Monthly Archives: February 2012

February Week 3 – Light and lens

Posted on 02/28/2012 by Stacy

There is nothing more exciting to most photographers than a beautiful sky at sunset, except for a silhouetted subject in front of it.  I had both these elements before me last week at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. 50 miles south of … Continue reading →

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February Week 2 – pruning one shoot at a time

Posted on 02/20/2012 by Stacy

Although it is still winter the days are getting longer and warmer.  Well, at least in the Napa Valley.  The hills are turning green, daffodils and tulips are sprouting, the first of the fruit trees are in blossom and the … Continue reading →

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February week 1 – Diagonal

Posted on 02/13/2012 by Stacy

One of the key factors in most images is the use of lines.  Are they converging or diagonal, parallel or random?  LINES define edges of shape.  SHAPES fill space two dimensionally, but don’t show depth.  TEXTURE gives depth and relief … Continue reading →

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January week 5 – Mustard in the Vineyards

Posted on 02/06/2012 by Stacy

Yesterday was the opening reception for two artists at A Woman’s Eye Gallery Annex.  The room was vibrant with watercolors, acrylics, color pencil and art stix in swirls, lines, and imagination captured in “Themes and Variations.”  While people were sipping … Continue reading →

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January week 4 – Wide is Wacky

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Stacy

If you desire fun and funky images you’ll want to try a fisheye lens, where distortion is super emphasized.  Canon’s 8 – 15 mm fisheye can give you both circular-image and full-coverage when used with a full-frame EOS body. Use … Continue reading →

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