Guest Series – from original capture to publication
A recent request that has been introduced to me by a friend has brought a new category to the Web log. Guest Series is a new feature, appropriately titled as such as well, the subject of the entry is provided by a Guest to the site.
As this is the first of the series, let me explain. I was asked by a friend, Nigel Woods, to have a look at some of the photographs he had been taking and see what I thought of them. Now as Nigel is a friend, he is happy for the contents to appear on my blog, for a number of reasons. Firstly it is good for the photography community to see different images taken by different styles of photographer, secondly it allows others to learn by peoples publications; this includes their strengths and weaknesses and so long as people are happy to receive constructive criticism and feedback then all readers of the blog benefit.
The following article is based around this theory, my theory; and I am sure is shared by other readers. Nigel has been interested in photography for some time, however only recently has been getting more keen to produce images of a certain quality, composition and is more than willing to practice, learning mistakes and then using this experience in the next shot. Like all of us, alot of images are taken and although may not be what we were hoping for, they give us the opportunity to reflect and then learn, so that we improve next time round. This is something that I always strive to achieve as, I am sure we all do.
The image below was taken by Nigel using a Nikon D70 and a Sigma 70mm Macro f/2.8 lens, mounted on a tripod. The scene was captured on a window within his property. A simple picture, but with alot of hard work needed to achieve the objective; capture a close up shot of a spider, something I have tried on several occasions to achieve.
Ok, so I see you thinking, standard image, nothing special. Firstly, your probably right, secondly, the images in addition to the original are designed to show you the work flow and presentation that I have done to get the final published results.
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