http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Vanessa Jackman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:30:44 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-653 Thanks Matt- excellent advice. So much to remember! I often carry one of those fold up reflectors with me but have never had the guts to use it on a "street photograph". I will try looking around for a bright surface though next time I'm stuck. The sky can be a wee bit "dull" in winter in London! Thanks Matt- excellent advice. So much to remember! I often carry one of those fold up reflectors with me but have never had the guts to use it on a “street photograph”. I will try looking around for a bright surface though next time I’m stuck. The sky can be a wee bit “dull” in winter in London!

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-6240 Vanessa Jackman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-6240 Thanks Matt- excellent advice. So much to remember! I often carry one of those fold up reflectors with me but have never had the guts to use it on a "street photograph". I will try looking around for a bright surface though next time I'm stuck. The sky can be a wee bit "dull" in winter in London! Thanks Matt- excellent advice. So much to remember! I often carry one of those fold up reflectors with me but have never had the guts to use it on a “street photograph”. I will try looking around for a bright surface though next time I’m stuck. The sky can be a wee bit “dull” in winter in London!

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-4902 Vanessa Jackman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-4902 Thanks Matt- excellent advice. So much to remember! I often carry one of those fold up reflectors with me but have never had the guts to use it on a "street photograph". I will try looking around for a bright surface though next time I'm stuck. The sky can be a wee bit "dull" in winter in London! Thanks Matt- excellent advice. So much to remember! I often carry one of those fold up reflectors with me but have never had the guts to use it on a “street photograph”. I will try looking around for a bright surface though next time I’m stuck. The sky can be a wee bit “dull” in winter in London!

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Matt Brandon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:06:44 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-652 Vanessa, The whole concept of catch light completely eluded me for years. I kept looking at shooters like McCurry and could not quite figure out what it was that drew me to their images. Later I saw <a title="Boy with catch light." href="http://www.amivitale.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ami Vitale's shot </a> of this boy with his face halfway out of the water and the catch light was amazing. I knew then what I had missed, and any portrait without a catch light for me would be a waist from then on. So now most of the time I will not even take a picture unless I see it in their eye. And yes, you can see it before hand. The secret is to have a bright surface or sky reflecting in their eyes. It is helpful if they are in the shade. Better light for portraits in the shade anyway. Vanessa, The whole concept of catch light completely eluded me for years. I kept looking at shooters like McCurry and could not quite figure out what it was that drew me to their images. Later I saw Ami Vitale’s shot of this boy with his face halfway out of the water and the catch light was amazing. I knew then what I had missed, and any portrait without a catch light for me would be a waist from then on. So now most of the time I will not even take a picture unless I see it in their eye. And yes, you can see it before hand. The secret is to have a bright surface or sky reflecting in their eyes. It is helpful if they are in the shade. Better light for portraits in the shade anyway.

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-6239 Matt Brandon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:06:00 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-6239 Vanessa, The whole concept of catch light completely eluded me for years. I kept looking at shooters like McCurry and could not quite figure out what it was that drew me to their images. Later I saw <a title="Boy with catch light." href="http://www.amivitale.com" rel="nofollow">Ami Vitale's shot </a> of this boy with his face halfway out of the water and the catch light was amazing. I knew then what I had missed, and any portrait without a catch light for me would be a waist from then on. So now most of the time I will not even take a picture unless I see it in their eye. And yes, you can see it before hand. The secret is to have a bright surface or sky reflecting in their eyes. It is helpful if they are in the shade. Better light for portraits in the shade anyway. Vanessa, The whole concept of catch light completely eluded me for years. I kept looking at shooters like McCurry and could not quite figure out what it was that drew me to their images. Later I saw Ami Vitale’s shot of this boy with his face halfway out of the water and the catch light was amazing. I knew then what I had missed, and any portrait without a catch light for me would be a waist from then on. So now most of the time I will not even take a picture unless I see it in their eye. And yes, you can see it before hand. The secret is to have a bright surface or sky reflecting in their eyes. It is helpful if they are in the shade. Better light for portraits in the shade anyway.

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-4901 Matt Brandon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:06:00 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-4901 Vanessa, The whole concept of catch light completely eluded me for years. I kept looking at shooters like McCurry and could not quite figure out what it was that drew me to their images. Later I saw <a title="Boy with catch light." href="http://www.amivitale.com" rel="nofollow">Ami Vitale's shot </a> of this boy with his face halfway out of the water and the catch light was amazing. I knew then what I had missed, and any portrait without a catch light for me would be a waist from then on. So now most of the time I will not even take a picture unless I see it in their eye. And yes, you can see it before hand. The secret is to have a bright surface or sky reflecting in their eyes. It is helpful if they are in the shade. Better light for portraits in the shade anyway. Vanessa, The whole concept of catch light completely eluded me for years. I kept looking at shooters like McCurry and could not quite figure out what it was that drew me to their images. Later I saw Ami Vitale’s shot of this boy with his face halfway out of the water and the catch light was amazing. I knew then what I had missed, and any portrait without a catch light for me would be a waist from then on. So now most of the time I will not even take a picture unless I see it in their eye. And yes, you can see it before hand. The secret is to have a bright surface or sky reflecting in their eyes. It is helpful if they are in the shade. Better light for portraits in the shade anyway.

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Vanessa Jackman Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:30:03 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-651 Catch lights, Catch lights- how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Thank you, Matt, for this reminder about catch lights, framing and composition and for giving us an insight into how you captured this beautiful portrait. The eyes are one of the first things that I tend to look at now when examining a photograph (both my own and other people's) and if there is a catch light then it just seems to bring the face to life...there is nothing worse in a portrait than "dead", lifeless eyes. Sometimes though when I am shooting I can't see if I have a catch light or not- I reakon I need new glasses?! or maybe I just need to get in closer :) Catch lights, Catch lights- how do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
Thank you, Matt, for this reminder about catch lights, framing and composition and for giving us an insight into how you captured this beautiful portrait. The eyes are one of the first things that I tend to look at now when examining a photograph (both my own and other people’s) and if there is a catch light then it just seems to bring the face to life…there is nothing worse in a portrait than “dead”, lifeless eyes.
Sometimes though when I am shooting I can’t see if I have a catch light or not- I reakon I need new glasses?! or maybe I just need to get in closer

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Vanessa Jackman Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-6238 Catch lights, Catch lights- how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Thank you, Matt, for this reminder about catch lights, framing and composition and for giving us an insight into how you captured this beautiful portrait. The eyes are one of the first things that I tend to look at now when examining a photograph (both my own and other people's) and if there is a catch light then it just seems to bring the face to life...there is nothing worse in a portrait than "dead", lifeless eyes. Sometimes though when I am shooting I can't see if I have a catch light or not- I reakon I need new glasses?! or maybe I just need to get in closer :) Catch lights, Catch lights- how do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
Thank you, Matt, for this reminder about catch lights, framing and composition and for giving us an insight into how you captured this beautiful portrait. The eyes are one of the first things that I tend to look at now when examining a photograph (both my own and other people’s) and if there is a catch light then it just seems to bring the face to life…there is nothing worse in a portrait than “dead”, lifeless eyes.
Sometimes though when I am shooting I can’t see if I have a catch light or not- I reakon I need new glasses?! or maybe I just need to get in closer

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-4900 Vanessa Jackman Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-4900 Catch lights, Catch lights- how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Thank you, Matt, for this reminder about catch lights, framing and composition and for giving us an insight into how you captured this beautiful portrait. The eyes are one of the first things that I tend to look at now when examining a photograph (both my own and other people's) and if there is a catch light then it just seems to bring the face to life...there is nothing worse in a portrait than "dead", lifeless eyes. Sometimes though when I am shooting I can't see if I have a catch light or not- I reakon I need new glasses?! or maybe I just need to get in closer :) Catch lights, Catch lights- how do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
Thank you, Matt, for this reminder about catch lights, framing and composition and for giving us an insight into how you captured this beautiful portrait. The eyes are one of the first things that I tend to look at now when examining a photograph (both my own and other people’s) and if there is a catch light then it just seems to bring the face to life…there is nothing worse in a portrait than “dead”, lifeless eyes.
Sometimes though when I am shooting I can’t see if I have a catch light or not- I reakon I need new glasses?! or maybe I just need to get in closer

]]> http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/2009/02/exposed-the-story-behind-the-image/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Matt Brandon Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.thedigitaltrekker.com/?p=1475#comment-650 I look forward to more of these. It was a nice exercises in critique. I look forward to more of these. It was a nice exercises in critique.

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