RedLeafWDropsNo1, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. I’m about to celebrate a unique moment in “blog history” (well, at least the history of Carol’s Little World.) For the first time since 2005, I’m about to post more…
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Photo Tip #24-Watch That Logo People often wear clothing with logos-Adidas hats or shoes, Nike shirts with the “Swoosh” on them. When doing portraits for bands or casual settings, watch out for these kind of…
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RedAndGreenNo2, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. Many times, and in many online forums, when you start to talk about photography, somebody will come along and say (or post) the old “I know what I like” defense.…
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Photo Tip #23-Shower Caps and Nail Polish Are Not Just for Housewives Who Want to Look Pretty Use a clear plastic show cap to cover your camera if you are shooting in windy, slightly rainy,…
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GoldenLeafNo1, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. It’s time once again to check in with the Red Leaf Diaries. In my “quest for red” I sometimes forget about gold, green, orange, and a few other colors. Today…
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Photo Tip #22-Don’t Delete and Format Only in Camera This tip is for digital photographers only. Don’t delete frames from your flash memory-deleting and re-shooting can make your memory cards more prone to failure. Instead,…
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InsideTheBumperCarsNo1, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. So, a little birdie told me that, for the next season of Top Gear, the “3 graces” (ahem, that would be Jezza, Richard, and James, in case, you know, you…
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Photo Tip #21-Store Your Camera Setup for Your NEXT Shoot Come up with basic settings for your camera-ones that you use the most frequently. For example, ISO 100, F/16, aperture priority, RAW/high JPEG, etc. and…
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PrettyBlueJagNo1, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. The theme for today is: vehicle. According to the wiki, a vehicle can include any means of transport, including those made by nature and those made by man. So, for…
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Photo Tip #20-Just Add People When doing an environmental or a tableau vivant-style portrait (one with a “setting” and not just a “headshot”) try composing the image first, adding the people in only after you’re…
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Andrew Wyeth was an American painter born in 1917 in the small rural Pennsylvania town of Chadds Ford. The youngest of five children, born to an illustrator and artist father, N. C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth’s…
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Photo Tip #19-The Doors of Perception Perception is sometimes the key to making interesting work. Move beyond simple subjects, and introduce symbolic elements, subjects that have a cultural significance, or subjects that have multiple interpretations…
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Water, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. By now you probably know that I went to a carnival this weekend, so that I could take some pictures. That’s all well and good, and I suppose you’re now…
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Photo Tip #18-Learn to Sequence Your Work Editing is not enough-learn to sequence your work as well. Learn how to transition from one image to the next, either tonally, by subject matter, lens, or some…
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Flag, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. Since I’ve been setting up my studio to do encaustics, I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been bitten by the bug. I’ve started to sketch out the first paintings that I…
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Photo Tip #17-Edit Your Work Learn to edit your work. Divide your images into groups and learn to eliminate “duplicate” images (images that are very close, but essentially the same subject or viewpoint.) Edit wisely…
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Bumper Cars No 1, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. Does a photo always work as a black and white? This is something I ask myself a lot lately. I think the answer is “no” it doesn’t.…
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Photo Tip #16-Shoot early and often Like voting in Chicago (“early and often”) shoot more images than you think you will need and arrive early/stay late to events so that you can catch unexpected vantage…
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PurpleGuy, originally uploaded by carolsLittleWorld. Ok, so last night, I went to the carnival. For those of you who don’t know, a lot of photographers shoot the “carnival at night” type of work-you can probably…
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Photo Tip #15-What’s in the Bag? Keep track of what you keep in your camera bag for better results. Try to eliminate unnecessary items, limit yourself to one or a small number of lenses, and…
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