DVD in the Making: Shooting HD Videos with the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 7D

Juan Pons and I just wrapped up day one of our shoot for our upcoming DVD: Canon DSLR Video Master Class. We'll be sharing our best tips, tricks and techniques for shooting HD videos with the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 7D.

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at our lighting set up for the intro segment: The Westcott Spider TD5 light kit positioned for shadowless lighting.

Westcott's Dave Piazza is coming here to Croton with more cool lighting accessories on Thursday to shoot a segment on lighting for video - indoors and out.

Quick tip on lighting: The larger the light, the softer the light; the closer the light, the softer the light.

Click here to see our world famous (ha ha) Christmas cheetah movie. Just an example of the kind of super-sharp videos we'll be showing in our DVD. Yes! We will have more action in our other vidoes :-)

Explore the light,
Rick

Thank You Magan Padilla

I just saw this on Facebook - a post by Megan Padilla.

Thank you Megan for the kind words......

What Makes a Great Photographer.

What grabs you when you first look at a photograph? There could be several different aspects or angles you could take a photograph at to grab the persons attention. In reality there are so many things I could not list them all right now but I did get a chance to sit in with Rick Sammon a master photographer and get his points of view on what makes a good photographer.

Rick Sammon is a Canon Explorer of Light, has published 36 books, and is one of the most active photographers/lecturers on the planet. Rick is a member of The Explorers Club which means he has photographed in over 100 countries and co-founded The Digital Photography Experience with wildlife photographer and high-tech guru Juan Pons (whom I also had a chance to meet.)

When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” That's because he does it all. His philosophy is like mine to never give up and keep after your goals. It seems his hard work has paid off and not failed him yet. He likes to change up his style and not be very predictable.

In his lecture there was about 5 of us so he had more of a chance to really ask us all questions and talk one on one. We were all curious like little kids at the edge of our seat! Here were some pointers from Rick Sammon.

Embrace the situation
Tell the story by moving
Your attitude and others attitudes will affect the situation. Stay in good Spirits.
Isolate main subject from background
Set goals in photography
Points of view
Never underestimate the importance of an interesting subject.
Good Composition
A creative Crop
Careful Focus
Play with light and controls
Have Fun!

The first image I chose of his is a sunset in Kenya. It is similar to images I like to shoot or am used to shooting because of the sunset and trees in my area. I like how the sun is barely peeking over the mountain and the reflection is very bold. The second photo I chose of Rick’s was of two lions fighting. I am not sure if it is over territory, food, or something else but he definitely captured the anger and furiousness in that moment. He is not afraid of the action and that gives him the ability to capture great action shots. The third shot I chose of his collection was an HDR image that illustrates his great capabilities in Photoshop and the digital darkroom. This photograph really pops but it’s a point of view as if I am a ghost that haunts the halls of an old hotel turned into a restaurant. This photograph seems as if it has a creepy dark secret lurking behind it but also a bit of I’m still alive with the vibrant colors. The last photograph I chose was of a woman in the Amazon. In the seminar he showed us all the shots he took and told us that mostly all the woman in this village were topless or completely naked. I guess his son was 10 years old at the time and got a bit embarrassed by it. That was not something he was used to seeing but Rick explained to him that it was a part of their culture. Rick still managed to capture a beautiful portrait of a young girl in her Indian jewelry, flowers, and face paint. The reason why the Indians face paint is so the spirits in the rainforest would recognize them and protect them.

Rick Sammon has been to many countries and has had many opportunities. He has been blessed to have his family along for the ride as well. Rick Sammons photography has a wide range of what you might expect to look at. He has many beautiful images that display light, animals, people, portraits, wedding, wildlife, HDR, and much more. Rick’s collection is what I hope to aspire one day; a wide variety of exquisite work.

See The Light - and See this Quick Movie

Here's a quick movie I did on seeing the light - one of the most important elements in photography.

Explore the light,
Rick

Be My Guest Monday 11/29/10: Laurie Shupp

(After)

It's "Be My Guest Monday," the day of the week that's turned over to a talented guest blogger for a quick tip.

Today's guest: Laurie Shupp

Tip: One of the best tips I have found to help improve my photography (and to spend less time in front of the computer), is to make sure to be aware of everything that is around and behind the subject. Pay attention to any distracting background elements and do some minor cleanup if needed. Also, patience can be your best friend when it comes to capturing that decisive moment. Take some extra time to wait for the light or for your subject to make that special connection with you. This will make an ordinary snapshot into a artistic image that you can be proud of. (Even a Vulture can look pretty!)

In this case, I moved my position so that the background was in shadow and the light fell across the bird so that my subject stood out. There was some minor cleanup as you can see from the before and after image, but that took me only seconds to fix.

(Before)

I used Nik Software's Viveza 2 to quickly tone down some of the light from the right and left side of the image by using a Control Point to bring down the brightness. Adding a little Structure with another Control Point on my bird helped to bring out some of the wonderful texture and patterns in the feathers.

So, the next time you are behind the camera, make sure you are aware of what is around and behind your subject as well.

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My friend Laurie Rubin Shupp is base in San Diego, California where she spends her weekdays as the Education Project Manager for Nik Software and on the weekend, puts on her photographer's hat. Click here to see more of her award-winning images.

To learn more about Nik Software click here – and use this code to save 15% on your orders: RSAMMON

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. I love those Nik Control Points, too. I used 'em on this image, which I took at the San Diego Zoo.

Sammon's Cyber Monday Savings

Today is Cyber Monday – so I figure I should offer a special. Here goes.

You can save $100 on my Croton-on-Hudson Workshop if you sign up before the end of the year. Click here for info.

You'll need to use the following code when you send in your application to get the discount: CM10.

I hope to see you – and shoot with you – in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. You can also save on Nik plug-ins and Photomatix - and you still have a few days to save big time on Topaz's lab's new InFocus plug-in. Click here for info.

Title and Caption Your Photographs

Giving titles and writing captions for your photographs helps you tell the story of the moment – and makes it easier for you to share your photo experiences with others. Sometimes it is easy, sometimes it is not. Give it a try. It's a good exercise.

For this photograph:

Title: Love Bite.

Caption: On the sprawling plains of Botswana's Okavango Delta, the world's largest inland delta and home to more than 200,000 large mammals, an adult lioness gives her mate a "love bite," considered a mark of passion by man – and perhaps animals.

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. Tech info: Canon 1D Mark II, Canon 100-400mm IS lens at 170mm. ISO 200. F/7 @ 1/400 sec. Exposure compensation - .33.

Follow-Up to My Monk Photograph Question

On Friday, I posted the above photograph, which I took in Laos this past October the day before the Full Moon Ceremony.

I asked the reader: Is there something about the photograph that bothers you? It was kinda a trick question, because I knew what most folks would say – in more or less words: I do not like crop - the decapitated monk on the left side of the frame bothers me.

You can see all the comments here.

Several years ago, I would not have cropped the picture in this manner. My basic philosophy at the time, and one that I generally still follow: Don't amputate people at the joints and don't decapitate them!

In the past few years, however, the style of cropping off body parts has become a style – as illustrated in ads and even in National Geographic.

The idea behind this exercise: it's a good idea to look at the work of other photographers. It's a great way to learn – and to determine, for yourself, what you like and what you don't like

I am sure there are those out there who still rather see the monk's head in the frame. That's cool.

I find it interesting that I was influenced by this cut-off style. Here are some screen grabs that illustrate this shooting/cropping style.


Before moving on, of course we could comment on each of the above photographs – and every photograph ever published in the history of the world. The OMG! ad was obviously a set-up shot. And the above medical-type shot was surely a gotta-capture-this-moment type shot. But what about the Women Digging shot - which I love? Notice how all the subjects are perfectly - yes perfectly - isolated from each other. At first glance, it looks like a documentary-type photograph, but my guess, and it's only a guess, is that some planning went into the wonderful photograph.

For answers as to why we seem to accept the cut-off style, in most cases, I turned to some of my photographer friends.

Kayla Lindquist – It takes away from being a specific person to being a mood, feeling or fantasy. Sometimes it works other times it doesn't.

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Jeff Kane - I know that I'm supposed to have a problem with the amputations, but in your photo I think the "body" seems to frame and focus the picture pretty well.

http://www.jeff-kane.com


Jeremy Pollack - Here's a thought... reality TV.

Bear with me here. What I find common amongst all these images, beyond their different framing, is that they all feel as if they are taken at eye level or just below. Just about the same level as a steadicam or the even more common "shakey cam" from many newer movies, reality TV shows and Youtube . The same framing, but from a higher angle, would not work as you would lose that sense of immersion in the photograph. Instead, these images all offer a sense of being in the middle of the scene, as if it is just a frame grab from a moving picture.

This type of camera work is extremely common in the movies now, as well as in reality TV. Just as we photographers are trying to become videographers, we appear to be mimicking some of the modern videography trends in our still photographs.

Fat Frog Photography
http://www.fatfrogphotography.com
http://www.jeremypollack.net

(Hey, it me, Rick, again. I think Jeremy has something there. Below are two screen grabs from the intro movie for my Light It! app. The opening shot shows my head cut off, but just a few seconds later you can see that it's me. Good work Jeremy!)



Click here to see the actual Light It! app movie.

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David H. Wells – In GOOD cases it gives the viewer the feeling of being part of the situation in the photo. It creates a feeling of being there, of being close to or even intimate with the people in the image. In the BAD cases it looks sloppy, like a form of bad surgery.

www.DavidHWells.com

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Richard Zakia - Rick, With the non-ad photographs, I think the reason is that the center of interest was most important and that is what the photographer wanted to call attention to – i.e. the focal point.

With the ad, the removed part of the woman's head was, of course, intentional. This makes the model anonymous as if she was wearing a mask so she could be anyone and not a particular person and still be attractive. I recall some earlier ads that actually decapitated the persons head. The noted photographer John Baldessari did a whole series of photographs with the heads of men and woman covered with a colored circular sticker.

Richard Zakia - Photographic Composition.

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Thanks to my friends for sharing their insight. And thank you all for participating in this exercise.

And while I'm on the topic of others influencing our thinking . . . think about music. If you play an instrument (as I do), no doubt you were and are influenced by another musicians.

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. Here are two more pictures that break the standard rules of composition.

I'm almost done! Below is photo of a famous statute that has the arms "amputated" . . . and it's still a popular work of art.

Hey, I know I've spent way too much time on this blog post. I am going back to playing guitar – and trying to sound like Santana.

How Did I Make This Picture in 1975?

Hi All

I took this picture, my first ever published, in 1975.

Technically speaking, how did I make the picture? The camera is not in the straight-on reflection.

The photograph, a self-portrait, is a direct print from a negative.

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. I added this P.S. after a few comments.

I took this picture while I was struggling as a music teacher.

I sent it to Technical Photograph magazine, where it got published.

Shortly thereafter, the publisher asked me to be the editor of a sister magazine, Studio Photography magazine.

After two years as editor, Minolta wanted me to head up the PR account Bozell and Jacobs... a position I held as V.P./Group Supervisor for 10 years.

I left the agency in 1990 to do what I am doing now.

Go figure....

Here is the answer: I used the tilts and swings of my dad's Linhoff 4x5 inch view camera to see the toaster head-on from an angle.

Good fun!

Now it's your turn! Take a self portrait this weekend!

And the HDR Program/Plug-in Winner Is . . .

Since the publication earlier this year of my 36th book, HDR Digital Photography Secrets, for which I mostly used Photmatix, and the subsequent release of Nik Software's HDR Efex Pro, I have received tons of emails asking me, "Which HDR program one is best?"

I usually answer, "Well, which image-editing program is better, Lightroom or Photoshop?" I ask the question, tongue in cheek, because I use both Lightroom and Photoshop –because both programs offer distinct advantages. Every pro I know uses both programs.

I continue to say that I use both Photomatix and HDR Efex Pro. Here, too, both programs offer advantages.

Photomatix is very fast, and makes it easier for me to get very smooth skin tones, as illustrated above.

HDR Efex Pro is a bit slower. However, it offers U Point technology, which lets you place control points, for fine-tuning exposure, contrast, color, etc., anywhere in an image. Curves are also included. So, there is less need to bring an image into Photoshop for additional enhancements, as I often do with my Photmatix images.

Both programs can get you basically to the same place, but the journey with HDR Efex Pro will cost you a bit more. Both programs are also a lot of fun and can help you awaken the artist within.

And to get your started, both programs offer many presets, which give you creative ideas on how to enhance your images.

My advice to serious HDR image makers is to get both programs. If you do, the winner is . . . you!

You can get a discount on both programs:
Photomatix - use this code upon checkout: ricksammon.
HDR Efex Pro - use this code upon checkout: RSAMMON. (You can use this code to get a discount on all Nik plug-ins.)

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. Digital enhancements are a popular topic here on the blog. One of the most popular recent posts was on Topaz's Labs new InFocus. Here is another example of this plug-in.

But first, until December 3, you can save big time on InFocus. Click here.

Above: Original image.

Above: Image enhanced with InFocus.

Heck, know it's kinda hard to see the difference in low-res images - but the InFocus image definitely looks sharper.

For a better look, I cropped the images. Keep in mind, however, that the images are still low-res.

Below left – close-up of original. Below right – InFocus applied. Notice how the eye is sharper and the line of the horse's nose is much more defined in the InFocus image.

Here's a link to an earlier post on InFocus.

Explore the light,
Rick

Mozart and Composition – Photo Composition, That Is

Mozart once said (well, maybe he said it more than once): I’m not so much concerned about the notes, but the space between the notes.

As a musician (I studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston), I can relate to that quote – because the space between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves. No space . . . and you have just noise.

In photography, space is important, too. If all the elements in a scene are jammed up, your picture will be a mess.

These two pictures “work” because there is space between the subjects in the scenes.

You can create space by orchestrating a scene. In the making of the top image, we asked the riders to space out the horses during this set up shot. The first shots was just a jumble of shapes.

In the making of the bottom image, I carefully chose a shooting angle that clearly showed the butterflies mating. (I used my Canon ring light, by the way, for that even lighting.)

Your assignment: take a few pictures this weekend and focus on space.

P.S. Speaking of being at Berklee, world-famous Photoshop Expert Eddie Tapp and Canon’s Steve Inglima are both skilled musicians. So is artist John Paul Caponigro and the Mac Group’s Joe Brady. Tony Sweet is an accomplished jazz drummer. Scott Kelby? He plays keyboards, guitar and he sings. And… Ansel Adams played the piano! I guess photographers and musicians have something in common: We all think about space.

Technically Speaking: What Bothers You, If Anything, About This Photograph?

This is one of my favorite photographs from a recent trip to Laos. I like it because, for among other reasons, it illustrates several photo tips:
• See eye to eye;
• The name of the game is to fill the frame;
• When you think you are close, move in or zoom in closer.
• Get everything in the scene in focus.
• Watch the background.
• Avoid overexposed highlights.
• Tell a story.

But I was wondering . . . Is there something – specifically – about this photograph, technically speaking, that bothers you?

Post your comment here - so others can easily see and so I can track. Good comments and suggestions often get lost on Twitter and Facebook.

Don't be shy. I can take it! :-)

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. I will post my response here soon.

My Answer to: What Do You See in This Photogrpah?

Hi All,

Thank you for your comments.

It was interesting to see that, due to Thanksgiving, several folks saw a turkey.

Actually, from a different angle, I saw a foot... but we all see what we see :-)

You're on ricksammon.info for a reason: info. The photo info tip here is a basic, but important one: when you see something that looks interesting, take your time and walk around it and look for different viewpoints. You may be surprised at what you find - and see.

Explore the light,
Rick

What Do You See in This Photograph?

What do you see in this photograph? Post a comment here. I will post the obvious tomorrow.

Happy Turkey Day!

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. See this post. It was the most popular this week.

John D. Williamson's Tips For Photographing Groups

My friend John D. Williamson, a.k.a. Westcott Williamson, shares some great tips for photographing groups. Click here!

Explore the light,
Rick

Quick Digital Imaging Tip 36/101: Swirl It!

This is tip #36 of 101 digital imaging tips I plan to post here over the next few months. Stay tuned.

Today's tip: Swirl It!

It's fun and easy to create the swirl effect in Photoshop. Here's how to do it:

• Open an image.
• Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates > Polar to Rectangular.
• Go to Image > Flip Canvas Vertically
• Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates > Rectangular to Polar.

That's it.

Explore the light,
Rick

Quick Digital Imaging Tip 35/101: Expose for the Highlights. Please!

This is tip #35 of 101 digital imaging tips I plan to post here over the next few months. Stay tuned.

Today's tip: Expose for the Highlights. Please!

"Expose for the highlights." That's one of the chants on my workshops & photo tours, as well as in my seminars.

Sure, in Adobe Camera RAW, Lightroom, Aperture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, etc., we can rescue a little over a stop of overexposed areas of an image. But if the highlights are more than one stop overexposed, we are usually sunk. In most cases, they are lost and gone forever.

That's why it's important to check your camera's histogram. That's another chant on my workshops. :-)

Make sure you don't have a spike on the right of your histogram. Also check your camera's overexposure warning. With these two in-camera features, there is no reason, whatsoever, to blow out important highlights.

I exposed for the highlights when taking the opening picture for this post. Below I simulated what happens when you don't follow this most-important rule. Yuch.

Sure! Rules are meant to be broken. Below I intentionally overexposed the highlights in the background to blur out some of the detail in the background.

So, follow the "expose for the highlights" rule – and break it when it makes sense, but only when it makes sense.

For more info on getting a good exposure, see my book: Rick Sammon's Exploring the Light.

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. Shadows/highlights is a good adjustment for rescuing overexposed highlights, as well as blocked up shadows. Keep in mind, however, that you can only do so much with an incorrectly exposed image.

$ave Some $ This Holiday $eason

Season's Greetings. Yikes, I can't believe I just said that. This year went by way too fast.

Anyway, 'tis the season . . . to save as much as possible. Heck, some of us have kids in college.

Here are a few savings I thought I'd pass along to you.

Ho Ho Ho,
Rick

Save big bucks on selected Westcott lighting gear - for 12 weeks no less.

Canon USA is holding a Holiday Shopping Spree. Cameras, camcorders, ink, paper, printers, projectors and scanner.

Nations Photo Lab is offering 30% off its latest cool product, Gallery Blocks.



Nik Software is offering discount pricing on many of its plug-ins. Save more $ by using this code upon check out: RSAMMON.

You save 20% on a Smugmug account if you use this code: RickSmug20.

If you print out the above screen grab and send it in with your application for my Croton workshop, you can save $100.00.

All of my books are discounted, some up to 34%, on amazon.com. My top-selling book are listed at the bottom of my Meet Rick page.

Save 15% on Photomatix, a cool HDR plug-in, by using this code upon checkout: ricksammon.

Happy Holidays,
Rick

More on Getting Your Soft Pictures In Focus

Hey, it's not often I do two posts in one day on a new product, but I think InFocus from Topaz Labs is just too cool.

Here is another before and after example. The opening image, taken from atop the World Trade Center in NYC, is the after InFocus image. Below is the before InFocus image. You can't see it here (due to the low res photos), but the cables in the bridge are now tack sharp. I took the original photo with a 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 files camera.

Below is a look at the adjustment windows - one for Sharpen and one for DeBlur.


Check it out. You can get a free trail download here.

Explore the light,
Rick

Cool New InFocus Software

Ya gotta love this: new InFocus software to sharpen your soft images from Topaz Labs.

Before InFocus image on the left, InFocus image on the right. (By the way, I did intentionally use a slow shutter speed to blur the movement of my son's hands.)

Topaz Labs announced today the release of Topaz InFocus a Photoshop plug-in used for image sharpening and blur reduction. It is the first commercial software that offers auto-blur estimation and uses advanced deconvolution technology to help reverse the effects of image blur. This new sharpening approach completely changes the way detail refinement is done, by recovering true details, restoring image clarity and offering natural sharp-looking enhancements. The range of achievable sharpening possibilities have been dramatically improved and simplified with this new tool, allowing users to easily go beyond the lens to increase the sharpness and definition of any image.

“Recovering clear and sharp details from a blurry image is a very challenging problem that has been under intense research; and only in the last couple of years have there been some impressive breakthroughs in this area,” said Dr. Feng (Albert) Yang, developer and president of Topaz Labs. “We are pleased to have achieved the necessary technology required to provide a practical and useful tool to the hands of photographers everywhere.”

“Topaz InFocus actually recovers blurred detail and finds edges, as opposed to other common sharpening methods which simply boost edge contrast to create a perceived sharpness,” said Ashley Robinson, product manager of Topaz Labs. “By mathematically reversing image blur caused by lens imperfections, atmospheric haze, camera sensor abilities, focus issues and camera shake, we are able to help photographers achieve detailed and naturally sharp images.”

Topaz InFocus can be used prior to image enhancements to help reverse the effects of blurry and out-of-focus images or as a post-enhancement solution that can help refine image clarity and vividness – making it a versatile sharpening solution designed for professionals and photo enthusiasts. The program also includes a micro-contrast tool for adding additional finesse to image detail and structure.

InFocus is a plug-in that works with a variety of host programs including Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Aperture, iPhoto and Lightroom. It is compatible with Windows and Intel-based Macs. Topaz InFocus retails for $69.99, but is being offered at a one-time introductory price of $29.99 until December 3, 2010. InFocus is also joining Topaz Photoshop Bundle, which offers photographers a complete image enhancement toolbox for all of their post processing needs. The bundle, including InFocus, retails at $199.99.

Click here for more info.

Explore the light,
Rick

Be My Guest Monday 11/22/10: David H. Wells

It's "Be My Guest Monday," the day of the week that's turned over to a talented guest blogger for a quick tip (or sometimes several tips).

Today's guest: David H. Wells

The very best way to improve as a photographer does not require any new gear or expensive course of study. The best way to grow, as a photographer, is to take many photographs and then to critique them, to learn what worked and what did not.

As you might guess, for most photographers the hardest part of this process is critiquing their own images That problem is understandable, since each photographer has an obvious emotional investment in the images they make.

In my workshops, we try to break down that barrier by considering:

How do you “Critique” photographs?

Saying “wow,” “neat” or “cool” is not critiquing photographs.

Using a common language for critiquing photographs.

We need to be able to discuss the photographic tools, elements and techniques the photographer used, successfully, or unsuccessfully, to make the image that communicates their idea. This is regardless of photographic style, media, genre, format, etc.

The criteria that I teach in my workshops and I use when I critique photographs include:
How is light used? Is it harsh, soft, and from what direction

How is time used? Is a high shutter speed or slow shutter speed used?

What is the photographer’s position/angle?

What lens is used? Wide Angle? Telephoto? Normal?

Is the white in the image “managed?” (As viewers our eyes go to white first so the best photographers manage how they use white in their images.)

Is pattern, line, or texture used?

How is focus used and what is the point of focus?

What compositional elements are used such as negative space? What, if any framing is used to direct the viewer’s attention in (or out?)

Is the orientation, horizontal or vertical working?


Are each of the elements listed above used appropriately/effectively to improve the message of the image or are they misused and hinder the photographer’s communication?

These are my starting points, but they are not absolutes nor are they “rules.” Many photographers find that using these helps them to objectively analyze their images. The irony is that most photographers are good at looking at the work of other photographers, but lose that “unbiased” perspective looking at their own work. How each photographer gets around this challenge is the key to serious growth as a photographer. Some people do this by having their work critiqued by other photographers, whether peers or pros.

Despite the explosive growth in technology that dominates photography today, I keep hearing over and over how hard it is to get honest, useful feedback on your photographs. That’s why we founded Photo Synesi. This new site and service can help you improve your photography work through personalized feedback from master photographers, who are both wonderful teachers and experts in a wide range of disciplines.

It’s a premium service that allows you to:
• Submit your images
• Specify what you’re looking to accomplish
• Select a pro photographer with relevant experience
• Get vetted, expert advice to make your work better

The feedback comes in both written form and in the voice of the photographer critiquing your work. Unlike other sources of feedback, the reviewers do not just review the work done for assignments they’ve given you. Instead, our reviewers evaluate the specific work that you ask them to look at.

For a quick summary of what the service includes, click here.

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Thank you, David!

I met David H. Wells, who is a photographer and educator based in Rhode Island, and a dude who also like sushi, at the California Photo Fest. His latest project is called Foreclosed Dreams: The empty homes and foreclosed dreams littering the American landscape in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. For more info, visit his web site.

Explore the light,
Rick