I just had an interesting discussion in an online forum that started with a question that sounded innocuous enough. The question (paraphrasing) was: “Do you keep the thirds grid in your viewfinder on to help you with composing images following the rule of thirds?” My answer was that I do keep the grid on, but just as an aid in …
Using the Human Figure in Landscape Photography
When people think of landscape photography, what most have in mind is a pristine wilderness, completely devoid of any human presence. In this day and age, however, landscape that is untouched and not shaped by the human hand has become very hard to find and many popular and beautiful locations are often overrun by hordes of tourists. While landscapes with …