-time position as the Lead Instructor for the AjA Project, an after-school program in San Diego. AjA uses participatory photography methods to help recent refugee kids (middle- and high-schoolers) explore their experiences and feelings regarding leaving their home and coming to the United States. Participatory [...]

Tuesday Tidbit: Bokeh wha???

Every Tuesday I bring you a tidbit of information meant to enhance your photography skills or simply your appreciation of photography. This week’s tidbit: the definition of bokeh.
Bokeh what?
Bokeh. Pronounced Bow-Kah, emphasis on Bow, a Japenese word (allegedly) meaning “blur” or “haze”. Photographers use the word to describe the quality of the out-of-focus areas of [...]