Compositional Elements - More than just Rules!
“Break the Rules”? Nope – in almost every case, a compelling photograph or image contains compositional elements that draw our eye into...
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danholmesphoto
Dec 30, 20222 min read
Wait and Watch - then Click
I'll always remember this photography concept - Wait and Watch - presented in different ways by well known travel photographers Robert...
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danholmesphoto
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Swans on a Lake,
A surrealscape version of two swans on an Alaskan Lake, in the tundra, in the rain, with a hint of fall color. The lake is near the...
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danholmesphoto
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Finish it and make the Photo Sing!
Our digital world gives us so much ability to create, adjust, finish, and go wild with our photographs. For most of my landscape and...
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danholmesphoto
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Hidden Compositional Elements!
I posted this on our CIPPA Website & thought it would be good here also! What made me pull up the camera and zoom into this mountain? ...
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danholmesphoto
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Ruth Hill Sunstar
A quick drive uphill from the ranch house led to this California Oak and hillside grass. Hoping that the sun might pop through that small...
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danholmesphoto
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Adobe Lightroom - Saving Metadata to File
I just had the dreaded phone call from a photographer friend: "My Lightroom Catalog is corrupted and I cannot open my main or backup...
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danholmesphoto
Jun 27, 20211 min read
The 2021 Broken Spoke - Endurance Ride!
"The 1st Annual Broken Spoke Challenge (BS for short) is a Dirt/ Road cycling event that most closely resembles a gravel grinder. Get...
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danholmesphoto
Jun 25, 20211 min read
Surrealscapes - Imagine Different!
Experimental Art in Landscape Photography – ideas for pushing your limits and seeing differently. Created in camera, enhanced in post, or...
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danholmesphoto
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Reflection of a Stump
Patterns in wood and root, a quiet reflection of an ancient. Today's random dive into the archives - this from a 2020 trip to the Lake. I...
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danholmesphoto
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Editing - Yup it's Photoshopped
Here is an example of finishing a photograph. All photos are "finished" - either by chemicals, by the camera, or by software. A digital...
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danholmesphoto
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Strata and Sea
Layers of stone, tilted and worn by time, stand against a battering sea. From a 2 person private workshop last spring at a favorite spot...
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