Bill Raymond Most people love taking pictures of their family and friends. When on vacation, this often extends to shots of scenic places and landmarks. Often these pictures are more documentary in nature; “These are our kids and grandkids,” or “This is what we saw when we went to—.” Along with capturing memories, many people…
Tag: photography
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Using your camera beyond “automatic”
Bill Raymond People who participate in the Art Club Photoshop Essentials Workshops come there to learn more about taking better pictures. Many of them have been taking all of their pictures on Auto. Often they are happy with the results and many times they are not. They know that there are many possible adjustments and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Taking better pictures #6 – sharing and storing pictures
Bill Raymond Remember when we used to take our undeveloped pictures to the drugstore? A week later we had small, mediocre prints. If we were really organized, we used little black photo corners to put them in an album. Usually after a quick look, our pictures were stored in a box. Things are much different…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Taking better pictures #5 Use people to scale our pictures
I’m sure we’ve all been on a trip where you saw some incredible rock formations or other beautiful scenery. The overwhelming grandeur of it all made it such an amazing sight. Perhaps you took a picture, with great expectations, only to be a disappointed that somehow the picture didn’t have anywhere near the impact you…
Clubs & Classes, December 2015
Taking better pictures
Bill Raymond By now most people have made the change to digital cameras. Digital technology has made it relatively easy for manufacturers to include sophisticated capability in even the most basic equipment. To make them easier to use, manufacturers provide an Automatic function (Auto) to make it easy to take good pictures without technical knowledge.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2015
Taking better pictures—out of focus and dark images
Bill Raymond Last month I provided a couple of tips for taking better pictures that had to do with choosing the best light for good photos. Often we don’t have control over when we take pictures; we just want to capture a moment when we have the opportunity. Today we will talk about getting the…
Clubs & Classes, October 2015
Taking better pictures
Clubs & Classes, September 2015
Photography classes offered by Snapshot Sandy
Sherri Heitz Sandy Horvath and his wife are building a Villa in PebbleCreek and should be moved in by October 2015. Sandy is a Professional Photographer/Teacher and has been teaching professionally since 2009 where he started teaching at his local Parks District in Washington. Since retiring, he has turned his photography hobby into a profession…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
What’s wrong with this picture?
Have you enjoyed taking pictures, but sometimes found yourself frustrated with the results? You may have checked out sites like www.olgatopchii.com and been inspired by the photos that photographers have taken. But when it comes to what you create, somehow the lighting was wrong, the composition was off, the picture was out of focus or…