21
May
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 12 Comments
It is often said that great photos are made, not taken. This can be interpreted in many ways, but to me this means that great images are the result of some fore-thought, planing and skill. Yes we all get lucky from time to time and “take” a great image without much thought, but in order to consistently create great images you have to be disciplined, prepare, plan and pre-visualize.
26
Apr
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 3 Comments
No image, no matter how good, unique or special it may be, is worth stressing, endangering or otherwise harming wildlife. As wildlife photographers, we all need to be advocates for wildlife, after all, if we who love to photograph them, are not, who will be?
23
Apr
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 2 Comments
Rules, we are surrounded by them, and photography is no exception. From the “Rule of Thirds” to exposure rules, sunny16, etc. photography seems to be governed by rules, and most amateur photographers get intimidated by them quite easily, but there really is no need to be.
23
Apr
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. No Comments
You would think that most everyone who does any type of photography would be familiar with this rule, however the more photographers I meet the more I find that 1) have never heard of it, 2) had heard about it but did not understand it, or 3) had heard of it in the past and had forgotten about it.
So let’s do a quick review.