Community Assignment 33 September 2nd, 2010
Thank you for participating in our 32nd assignment !
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 33.
Assignment #33: RGB... [Read More] |  |
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Night Photography – Magic of Digital Night Photography – Part One September 2nd, 2010
In this Part One video of a multiple part video series on the Magic of Digital Night Photography Craig discusses the following:
- basic ideas that make night photography exciting
- basic equipment considerations for shooting at night
- the... [Read More] |  |
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Photo Assignment Blue – Photo Tips and Inspiration September 2nd, 2010
Community Assignment #31 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #31 / Blue and discusses the following:
- working aperture, critical sharpness and depth of field
-... [Read More] |  |
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Photography Critique – Landscape – Whidbey Island September 1st, 2010
"Lucy from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- playing with different shutter speeds when shooting the surface of water
- simplifying by shooting... [Read More] |  |
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Photography Critique – Still Life with Flowers August 31st, 2010
"Mike from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life photograph and discusses the following:
- techniques to maximize the use of IS and VR lenses
- unconventional in camera cropping
-... [Read More] |  |
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Photography Critique - Underwater Portrait August 30th, 2010
"Mike from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at an environmental portrait and discusses the following:
- aperture and overall sharpness
- the use of chiaroscuro as a lighting pattern
- formal vs. dynamic... [Read More] |  |
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Jane from Texas August 27th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- composing within a rich tapestry or dense field of information
- using black and white or monochrome to... [Read More] |  |
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Photography Critique – Whidbey Island Landscape August 27th, 2010
"Jane from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- composing within a rich tapestry or dense field of information
- using... [Read More] |  |
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Photography Critique - Natural Light Portrait August 25th, 2010
"Jason from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- 85mm is a great focal length for head and shoulder shots and face shots
- f2.8 and shallow depth of field... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 24th, 2010
"Dave from the United Kingdom" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- neutral density – how much is enough - when to use it
- documentary landscape vs. a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 23rd, 2010
"Patti from New Zealand" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- implied movement
- lensbaby portraits and focusing for both eyes and intra-image compositing
- color... [Read More] |  |
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Big Bend Photography Workshop August 22nd, 2010
Big Bend National Park is Craig’s favorite place in the world. As you can see from the slideshow, it is a place of arresting beauty. Its also a location that offers photographic opportunities beyond the grand landscape. One of our favorite locations... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 32 August 21st, 2010
Thank you for participating in our 31st assignment !
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 32.
Assignment #32: Red... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 32 August 20th, 2010
Thank you for participating in our 31st assignment !
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 32.
Assignment #32: Red... [Read More] | |
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The Daily Critique August 20th, 2010
"Cam from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape architecture photograph discusses the following:
- shooting and combining two images to extend DOF and dynamic range
- working with the... [Read More] |  |
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Cam from California August 20th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape architecture photograph and discusses the following:
- shooting and combining two images to extend DOF and dynamic range
- working with the archetypal... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #30 Top Select Video **NEW** August 19th, 2010
Community Assignment #30 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at the top selects from TME’s Community Assignment #30 / Green and discusses the following:
- middle apertures for a good combination of DOF and overall sharpness
- using... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 18th, 2010
"Jerry from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong portrait and discusses the following: - fear of photographing “strangers”
- body language, gesture, and expression
- psychological impact of low to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 17th, 2010
"John from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a partial abstract of an architectural subject a photograph and discusses the following:
- abstracting by showing a part of the subject
- abstracts exist on a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 16th, 2010
"Gordon from Canada" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- metadata including focal length, f stop and shutter speed
- the power of hands in portraiture
- soft... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts August 13th, 2010
"Basic Composition Concepts...Grand Scale Scenic Landscape" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at Basic Composition Concepts for creating Grand Scale Scenic Landscape photographs and discusses the following:
- The... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 13th, 2010
"Tommy from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract photograph and discusses the following:
- using a slow shutter speed and camera movement to create a motion... [Read More] |  |
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Tommy from Washington August 13th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract photograph and discusses the following:
- using a slow shutter speed and camera movement to create a motion blurred abstraction
- implied lyrical... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 12th, 2010
"Greig from Canada" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong pattern study and discusses the following:
- using pattern as a way to express repetition and visual unity
- dynamic space shapes and archetypal space... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 11th, 2010
"Mitch from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at two landscape architectural photographs discusses the following: - seeing light instead of judging it relative to a finished image - working with qualities of light... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 31 August 6th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 30th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 31.
Assignment #31: Blue... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 6th, 2010
"Rose from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- using a mid range telephoto to create an image that has a strong feeling... [Read More] |  |
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Rose from Texas August 6th, 2010
"Beautiful Landscape Photograph" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- using a mid range telephoto to create an image that has a... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts August 5th, 2010
"Scenic Landscape Photography... Perspective Distortion" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the concept of Super Wide Angle Lens perspective distortion in scenic landscape photographs and discusses the following:
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The Daily Critique August 5th, 2010
"Norman from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- neutral density filters and moving water
- quality of light
- tertiary color and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 4th, 2010
"Patti from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong architectural interior photograph and discusses the following:
- getting low with a wide angle lens to get closer to low subjects to create a foreground... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #29 Top Select Video **NEW** August 3rd, 2010
Community Assignment #29 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #29 / Pets and discusses the following:
- quality of light for photographing pets with very dark fur or... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 26th, 2010
"Joe from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- challenging ourselves as photographers to work with non-traditional qualities of light
- Chiaroscuro as... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 30 July 23rd, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 29th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 30.
Assignment #30: Green... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts July 23rd, 2010
"5 Basic Pitfalls in Scenic Landscape Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at 5 Basic Pitfalls in creating color scenic landscape photographs and discusses the following :
- going from flat light to split... [Read More] |  |
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Ed from Florida July 23rd, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- ideas about color theory including, complimentary color, non- ordinary color, color triads, and color... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 23rd, 2010
"Ed from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- ideas about color theory including, complimentary color, non- ordinary... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 21st, 2010
"Rebecca from Tennessee" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong formal portrait and discusses the following:
- classic one light set up
- classical posing guidelines for formal portraits
- gesture and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 20th, 2010
"Roberta from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong still life photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color
- a simple way to think about balance and cropping
- repetition of circular... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 19th, 2010
"Georgia from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- 110mm as a classic portrait focal length
- the visual weight and power of catch lights
- working with... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 16th, 2010
"John from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful portrait and discusses the following:
- medium long telephoto focal lengths and the illusion of compression
- a great... [Read More] |  |
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John from Washington July 16th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful portrait and discusses the following:
- medium long telephoto focal lengths and the illusion of compression
- a great one light set up
- working with opposites... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #28 Top Select Video **NEW** July 15th, 2010
Community Assignment #28 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and three honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #28 / Architecture - Dynamic Symmetry and discusses the following:
- dynamic movement of shape
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 14th, 2010
"Scott from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong panoramic landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- polarizing on overcast days
- considering different framing options and developing the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 13th, 2010
"John from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong partially abstract photograph and discusses the following:
- abstract vs. literal
- emphasizing shape by cropping out a part of the scene, flattening... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 9th, 2010
"George from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful semi- abstract nature photograph and discusses the following:
- shutter speed and implying motion with texture on the... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 29 July 9th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 28th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 29.
Assignment #28: Pets... [Read More] | -thumb.jpg) |
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George from Pennsylvania July 9th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful semi- abstract nature photograph and discusses the following:
- shutter speed and implying motion with texture on the surface of flowing water
- harmony of color... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom **NEW*** July 8th, 2010
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig shows you the most effective sliders in the Adobe Photoshop CS4 raw converter for changing exposure. Craig also discusses the basics of rescaling which is a potentially powerful technique for changing... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 7th, 2010
"Ansie from South Africa" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong motion blurred landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- one technique for creating a motion blurred abstract landscape
- simple and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 6th, 2010
"Rob from Netherlands" by Craig Tanner (Part 2)
In today’s Daily Critique, a part 2 of 2, Craig looks at a strong studio portrait photograph and discusses the following:
- some Photoshop how to basics for making intra image patches and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 5th, 2010
"Rob from Netherlands" by Craig Tanner (Part 1)
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong studio portrait photograph and discusses the following:
- a two light beauty lighting set up
- quantity and quality of light in the eyes
-... [Read More] | |
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The Daily Critique July 2nd, 2010
"Eric from New York" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of the Photo of the Week Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong environmental portrait with fireworks and discusses the following:
- good ISO, shutter speed and aperture choices for shooting... [Read More] |  |
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Eric from New York July 2nd, 2010
In this episode of the Photo of the Week Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong environmental portrait with fireworks and discusses the following:
- good ISO, shutter speed and aperture choices for shooting fireworks
- formal symmetry
-... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 1st, 2010
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at color as an element of visual design and explores some simple raw converter and Photoshop techniques for pushing color in a simple, bold and graphic direction. ... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 1st, 2010
"Clive from the UK" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong environmental portrait and discusses the following:
- using shallow depth of field to simplify
- formal symmetry
- black and whites potential to... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #27 Top Select Video **NEW** June 30th, 2010
Community Assignment #27 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and two honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #27 / Sidelight and discusses the following:
- using shutter speed to blend texture with elegant... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 28th, 2010
"Rob from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful macro photograph and discusses the following:
- crop factor and working distance
- repetition of circular quality of line and spokes on the wheel... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 28 June 25th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 27th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 28.
Assignment #28: Architecture / Dynamic Symmetry... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 25th, 2010
"Alfred from New Zealand" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- shutter speed and implying motion with typical surf action as a... [Read More] |  |
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Alfred from New Zealand June 25th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- showing just a part of the scene to create a partial abstraction
- simplicity of color and of subject
-... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts **NEW** June 24th, 2010
Crop Factor Basics by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig discusses the basics of the concept of crop factor DSLRS as compared to full frame sensor DSLRS and how it can effect our lens choices. ... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 23rd, 2010
"Kel from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful macro photograph and discusses the following:
- Complimentary color and other exciting color combinations
- why soft light works well for many macro... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 22nd, 2010
"Phillipe from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape / architecture photograph and discusses the following:
- the design motif of a frame within a frame
- subject placement and formal and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 21st, 2010
"Blake from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a creative studio photograph and discusses the following:
- going above and beyond the “assignment”
- a honeycomb spot grid light modifier
- asking the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 18th, 2010
"Phillipe from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful documentary portrait and discusses the following:
- a great focal length range for story dominant portraits
- Working... [Read More] |  |
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Phillipe from Florida June 18th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful documentary portrait and discusses the following:
- a great focal length range for story dominant portraits
- Working aperture, sharpness and depth of field
-... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom **NEW*** June 18th, 2010
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at the idea of personal vision and style and how we can make our finishing work serve our vision instead of the other way around.
Here is a list (partial) that we promised of visual elements... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #26 Top Select Video **NEW** June 17th, 2010
Community Assignment #26 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at the top select from TME’s Community Assignment #26 / Backlight and discusses the following:
- translucent subjects and backlight
- shallow depth of field and repetition... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 15th, 2010
"Phillipe from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- HDR in black and white
- working with texture as a subject
- leading line
- creating... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 14th, 2010
"Connie from Arizona" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- two opposing shapes and a strong visual anchor
- pattern, repetition and diagonal lines
- digital... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 27 June 11th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 26th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 27.
Assignment # 27: Sidelight... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts June 11th, 2010
Polarizer Basics by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig discusses, one of the most important pieces of equipment in natural light scenic photography – the Polarizing Filter.... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 11th, 2010
"Jackie from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the Better Beamer flash attachment
- multi dimensional quality of... [Read More] |  |
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Jackie from Florida June 11th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the Better Beamer flash attachment
- multi dimensional quality of light using backlight, sidelight, and fill... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 9th, 2010
"Sam from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful infrared landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- landscape subjects / scenes that work well for IR
- quality of line and leading... [Read More] |  |
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Night Photography **NEW** June 8th, 2010
Static Wide-Angle Landscape Astrophotography by T.J. Avery
T.J. Avery (a TME member) brings us an excellent article in which he shares his experiences and field notes for shooting static (not trailing) wide angle photos of the stars and Milky Way... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 8th, 2010
"Blake from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful studio portrait and discusses the following:
- area lighting
- the power of props when creating portraits
- expression and gesture
- the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 7th, 2010
"Jim from the UK" by Craug Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- diffraction, split neutral density filters, workflow, and best shots relative to the first response a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 4th, 2010
"Deborah from Arizona" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- quality and quantity of light in the eyes for traditional portraits
- radical... [Read More] |  |
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Deborah from Arizona June 4th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- quality and quantity of light in the eyes for traditional portraits
- radical camera position
- depth of field... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #25 Top Select Video June 3rd, 2010
Top Select Video, Community Assignment #25 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select from TME’s Community Assignment #25 / “A Picture within a Picture” and discusses the following:
- classic placement of a key light in a one... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 2nd, 2010
"Self Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at his own landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- serendipity, interruptions, going with the flow to become more creative
- asking the question – “What is... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 1st, 2010
"Georgia from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong architectural landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color
- formal vs. dynamic symmetry
- rain and the saturation of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique May 31st, 2010
"Bob from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong portrait and discusses the following:
- radical camera positions
- geometric repetition
- the power of hands in portraits
- documentary vs.... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique May 28th, 2010
"Paul from Ohio" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discuss
- working with mystery as a photographic storyteller to engage the viewer’s imagination
- the... [Read More] |  |
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Paul from Ohio May 28th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discuss
- working with mystery as a photographic storyteller to engage the viewer’s imagination
- the psychological impact of muted colors
-... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 26 May 27th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 25th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 26.
Assignment # 26: Backlight
To get more information about the assignment concept, the image submission... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique May 26th, 2010
"Daniel from Spain" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic self portrait photograph and discusses the following:
- working with the concept of self portrait to grow self confidence and composition skills
- man... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique May 25th, 2010
"John from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- color theory
- using the idea of opposites as a creative concept
- showing only a part of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique May 24th, 2010
"Paul from Colorado" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a graphic portrait discusses the following:
- using a random object as the inspiration for a photograph
- bringing the portrait subject forward by simplifying the... [Read More] |  |
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Yves from Texas March 30th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at an intriguing portrait and discusses the following:
- misdirection, twists in the story and partial abstractions
- a single center of energy
- the eye and the effect of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 30th, 2010
"Yves from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at an intriguing portrait and discusses the following:
- misdirection, twists in the story and partial abstractions
- a single center of... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #24 Top Selects Video March 29th, 2010
Top Selects Video, Community Assignment #24 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and three honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #24 / Triptych and discusses the following:
- working conceptually as a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 29th, 2010
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- depth of field vs. diffraction
- finding new ways to see by choosing to work a familiar subject with a new focal length
- two ways to... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 25 March 20th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in our 24th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 25.
Assignment # 25: A Picture within a Picture
To get more information about the assignment concept, the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 19th, 2010
"Ellen from Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful documentary photograph and discusses the following :
- subject selection vs. composing to go beyond the subject
- irony... [Read More] |  |
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Ellen from Virginia March 19th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful documentary photograph and discusses the following :
- subject selection vs. composing to go beyond the subject
- irony as a powerful storytelling device
-... [Read More] |  |
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From Start To Finish March 16th, 2010
"Guitar Bob" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig looks at a portrait made on location in a city and shows:
- how to find sweet spots of multi dimensional lighting
- working with the existing light, even in the... [Read More] |  |
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Dolph from Texas March 12th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful storytelling photograph and discusses the following :
- the visual power of archetypes and their place in the storytelling process
- the visual power of an... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 12th, 2010
"Dolph from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful storytelling photograph and discusses the following :
- the visual power of archetypes and their place in the storytelling... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 11th, 2010
"John from Michigan" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- dynamic contouring lines in the background
- a similar implied energy of movement in the... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 24 March 10th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 23!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 24.
Assignment #24: Triptych
To get more information about the assignment concept, the image... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 5th, 2010
"David from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #23 - In My Backyard - and discusses the following:
-... [Read More] |  |
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David from Washington March 5th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #23 - In My Backyard - and discusses the following:
- creating visual unity through repetition
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 24th, 2010
"Greg from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful cityscape photograph and discusses the following:
- going beyond the ordinary by choosing a radical camera position
- shooting without looking... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 23rd, 2010
"Jim from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color pairs
- juxtaposition different qualities of line and shape
- soft... [Read More] |  |
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Bill from Virginia February 22nd, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #22 (The Road) and discusses the following:
- the power of backlight in this composition
- repetition on... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 22nd, 2010
"Bill from Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #22 (The Road) and discusses the following:
- the power of backlight in... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 15th, 2010
"Bob from West Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- framing as a design concept
- design motifs of spokes on the wheel and leading line
- in... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 23 February 13th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 22!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 23.
Assignment #23: In My Backyard
To get more information about the assignment concept, the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 12th, 2010
"Jackie from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following :
- extraordinary camera position
- quality of light is relative to... [Read More] |  |
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Jackie from Florida February 12th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- extraordinary camera position
- quality of light is relative to your subject matter and your intended... [Read More] |  |
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Inspiration February 11th, 2010
In this Inspiration Image Showcase Craig looks at and discusses, from the standpoint of design and creativity, a portfolio of seven inspiring images that were submitted for the Daily Critique.
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The Daily Critique February 10th, 2010
"Yves from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- Metadata = Canon 5D, f2.8 100mm lens, ISO 320, f9@ 1/160th
- 100mm as a classic portrait focal length
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 9th, 2010
"John from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- meta data - Nikon D90, 18-105 zoom@75mm, f 5.3@1/250th
- soft light for highly detailed... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 8th, 2010
"Roland from New Mexico" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong documentary photograph and discusses the following:
- radical camera position
- the psychological and design impact of shooting very high to low... [Read More] |  |
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Munawar from Illinois February 7th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful diptych that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #21 and discusses the following:
- the archetype of opposites
- the many ways contrast creates visual... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 7th, 2010
"Munawar from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful diptych that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #21 and discusses the following:
- the archetype of opposites
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The Daily Critique February 4th, 2010
"John from the USA" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape/ wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- capturing the moment
- compromise exposure
- panning with moving wildlife to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 3rd, 2010
"Jon from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong architectural detail photograph and discusses the following:
- simplifying by getting close
- simplifying color by limiting the number of colors,... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 22 February 1st, 2010
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 21!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 22.
Assignment #22: The Road
To get more information about the assignment... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 29th, 2010
"Ilona from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful story related photograph and discusses the following:
- working with archetypes as an element of visual design
-... [Read More] |  |
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Ilona from Washington January 29th, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful story related photograph and discusses the following:
- working with archetypes as an element of visual design
- creating layers of story
- coming up with... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 27th, 2010
"Self Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at his own landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- the importance of the polarizer in general scenic photography
- the effect of shutter speeds of around 1... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 26th, 2010
"Steve from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful macro photograph and discusses the following:
- three ways to get to high magnification
- size of our light source relative to our subject
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 25th, 2010
"Kim from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful documentary photograph and discusses the following:
- thank you for our biggest traffic day ever and….. sharing the spirit of the TME Community with your... [Read More] |  |
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Community! January 23rd, 2010
Become a fan of The Mindful Eye on Facebook and invite your friends to become a fan and help TME to inspire and educate.... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom January 22nd, 2010
The Great Photo Finish: "How To's - Adobe Photoshop CS4" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig shows you how to record, save, share and load actions in Adobe Photoshop CS4.... [Read More] |  |
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David from Scotland January 22nd, 2010
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful light painting photograph and discusses the following:
- white balance and the blue and orange complimentary color pair
- juxtapositions of texture and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 22nd, 2010
"David from Scotland" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful light painting photograph and discusses the following:
- white balance and the blue and orange complimentary color pair... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 21st, 2010
"Jose from Spain" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong portrait and discusses the following:
- using shallow depth of field to simplify and the lead the viewer’s eye
- getting rid of color to increase the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 20th, 2010
"George from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong nature photograph and discusses the following:
- simplicity as a design concept
- managing global and local contrast
- working with... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 18th, 2010
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- taking pictures along the way
- playing the hand you are dealt
- complimentary color and quality of line
- getting closer and... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 21 January 15th, 2010
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 20!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 21.
Assignment #21: Diptych
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The Daily Critique January 15th, 2010
"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- tenacity
- continuing to work the scene when the preconceived... [Read More] |  |
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"Abhi from California" January 15th, 2010
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- tenacity
- continuing to work the scene when the preconceived shot falls apart
- building images... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 13th, 2010
"Jose from Spain" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- shooting the eastern sunset and western sunrise
- shutter speeds for landscapes that imply subtle... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 12th, 2010
"Bob from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at an environment dominant photograph of a lion and discusses the following:
- gesture and quality of line
- repetition of the lion and the implied negative space... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 11th, 2010
Camera Setup: Exposure, Part 2 by Craig Tanner
This is the 4th video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this video Craig delves... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 11th, 2010
"Victor from India" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- choosing the best working aperture
- using under exposure to create mystery and increase the... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 10th, 2010
Camera Setup: Exposure, Part 1 by Craig Tanner
This is the third video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this video Craig lays... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 8th, 2010
"Mike from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #19 / Sunstar and discusses the following:
- storm light as a quality of light... [Read More] |  |
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Mike from Florida January 8th, 2010
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #19 / Sunstar and discusses the following:
- storm light as a quality of light
- color theory and the power of green... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 6th, 2010
"Cam from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- scouting while you are shooting - the importance of the neutral density filter
- beautiful... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 5th, 2010
"Kel from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life photograph and discusses the following:
- simplicity as an element of design
- design elements that can create the illusion of three... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 4th, 2010
"Francis from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- using a right angle finder to help with getting low
- getting close to the foreground
- quality... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 20 January 2nd, 2010
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 19!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 20.
Assignment 20: Light Painting
To get more information about the assignment... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 1st, 2010
Camera Setup: White Balance by Craig Tanner
This is the second video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this video Craig discusses... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 1st, 2010
Camera Setup: Introduction and Image Quality by Craig Tanner
This is the first video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 1st, 2010
"Wes from Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic impromptu portrait and discusses the following:
- understanding the technical limits of your camera and lenses and the effect... [Read More] |  |
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Wes from Virginia January 1st, 2010
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic impromptu portrait and discusses the following:
- understanding the technical limits of your camera and lenses and the effect that has on your shooting technique... [Read More] |  |
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Equipment December 31st, 2009
"Polaroid Pogo Instant Printer" by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig shares his excitement about the Polaroid Pogo Instant Printer and shares a tip for getting the best print quality and some ideas about using the printer to have more fun as a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 30th, 2009
"Blake from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful formal portrait and discusses the following:
- a one soft box lighting set up and quality of light
- placing the light to get light in the eyes... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 29th, 2009
"Richard from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful waterfall photograph and discusses the following:
- soft light, longer exposures and the polarizer being a good combination for shooting moving... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 28th, 2009
"Julie from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong portrait and discusses the following:
- going past fears and building community for your work
- image quality and your histogram
- using curves to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 25th, 2009
"April from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life portrait that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #18 / Shadow and discusses the following:
- April’s... [Read More] |  |
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April from Illinois December 25th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life portrait that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #18 / Shadow and discusses the following:
- April’s dynamic lighting design
- visual... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 24th, 2009
Great Photo Finish: "Unlimited Depth of Field" Part 2 by Craig Tanner
In this second part of a two part episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig discusses field techniques, combined with post processing in Helicon Focus software, for creating... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 23rd, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Unlimited Depth of Field" Part 1 by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig discusses field techniques, combined with Adobe Photoshop CS 4 techniques, for creating landscape scenics with unlimited... [Read More] | |
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The Daily Critique December 23rd, 2009
"Alex from New Zealand" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life portrait and discusses the following:
- working with assignments and concepts to grow creativity
- working with angles slightly off of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 21st, 2009
"TJ from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- how much neutral density is enough
- long exposures and reflected color on the surface of the water... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 19 December 21st, 2009
Thank you for your participation in our 18th assignment!
Please read this post carefully before participating in Assignment Number 19.
The intent behind our assignments is to encourage people to have fun, to be more creative, and to achieve... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts December 21st, 2009
"Sunstar" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the subject of creating sunstars in landscape photographs and discusses the following:
- a lenses smallest f-stops will create the strongest effect
- using a small... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts December 21st, 2009
"Diffraction" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the optical aberration of diffraction and how it relates to aperture and f-stop and discusses the following :
- a lay person’s definition of diffraction
- what... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 21st, 2009
"Dave from California" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful nature photograph and discusses the following:
- using shallow depth of field to simplify and imply depth
- using complimentary color pairs to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 18th, 2009
"TJ from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful environment dominant portrait and discusses the following:
- 35mm as a great focal length for environment dominant portraits... [Read More] |  |
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TJ from Texas December 18th, 2009
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful environment dominant portrait and discusses the following:
- 35mm as a great focal length for environment dominant portraits
- the role of scouting in... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 17th, 2009
"Yair from Death Valley Workshop" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- working with effective focal lengths of 300mm or longer to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 16th, 2009
"Scott from Grand Teton's Workshop"
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- choosing the most effective f-stop for your landscape photograph
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 14th, 2009
"Multiple Submissions Worldwide" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at multiple beautiful portraits from TME’s 2009 Street Portraiture workshop and discusses the following:
- helping the portrait subject to be more relaxed... [Read More] |  |
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Robert from Grand Tetons December 11th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- showing just a part of the scene to create a partial abstraction
- simplicity of color and of subject
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 11th, 2009
"Robert from Grand Tetons" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- showing just a part of the scene to create a partial abstraction... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 9th, 2009
"Mike from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following: - considering f-stop and shutter speed as more than exposure controls - working with contouring lines... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 8th, 2009
"Anthony from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- getting closer to the main subject to simplify the image
- shooting low to high to simplify the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 7th, 2009
"Mike from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful black and white landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- using the cameras jpeg picture style settings and info sets to preview the scene in a... [Read More] |  |
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Erik from Big Bend Workshop December 4th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful self portrait and discusses the following:
- a powerful way to work with hard light
- keeping color simple
- working with complimentary color and harmony... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 4th, 2009
"Erik from Big Bend Workshop" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful self portrait and discusses the following:
- a powerful way to work with hard light
- keeping color simple... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 3rd, 2009
"Gwen from UK" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- having the courage to go past artistic limits and fears
- a basic two light set up
- quality of line relative to... [Read More] |  |
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Michael from Illinois November 27th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful photograph and discusses the following:
- partially abstracting a subject
- the emotional power of black and white
- layered light
- creating layers of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 27th, 2009
"Michael from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful photograph and discusses the following:
- partially abstracting a subject
- the emotional power of black and white... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 26th, 2009
"Albert from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- neutral density filters
- aperture, depth of field and diffraction
- quality of line
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 25th, 2009
"Heiko from Germany" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- mystery as an element of story
- leaving some things to the imagination of the viewer
-... [Read More] |  |
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Catherine from Colorado November 21st, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural detail photograph created on TME’s Big Bend National National Park Workshop and discusses the following:
- window light
- light and shadow as a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 21st, 2009
"Catherine from Colorado" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural detail photograph created on TME’s Big Bend National National Park Workshop and discusses the following:... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 18th, 2009
"TJ from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- shooting an iconic subject in a new or out of the ordinary way
- working with repetition to create... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique
"Chadravir from India" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- leading line and s-curves
- contrasting natural subjects with man made subjects
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 16th, 2009
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife portrait and discusses the following: - dimensional lighting - color theory and color depth - flow of focus and shallow depth of field - dynamic quality of line - implied flow of movement... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique November 13th, 2009
"Dave from Michigan" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph created on TME’s Teton National Park Workshop and discusses the following:
- quality of light and... [Read More] |  |
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Dave from Michigan November 13th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph created on TME’s Teton National Park Workshop and discusses the following:
- quality of light and backlight
- the potential storytelling... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique October 8th, 2009
"Dawn - Grand Tetons" Part 2 by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- converting to black and white using the black and white adjustment layer
- combining... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 18 October 7th, 2009
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 17!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment 18.
Assignment 18: Shadow. To get more information about the assignment concept, the image submission deadline,... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique October 7th, 2009
"Dawn - Grand Tetons" Part 1 by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- Looking at the basic structure of the image for balance and unity
- Creating multiple... [Read More] |  |
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Jan from Pennsylvania October 6th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful macro photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #17 / Shooting for the Square - and discusses the following:
- the visual power of color separation
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique October 6th, 2009
"Catherine from Colorado" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- looking at a lens test to discover the sharpest aperture or apertures for each of your lenses... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 25th, 2009
"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful images submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #16: Long Exposure and discusses the following: - the power of mystery and the... [Read More] |  |
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Peter from Sweden September 25th, 2009
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful images submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #16: Long Exposure and discusses the following:
- the power of mystery and the partial abstraction - complimentary... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 23rd, 2009
"Sam from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following: - the power of lighting that is congruent with the story that is being told - †a way to think through the idea of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 22nd, 2009
"Julie from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following: - working with back side light to create an illusion of form - leading line , visual unity and the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 21st, 2009
Community Assignment #17 / Shooting for the Square
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following: In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful macro... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 21st, 2009
"Philip from Michigan" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- looking at a diffraction chart for your lenses so that you understand when it is no longer worth... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 17 September 18th, 2009
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 16! We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment 17. Assignment 17: Shooting for the Square. To get more information about the assignment concept, the image... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 18th, 2009
"Jose from Spain" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following:
- The power of repetition to create both visual unity and to imply image depth
- The potential of implied... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 18th, 2009
"Frank from Germany" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- instead of looking at photographs as either abstract or literal... [Read More] |  |
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Frank from Germany September 18th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- instead of looking at photographs as either abstract or literal considering abstract as a concept that can... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom September 18th, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Blending Bracketed Exposures" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a high contrast landscape photograph and discusses the following:
Two layer mask techniques for blending two... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 15th, 2009
"Jose from Spain" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following:
- using the wide angle lens to imply depth - working with powerful shapes and pattern as a foreground for a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 14th, 2009
"Victor from India" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following:
- the inherent power of contrast and visual archetypes
- visual stops along the “x” axis of the image -... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 11th, 2009
"Drena from California" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #15 and discusses the following:
- working with a... [Read More] |  |
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Drena from California September 11th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #15 and discusses the following:
- working with a painter’s style or a school of painting as an... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 10th, 2009
"Flo from New Jersey" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Part 2 of a two part Daily Critique Craig looks at a provocative portrait and discusses the following:
- lens choice and subject distance relative to possible perspective distortions
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 9th, 2009
"Flo from New Jersey" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Part 1 of a two part Daily Critique Craig looks at a provocative portrait and discusses the following:
- quality of reflected light relative to dimension and psychological impact on the viewer... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 8th, 2009
"Cam from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following:
- using alternating areas of texture (or color or value, etc.) to create visual depth and simplification... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies September 8th, 2009
Commercial Project Landscape Architecture by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie but Goodie (an old Light Diary episode) Craig looks at a handful of shots from a commercial shoot for a property client. Craig discusses both commercial landscapes and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 7th, 2009
"Simon from California" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at an abstract / lensbaby landscape image and discusses the following:
- how abstractions encourage us to go beyond surface concepts and enjoy intrinsic forms,... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 4th, 2009
"Trey from Tennessee" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #14 and discusses the following:
- using shallow depth of... [Read More] |  |
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Trey from Tennessee September 4th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #14 and discusses the following:
- using shallow depth of field to abstract a subject and tell an... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies September 3rd, 2009
In this Oldie but Goodie Craig looks at three of his street portraits shot with the Lensbaby 2.0 (now the Muse). Even though Lensbabies has updated their product line with the Composer (which is the main Lensbaby model Craig uses for his street... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignments 15 and 16 September 3rd, 2009
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 14! We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignments 15 and 16. Assignment Number 15 is past work assignment titled "What I Did On My Summer Vacation". Community... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique September 3rd, 2009
"Multiple Submissions Worldwide" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at 3 images and discusses the following:
- the visual weight inside of a blank frame
- the psychological power of implied movement within the frame... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 21st, 2009
"Michael from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, ethereal portrait and discusses the following:
- the creative power of “mistakes”
- balance, color theory, and... [Read More] |  |
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Michael from Illinois August 21st, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, ethereal portrait and discusses the following:
- the creative power of “mistakes”
- balance, color theory, and quality of line
- archetypes related to... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom August 19th, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: Working with Kuler by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a colorful portrait and discusses the following:
- Working with Kuler, an exciting extension found in Adobe Photoshop CS4,... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 19th, 2009
"Lee from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a strong portrait and discusses the following:
- shooting wide open for both shallow depth of field and a soft focus effect
- finding a great quality of light for... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 18th, 2009
"Seth from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- unconventional cropping to simplify and leave part of the story to the viewer’s imagination
- quality of line... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 17th, 2009
"Domenico from Italy" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
managing depth of field when you have two subjects that are very close to the same plane of focus
- how... [Read More] |  |
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Sasha from Georgia August 16th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful self portraits and discusses the following:
- quality of light in portraiture and the importance of getting light into the eyes
- the power of gesture in... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 16th, 2009
"Sasha from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful self portraits and discusses the following: - quality of light in portraiture and the importance of getting light into the eyes... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 14 August 12th, 2009
Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 12! We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 14: Shallow Depth of Field. For this assignment please create an image where the depth of focus or implied... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 12th, 2009
"Larry from California" by Craig Tanner
today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful night time landscape photograph and discusses the following: - simplicity - the complimentary color pair of blue and orange - positive and negative space... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 11th, 2009
"April from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- heeding the call of the voice of our intuition
- the psychological power of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 10th, 2009
"Craig from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- giving extra weight to the sky on days when there is beautiful cloud action
-... [Read More] |  |
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Sasha from Georgia August 7th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following: - working with two pairs of complimentary color as the major scheme for color design - dimensional light and the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique August 7th, 2009
"Sasha from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- working with two pairs of complimentary color as the major scheme for... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 12 July 30th, 2009
Thank you for participating in Community Assignment number 11! We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 12. Assignment Number 12: Self Portrait. For this assignment please make a self portrait where we can see your... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 24th, 2009
"Frank from Germany" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait of a horse and discusses the following:
-working with unconventional cropping in portraiture to create more... [Read More] |  |
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Frank from Germany July 24th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait of a horse and discusses the following:
- working with unconventional cropping in portraiture to create more psychological impact with the features of the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 22nd, 2009
"Self Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig takes a critical look at his own work and talks about the idea of approach to image design as it relates to his people photography:
- how the subject matter itself has an effect... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 21st, 2009
"Clive from the UK" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a great Lensbaby portrait and discusses the following:
- the use of selective focus with the Lensbaby - formal symmetry
- learning to see your image at a basic... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 20th, 2009
"Mike from New Jersey" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful portrait and discusses the following:
- the creative power of getting out of our comfort zone and going past a fear
- focal length and working... [Read More] |  |
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Alexandra from Georgia July 17th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color of blue - orange
- psychological power of yellow - orange
- quality of light and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 17th, 2009
"Alexandra from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color of blue
- orange
- psychological... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 16th, 2009
"Don from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful storytelling photograph and discusses the following: - stopped vs. implied motion - unconventional cropping as a powerful storytelling device - seeing and... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 11 July 15th, 2009
Thank you for participating in Community Assignment number 10 ! We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 11. Assignment Number 11: Looking Down.
For this assignment please work with "Looking Down" as a concept. You... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 14th, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Chris from Austria (Part 2)" by Craig Tanner
In this second part of a two part episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph inside of Adobe Photoshop CS4 and discusses the following:
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The Daily Critique July 14th, 2009
"Debbie from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- tertiary color
- creating visual unity by working with repetition
- implied visual pathways... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 13th, 2009
"Aaron from Nebraska" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a high energy portrait and discusses the following:
- going beyond the cliché of the smiling child portrait
- balance as an element of visual design
- ways... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 10th, 2009
"Lewis from Maryland" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- cultivating a belief system and mind set that encourages us to say yes... [Read More] |  |
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Lewis from Maryland July 10th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- cultivating a belief system and mind set that encourages us to say yes to our creative process
-... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 8th, 2009
"Jose from Spain" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- repetition as an element of visual unity
- dynamic or informal symmetry
- shooting the eastern... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 7th, 2009
"Duane from Georgia" by Craig Tanner (Part 2 of 2)
In today’s Daily Critique Craig continues his critique of a beautiful cityscape photograph and discusses the following:
- sketching a perfect world version of your shot based on scouting and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 6th, 2009
"Duane from Georgia" by Craig Tanner (Part 1 of 2)
In today’s part one of a two part Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful cityscape photograph and discusses the following:
- the value of persistence, tenacity and hard work
-... [Read More] | |
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The Daily Critique July 3rd, 2009
"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- implied motion vs. stopped motion
- positive and negative space... [Read More] |  |
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Peter from Sweden July 3rd, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- implied motion vs. stopped motion
- positive and negative space shapes
- lines of implied energy... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 2nd, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Chris from Austria" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the a technique involving a keyboard shortcut for increasing dynamic range... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 2nd, 2009
"Introduction to Lightroon (Lesson 2)" by Marti Jeffers
Continuing with her series of tutorials on Introduction to Lightroom, Marti explores more Lightroom features and shortcuts in the Lightroom interface panel that will make your life so much... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique July 1st, 2009
"Self Critique - Landscape Photography" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig takes a critical look at his own work and talks about the idea of approach to image design as it relates to his landscape photography:
- how the subject... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 10 July 1st, 2009
Thank you for participating in Community Assignment number 9 ! We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 10. Assignment Number 10: Your Favorite Color. For this assignment please identify your favorite color (if you... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 30th, 2009
"Chris from Austria" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- creating a sunstar effect in camera
- quality of light, quality of line, and complimentary color... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 29th, 2009
"Mark from Minnesota" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a great documentary photograph within a series of shots of the same subject and discusses the following:
- selecting elements of design vs. selecting a thought... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 26th, 2009
"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- positive and negative space
- simplicity, repetition and working... [Read More] |  |
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Abhi from California June 26th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- positive and negative space
- simplicity, repetition and working the major diagonals
- looking at a... [Read More] |  |
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Whidbey Island Workshop Opening June 25th, 2009
We have two last minute openings on our upcoming Whidbey Island workshop July 25th - 30th, 2009. Whidbey Island offers an amazing smorgasbord of photographic subjects including stunning beachscapes and landscapes, beautiful architecture, flowers,... [Read More] |  |
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From Start To Finish June 25th, 2009
"City Market Blues" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig looks at an impromptu street portrait and discusses the following:
- quality of light
- separations, mergers and positive and negative space
- how the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 24th, 2009
"Sam from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- infrared capture
- quality of line and repetition
- taking time to find the best vantage... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 9 June 23rd, 2009
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 9. Assignment Number 9: Motion vs. Still. For this assignment you are being challenged to present a motion blur in an image where at least one other subject is still.... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 23rd, 2009
"Robert from Missouri" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- quality of line and implied image depth
- positive and negative space shapes and subject... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 22nd, 2009
"Shelly from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful flower photograph and discusses the following:
- negative and positive space shapes
- repetition as an element of visual design
- implied... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 19th, 2009
"Jim from the UK" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color pair of blue and orange
- quality of line and... [Read More] |  |
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Jim from the UK June 19th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color pair of blue and orange
- quality of line and repetition
- the power of the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 17th, 2009
"Eduardo from Mexico" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful documentary photograph and discusses the following:
- negative and positive space shapes
- separations and mergers
- repetition as a unifying... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 16th, 2009
"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural / landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- quality of line
- cross hatching diagonals
- visual unity through repetition... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 15th, 2009
"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract photograph and discusses the following:
- the psychological impact of subjects that are different than the other subjects
- abstract vs.... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 12th, 2009
"Pam from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful and dramatic wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the theory of design and how it relates to both the shooting and editing parts of our... [Read More] |  |
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Pam from California June 12th, 2009
In today’s Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful and dramatic wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the theory of design and how it relates to both the shooting and editing parts of our creative process
- using... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 11th, 2009
"Yichao from Indiana" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- beauty lighting as a quality of light
- having your portrait subject look up into the light
- how true... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 10th, 2009
"Julie from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following: - storm light as a quality of light - considering an image crop based on story, context and concept -... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique June 8th, 2009
"Bevan from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- using a slow shutter and a moving subject to create leading line
- camera placement to create... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique
"Sam from California" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful portrait and discusses the following :
- the power of suggestion and mystery in the storytelling process
- an over... [Read More] |  |
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Sam from California June 5th, 2009
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful portrait and discusses the following :
- the power of suggestion and mystery in the storytelling process
- an over the shoulder camera position
- shallow... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 8 June 2nd, 2009
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 8: Complimentary Color. For this assignment please include at least one Complimentary Color Pair in your image and make color a significant part of the design of the image.... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast May 14th, 2009
"Fear of the Rules or Fear Itself" by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie But Goodie podcast Craig talks about the idea of the "rules for better photos" and what you decide to do with the rules as a photographer. And how that is relative to what you are... [Read More] |  |
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Atlanta Inspirational Photography Weekend May 13th, 2009
Please join us in Atlanta, Ga. June 20th-21st for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter and lots of inspiration. In addition to great photography education, participants in our weekend events will be... [Read More] |  |
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Jorg from Pennsylvania May 8th, 2009
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the power of the moment
- formal symmetry
- repetition as a visual design element
- the visual power of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique May 8th, 2009
"Jorg from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the power of the moment
- formal symmetry
- repetition as a... [Read More] |  |
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Craig Has Laryngitis!!! April 23rd, 2009
We are in the midst of the Jekyll Island Workshop with a fantastic group of photographers and everything is going great --- except ... Craig has laryngitis!! This means he has to limit the use of his voice .. that is talking... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 20th, 2009
"Ed from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- working with panning and motion to abstract the background in a photograph of a subject moving along a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 17th, 2009
"Janet from Arkansas" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique, Craig discusses a beautiful portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s Community Assignment Number 6. Craig specifically discusses the following... [Read More] |  |
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Janet from Arkansas April 17th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique, Craig discusses a beautiful portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s Community Assignment Number 6. Craig specifically discusses the following points:
- honoring our intuitive /... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment Number 7 : Hands April 15th, 2009
TME's new Community Assignment number 7 is here and we hope you will join us in the Assignment Boards area of our Community Forums. Working with assignment concepts is a great way to say yes to the creative process. Participating in our community is... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 15th, 2009
"Self-Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at one of his own images and asks the following questions:
- what is your process for choosing your top selects from a shoot
- once you have top selects what is your... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 14th, 2009
"Mark from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful formal portrait and discusses the following:
- cultivating a habit in the creative process of being bold and going past limits
- practicing having... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 13th, 2009
"Benjamin from Denmark" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunning pet portrait and discusses the following:
- the editing process and how important it can be to have plenty of time to spend with an image and how... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 10th, 2009
"Luis from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph and discusses the following :
- extraordinary color that falls outside of the viewers expectation... [Read More] |  |
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Luis from Georgia April 10th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph and discusses the following:
- extraordinary color that falls outside of the viewers expectation relative to the subject
- layers of... [Read More] |  |
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Members How To - Community Avatars & Signatures April 9th, 2009
"Using Our Community Avatars & Signatures" by Kel Kyle
A brief tutorial on how to upload your own personal avatar and create a basic signature, which will be displayed on your community/forum posts.... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 9th, 2009
"Kel from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural detail photograph and discusses the following :
- the pattern, warmth, and softness of the quality of light
- seeing and working with... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 8th, 2009
"Steve from New York" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following :
- the qualities of storm light and how they effect the viewer in this image
- using small people in... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 7th, 2009
"Winifred from the United States" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful black and white infrared landscape image and discusses the following points:
- an IR converted camera as a great option for shooting... [Read More] |  |
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Edmund from Massachusetts April 6th, 2009
In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Attitude” Assignment and discusses the following points:
- the visual power of complimentary color
- the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 6th, 2009
"Edmund from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Attitude” Assignment and discusses the following points:
- the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique April 2nd, 2009
"Roger from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following:
- quality of light and quality of line - comparing B&W and color versions of the image
- simplifying... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique Returns Tuesday Afternoon March 30th, 2009
Hi Everybody - The Daily Critique will return tomorrow. We would like to say a big thank you to all of the participants of our just completed Next Step workshop. We had an amazing experience to say the least. We still have one space on our fall Next... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 27th, 2009
"Moritz from Germany" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic conceptual image titled “Solitary Men” and discusses the following:
- the visual power of graphic simplicity - the use of... [Read More] |  |
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Moritz from Germany March 27th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic conceptual image titled “Solitary Men” and discusses the following:
- the visual power of graphic simplicity - the use of rhythm as a visual unifier - the use of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 25th, 2009
"Eddie from Hong Kong" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract macro image of flowers and discusses the following points: - the visual power of red and why red works well with the white and black - how... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 24th, 2009
"Richard from Colorado" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract architectural photograph and discusses the following :
- how wide angle lenses make it easier for us to handhold and still get sharp images... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 23rd, 2009
"Michael from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful environmental portrait and discusses the following :
- using window light as a beauty light
- the potential effectiveness of matching soft... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 20th, 2009
"Usha from Wisconsin" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful impromptu portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s Community Assignment Number 3 : Stranger and discusses the following... [Read More] |  |
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Usha from Wisconsin March 20th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful impromptu portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s community assignment number 3 : Stranger and discusses the following points –
- on camera flash in low... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom March 20th, 2009
"Introduction to Lightroom (Lesson 1, Part 2b)" by Marti Jeffers
Continuing with the First Introduction to Lightroom Lesson One, Part 2, Marti Jeffers takes the viewer through the process of importing images into Lightroom from a travel hard... [Read More] | |
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Podcast March 19th, 2009
"Power of Play" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses the “Power of Play” and how important the idea of play is to the creative process. This is a story based Podcast and the workshop Craig references in this Podcast took... [Read More] |  |
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New Community Assignment & Street Portraiture Workshop Opening March 18th, 2009
Thank you for participating in community assignment number 4 ! We hope you will join us and submit an image for Assignment number 5. This assignment is conceptual and the concept is the word "Attitude". We would also like to let you know about a... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 18th, 2009
"Linda from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful texture and color study of a door rusted door on an abandoned building and discusses:
- working aperture relative to depth of field and overall image... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 17th, 2009
"John from the UK" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful woodlands landscape photograph and discusses the following points:
- the traditional path of the viewer on a printed page and the potential power of the... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 16th, 2009
"Bertold from Poland" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful and evocative portrait and discusses the following points:
- the power of unconventional and evocative gestures when creating portraits
- saying... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 13th, 2009
"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Smile” Assignment and discusses the following points:
the power of... [Read More] |  |
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Peter from Sweden
In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Smile” Assignment and discusses the following points:
• the power of juxtaposition as a storytelling device... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 12th, 2009
"Dennis from Russia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stark and beautiful landscape architectural image. Craig discusses the psychological impact of black and white and dramatic archetypes. Craig talks about quality of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 11th, 2009
"Robert from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait of a tree. Craig discusses quality of light and complimentary color as two elements of visual design that can create a strong illusion of being... [Read More] |  |
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One Million !!! March 9th, 2009
All of us at TME want to say a big thank you to all of you for your support of the site. We have surpassed one million page views since our launch date!!! We also want to say a big thank you to all of you for your support of our workshops. Our... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 9th, 2009
"John from the Netherlands" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a different way of seeing the landscape with a telephoto lens. Craig talks about using layers of information and selective focus to suggest the depth and space... [Read More] |  |
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Next Step Opening ! March 6th, 2009
Due to a family emergency with one of our participants we have a last minute opening on our Spring 2009 Next Step Workshop March 22nd - 28th. We would love to have you join us in beautiful Savannah, Ga. at the peak of the azalea bloom for this... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 6th, 2009
"Sam from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, inside looking out, architectural detail photograph. Craig discusses formal symmetry, dynamic symmetry and the visual design... [Read More] |  |
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Sam from Pennsylvania March 6th, 2009
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, inside looking out, architectural detail photograph. Craig discusses formal symmetry, dynamic symmetry and the visual design concept of tension. Craig talks about color... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 5th, 2009
"Edmund from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunningly beautiful grand scale scenic landscape photograph. Craig talks about the difference between dynamic symmetry and formal symmetry and discusses why... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 4th, 2009
"Doug from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, very environment dominant portrait. Craig talks about the visual design elements of quality of light, quality of line, cross hatching diagonals, harmony... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment Number 4: Smile March 3rd, 2009
Thank you for participating in community Assignment Number 3. We hope you will join us by participating in community Assignment Number 4. This one is conceptual and the concept is the word "Smile". You could go literal and photograph a smile. You... [Read More] |  |
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Whidbey Island Workshop March 2nd, 2009
We invite you to join us on beautiful Whidbey Island for a week of photographing an amazing smorgasbord of subjects including stunning landscapes, architecture, macro, night photography and street photography of people. We will make a day trip via... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique March 2nd, 2009
"Bill from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at an evocative, abstract self portrait that was created as part of an assignment on The Mindful Eye’s Death Valley National Park Workshop. Craig discusses the design... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 28th, 2009
"April from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at images from the Mindful Eye’s community assignment # 2 – “Parking Lot”. The Photo of the Week was created by April and is a beautiful... [Read More] |  |
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April from Illinois February 28th, 2009
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at images from the Mindful Eye’s community assignment # 2 – “Parking Lot”. The Photo of the Week was created by April and is a beautiful landscape based image. Craig discusses visual... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 26th, 2009
"Chuck from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig discusses formal symmetry as a design concept. Craig explains why working with formal symmetry in a square cropped image is a potentially powerful use of visual design theory.... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 25th, 2009
"Finding the Heart of Your Work" by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie But Goodie podcast Craig talks about being inspired by Joe Reifer's challenging blog post titled "Going Deeper May Require More abstract Excursions" which made the rounds of the... [Read More] | |
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The Daily Critique February 25th, 2009
"Edmund from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunningly beautiful grand scale scenic landscape photograph. Craig talks about the difference between dynamic symmetry and formal symmetry and discusses how... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 23rd, 2009
"Chris from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a dynamic documentary group photograph. Craig discusses quality of line and distinguishes between contouring lines and implied lines based on movement from one subject... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 20th, 2009
"Depth of Field" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses a less technical and more experiential and personal way to think about and calculate depth of field. Craig defines depth of field and other concepts related to depth... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 20th, 2009
"Cyane from Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig discusses a very beautiful and stark landscape architecture image. Craig talks about how diagonal convergence, subject matter, and dark to light... [Read More] |  |
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Cyane from Virginia February 20th, 2009
In this week’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig discusses a very beautiful and stark landscape architecture image. Craig talks about how diagonal convergence, subject matter, and dark to light tonal movement all work together in this... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom February 19th, 2009
"Introduction to Lightroon (Lesson 1, Part 2)" by Marti Jeffers
Continuing with the Introduction to Lightroom series, in Lesson 1, Part 2 Marti Jeffers takes the viewer through the process of importing images that already exist in a folder on the... [Read More] | |
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The Daily Critique February 18th, 2009
"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig discusses a dramatic story based image. Craig begins the discussion by encouraging all photographers to create an equipment check list that you work with to get ready for each... [Read More] |  |
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Art of Lighting February 18th, 2009
"Kristina - Lens Flare" by Bryan Allen
In this Art of Lighting video tutorial Bryan Allen walks you through an in studio portrait which takes advantage of lens flare as an element of visual design. Lens flare, which can be very loosely defined as... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom February 18th, 2009
"Introduction to Lightroon (Lesson 1, Part 1)" by Marti Jeffers
In her first lesson, Marti Jeffers introduces the beginning user of Lightroom to the process of setting up a file structure for your images, setting Lightroom preferences that have... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 16th, 2009
"Jan from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful in studio portrait. First Craig talks about quality of light, quality of line and visual harmony. Craig then begins a discussion on The Mindful Eye of... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 13th, 2009
"Ed from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunning wildlife portfolio. Craig discusses image design in the context of a centered subject. Craig talks about the basic but extremely... [Read More] |  |
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Ed from Florida February 13th, 2009
In today's Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunning wildlife portfolio. Craig discusses image design in the context of a centered subject. Craig talks about the basic but extremely visually appealing technique of working... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 12th, 2009
"Scenic Waterfall Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this landscape based Podcast from the vault Craig discusses scenic photography of waterfalls. Craig begins by giving practical tips concerning quality of light and camera placement. Craig also... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 11th, 2009
"Street Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses his approach to Street Photography of people. Craig begins by talking about the tradition of Street Photography and describes how his approach differs. After... [Read More] |  |
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We invite you to join Bryan Allen for an amazing workshop experience February 11th, 2009
Hi Everybody - Craig Tanner here and I want to invite you to join Bryan Allen in beautiful Savannah , GA, May 6th -10th, 2009, on The Mindful Eye's Location People Workshop. Bryan is not only one of my all time favorite photographers, he is an... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 11th, 2009
"Afzal from UK" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a beautiful street portrait. Craig discusses the idea of playing with big changes (in PS) to the curves dialogue to pre-visualize possible alternate variations of a black and... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 10th, 2009
"Blake from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses a beautiful in studio portrait. Craig talks about quality of light and discusses the lighting concepts of key light, fill light and accent light. Craig talks about... [Read More] |  |
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Art of Lighting February 9th, 2009
"Heather - Poster Shoot" by Bryan Allen
In this Art of Lighting video tutorial Bryan Allen walks you through a location poster shoot for a commercial client. Bryan talks about the conceptual process for the shoot and shows the role that working... [Read More] |  |
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Death Valley National Park Workshop Opening February 7th, 2009
We have a last minute opening on our Death Valley National Park workshop February 21st - 27th, 2009. Death Valley National Park is one of Craig's favorite places to teach landscape photography. This stunningly beautiful park is home to sixteen... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 6th, 2009
"Grand Scale Scenic Landscape Part 2" by Craig Tanner
This Podcast is a continuation of the discussion started originally in The Grand Scale Scenic Landscape Podcast. Craig starts off by discussing camera set up and a technical workflow for... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 6th, 2009
"George from New York" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig showcases a portfolio of stunning black and white architectural images titled “Gotham City”. Craig talks about using a polarizer to increase local... [Read More] |  |
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George from New York February 6th, 2009
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig showcases a portfolio of stunning black and white architectural images titled “Gotham City”. Craig talks about using a polarizer to increase local contrast in the skies of your images. Craig... [Read More] |  |
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Art of Lighting February 5th, 2009
"Kristina - Head on Hand" by Bryan Allen
In this Art of Lighting tutorial Bryan Allen walks you through a studio portrait shoot. Bryan discusses how working with a clip file can seed the conceptual process, help you in communicating art direction... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 5th, 2009
"Myth of Talent Revisited" by Craig Tanner
In this two part Podcast from the vault Craig revisits the article that is the basis for much of his teaching, “The Myth of Talent”. Craig first discusses new studies that make, what is almost a lock... [Read More] |  |
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Site Changes February 4th, 2009
We are beginning work on implementing the changes you have suggested we make to our community forum and boards. Most of those changes will be in place within 4 to 6 weeks. You most likely have already noticed that we have removed the ads and site... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 4th, 2009
"Mike from U.K." by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at beautiful landscape scenic. Craig talks about color theory as it relates to visual movement and visual unity. Craig takes a quick side trip and talks about the influence of the... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 3rd, 2009
"Ebb & Flow of Natural Light" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses the ebb and flow of natural light. Craig defines the three types of twilight and discusses how understanding these qualities of light can help us to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique February 3rd, 2009
"Multiple Submissions Worldwide" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at several images and does shorter critiques that relate closely to the questions that have been asked by the photographers in their submissions. Craig discusses... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 2nd, 2009
"Grand Scale Scenic Landscape" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses his approach to the grand scale scenic landscape photograph. First, Craig talks about his approach to scouting and getting ready for the shoot. Next... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique February 2nd, 2009
"Ryn from Ohio" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image. Craig discusses framing and subject placement. Craig also discusses quality of line and visual unity. Craig talks about color theory relative to the... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #2 January 31st, 2009
Its here!!! Our second community assignment. We have picked a subject that most people encounter everyday but right now its simply on the way to a "better place". We are going to change all that!!! :) Our second assignmnent is....drum roll... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 30th, 2009
"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
This week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique showcases images submitted for our Community assignment “The Movies”. The Photo of the Week submitted by Abhi is a great example of an image that uses, to... [Read More] |  |
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Abhi from California January 30th, 2009
This week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique showcases images submitted for our Community assignment “The Movies”. The Photo of the Week submitted by Abhi is a great example of an image that uses, to powerful effect, simplicity as an element... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 29th, 2009
"Joanne from Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a beautiful environmental portrait. Craig talks about framing and quality of light. In particular Craig describes the lighting qualities and patterns associated with... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 28th, 2009
"Matt from West Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image. Today’s critique is more philosophical and Craig asks more questions than he attempts to answer. Craig talks about the potential competing... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 27th, 2009
"Yichao from Indiana" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a beautiful impromptu portrait shot using natural light. Craig talks about potentially important qualities of light to think about when making portraits. Craig discusses... [Read More] |  |
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Lensbaby Workshop 2009 January 24th, 2009
Join Craig Tanner in Savannah, Ga. May 13th - 17th, 2009 for TME's Lensbaby Workshop . If you are looking for creative epiphanies look no further than this exciting workshop where Craig shows you all of the ins and outs and creative possibilities of... [Read More] |  |
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From Start To Finish January 23rd, 2009
"Goldenrod, Inlet & Sky" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig takes a look at one of his favorite digital landscape advertising images. Craig discusses the shot list for the job and outlines the types of shots most of his... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 23rd, 2009
"William from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In this Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a very powerful and evocative portrait. Craig talks about the potential power of sharing your joy as a photographer through being a part of a... [Read More] |  |
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William from Georgia January 23rd, 2009
In this Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a very powerful and evocative portrait. Craig talks about the potential power of sharing your joy as a photographer through being a part of a volunteer project. Craig also talks about... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 21st, 2009
"Mathias from Germany" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses a beautiful macro shot. Craig talks about why owning a macro lens in the 100mm focal length range is such a great lens choice. Craig discusses the photographic visual... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 20th, 2009
"Steve from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a beautiful impromptu portrait. Craig mentions working in a group as a great way to get over fears you might have about approaching “strangers” with your camera. Craig also... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 19th, 2009
"Steve from Denmark" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses the power of conscious practice and the creative strength in going with the hand you are dealt. Craig talks about working with backlight as a design element and also talks... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 16th, 2009
"Carl from North Carolina" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful landscape image. Craig talks about a hallmark of being a creative person is having a way to capture creative ideas. Craig... [Read More] |  |
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Carl from North Carolina January 16th, 2009
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful landscape image. Craig talks about a hallmark of being a creative person is having a way to capture creative ideas. Craig suggests always carrying a journal as a way to... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 15th, 2009
"Jan from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig takes a look at two versions of the same image from a fashion shoot. Craig talks about working with a fill light combined with natural window light. Craig makes the case that there... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 13th, 2009
"Bill from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses an environment dominant portrait. Craig talks about camera variations we might consider when photographing a person in the environment. Craig also talks about dynamic... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 12th, 2009
"Usha from Wisconsin" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at an in studio, formal portrait. Craig talks about developing rapport with the portrait subjects and discusses several ways of getting your portrait subjects to relax in front... [Read More] |  |
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Mike from Canada January 9th, 2009
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig talks about a beautiful impromptu portrait. Craig discusses color theory and how powerful very specific complimentary colors pairs can be in creating images that have a strong three... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 9th, 2009
"Mike from Canada" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig talks about a beautiful impromptu portrait. Craig discusses color theory and how powerful very specific complimentary colors pairs can be in creating... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 8th, 2009
"Carmine from Canada" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig takes a look at powerful street portrait. Craig discusses lens choice and talks about why an effective focal of 50mm can be a great lens choice for street portraits. Craig also... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique January 7th, 2009
"Vincent from the Netherlands" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about the difference in a landscape image between the setting the stage and telling a story. Craig discusses long lens compression as a design element. Craig also... [Read More] |  |
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Inspiration January 7th, 2009
In this Inspiration Image Showcase Bryan Allen walks you through a Showcase of participant images from the Location People Workshop which he led in Savannah, Ga. last fall. This video contains a wealth of great information about photographing people... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique January 2nd, 2009
"Nick from North Carolina" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses quality of light, quality of line and rhythm. Craig also talks about visual depth and color theory. Craig discusses the inherent... [Read More] |  |
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Nick from North Carolina January 2nd, 2009
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses quality of light, quality of line and rhythm. Craig also talks about visual depth and color theory. Craig discusses the inherent creative power of photographing things we love... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique January 1st, 2009
"Self Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s self-critique Craig discusses the visual power of an unbroken horizon in a landscape photograph. Craig discusses ways to move the viewer of your images back and forth past the horizon from foreground to... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 31st, 2008
"Rebecca from Tennessee" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses portrait lighting and post processing lighting effects. Craig talks about altering the shape of catch lights to mimic the shape, size, and direction our post processing... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies December 29th, 2008
"Pastel Beach" by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie but Goodie episode we revisit one of Craig’s early From Start to Finish episodes. In this episode Craig shows everything in the process of the creation of an advertising landscape shot from the... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 29th, 2008
"Jan from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique we revisit the November 26 Daily Critique where Craig talks about how quality of light, expression and gesture are the most important things in portraiture. Craig also discuses taking a... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 26th, 2008
"Marian from the Netherlands" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the importance of quality of light and, in particular, discusses window light as a possible light source for portraits. Craig talks... [Read More] |  |
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Marian from the Netherlands December 26th, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the importance of quality of light and, in particular, discusses window light as a possible light source for portraits. Craig talks about the potential importance of making the eyes... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation in Photography for Women Workshop 2009 December 26th, 2008
Join Marti Jeffers in beautiful Savannah GA April 15 - 19, 2009 for The Foundations in Photography Workshop for Women Only -- just us girls learning the basics of photography together, making new friends and having fun in a nurturing and... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 25th, 2008
"Elf from the Northpole" by Craig Tanner
Happy Holidays!!! From all of us at The Mindful Eye.... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 24th, 2008
"Charlie from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about the element of time and how important that motif is to the potential power of this image. Craig also talks about skewing to correct for parallax distortion. Craig... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 22nd, 2008
"Frank from Oregon" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about achieving depth of field in a landscape image and discusses the concept of diffraction and the idea of sharpest aperture. Craig points out the beautiful qualities of line,... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 20th, 2008
"Rescaling For Visual Unity" by Craig Tanner
In This Digital Darkroom episode Craig works with rescaling to achieve more visual unity in the image. Craig also uses the Curves Adjustment Layer to get rid of a color cast and to create more color... [Read More] |  |
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Jekyll Island 2009 December 19th, 2008
Now Full - Please contact us to join the wait list. This shot is from Jekyll Island - one of my favorite places. Our Jekyll Island workshop is one of the most affordable workshops we offer and is limited to fourteen participants. I know the island... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 19th, 2008
"Albert from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at an abstract approach to a very mature subject – the Western Ghost Town. Craig discuses how some connection to the real in an abstract photograph... [Read More] |  |
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Albert from Texas December 19th, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at an abstract approach to a very mature subject – the Western Ghost Town. Craig discuses how some connection to the real in an abstract photograph can be a strong hook to get the viewer... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 18th, 2008
"George from New York" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses developing a habit and attitude where your landscape photography is less destination oriented. Craig points out how rhythm in this image is creating a powerful feeling of... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 17th, 2008
"Bill" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig talks about the power of leading line in a big landscape scenic. Craig also discusses removing color casts as a way to create more color depth and to create more of an illusion for the viewer... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary December 16th, 2008
"Discount Store Parking Lot" by Craig Tanner
In this Light Diary Vidcast the theme is “Discount Store Parking Lot”. Craig discusses a very basic “workflow” for composition of any subject. Craig talks about the idea of leaving room in your process... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 15th, 2008
"Patricia from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about how including people in a scenic architectural exterior can help to anchor the image, bring the building to life, and create a powerful sense of scale for large... [Read More] |  |
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Assignments December 14th, 2008
We are excited to announce an "Assignments" board which has been added to the "Share Your Work" category of our community forum. This is something we have been wanting to do for a while. Assignments are a great way to become more conceptual and... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 12th, 2008
"George from New York" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses how quality of light, positive and negative space shapes, quality of line and color theory can all be used to simplify the message of our... [Read More] |  |
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George from New York December 12th, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses how quality of light, positive and negative space shapes, quality of line and color theory can all be used to simplify the message of our photographs and make the main subject come... [Read More] |  |
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The Daily Critique December 11th, 2008
In Today’s critique Craig talks about cropping to achieve balance. Craig talks about considering both positive and negative space shapes when it comes to cropping to achieve visual harmony and balance. Craig also talks about cropping in anticipation... [Read More] |  |
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Link to Us December 10th, 2008
We want to say a huge thank you to all of you for your support of The Mindful Eye (TME). In less than two months thousands of photographers have registered as members. If you are enjoying the content and community here at TME there are several... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 10th, 2008
"Ed from U.S." by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig looks at a panoramic image and discusses subject placement relative to the ratio of the framing device of the panorama. Craig also talks about timing relative to skies and working to... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 9th, 2008
"Linda from Alaska" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses leading line, dynamic balance, and dynamic tone within a black and white file. Craig also talks about lens choice and framing. Craig discusses the use of curves and levels... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 8th, 2008
"Self Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig reviews one of his own images and discusses how our emotional connection to the experience of creating a photograph can cloud our judgment when it comes to being good editors of our own... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 7th, 2008
"Simplifying A Scenic Landscape Image" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of the digital darkroom Craig discusses simplifying a scenic landscape image. First Craig uses the spot healing brush for digital gardening high contrast areas that are busy... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 5th, 2008
"Sam" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the power of images that depict subjects or archetypes that have the potential to evoke an emotional response through direct experience, memory, or... [Read More] |  |
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Sam December 5th, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the power of images that depict subjects or archetypes that have the potential to evoke an emotional response through direct experience, memory, or metaphor. Craig also discusses the... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary December 4th, 2008
"River Songs" by Craig Tanner
In this Light Diary Vidcast the theme is “River Songs” and Craig discusses the thought process that led to the creation of a series of vertical river scenics of the Virgin River in Zion National Park.
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Daily Critique December 4th, 2008
"Debbie - Smoky Mountains" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses literal rhythm versus reflected rhythm. Craig also talks about the idea of image balance or unity in the context of files that are monochrome with one area of color.... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 3rd, 2008
"Blake from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about portrait lighting relative to showing off the best features of a portrait subject. Craig talks about how the gesture of looking up can be both a powerful form of... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique December 2nd, 2008
"Mark from Minnesota" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses HDR photographs and the concepts of context and believability. Craig talks about visual unity and balance as it relates to both saturation and general color theory. Craig... [Read More] |  |
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Death Valley National Park Workshop 2009 December 1st, 2008
The Death Valley Workshop is now full. Please contact us to join the wait list. We would like to invite you to join us February 21st - 27th, 2009 in stunningly beautiful Death Valley , Ca. for our Death Valley National Park workshop. Death Valley... [Read More] | |
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Daily Critique December 1st, 2008
"Bob from West Virginia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses effective use of shutter speed for working with moving water in a landscape. Craig also talks about the power of leading line as a visual design element in big scenic... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies November 29th, 2008
In this Oldie but Goodie episode we revisit one of Craig’s early From Start to Finish episodes – Elise and the Blue Dock. In this episode Craig shows everything in the process of a portrait shoot from the conceptual ideas, to capture techniques, to... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 28th, 2008
"Dennis" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses how working in monochrome can be a great way to get beautiful shots in qualities of light that might be too flat or to contrasty for general color... [Read More] |  |
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Dennis November 28th, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses how working in monochrome can be a great way to get beautiful shots in qualities of light that might be too flat or to contrasty for general color scenic work. Craig also talks about... [Read More] |  |
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Happy Thanksgiving November 27th, 2008
All of us at TME want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving ! We are very, very thankful that each and everyone of you are here to be a part of this community. We have 5874 registered community members and that number is growing everyday. Thanks... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 27th, 2008
In today’s critique Craig showcases six images from six different photographers. Craig talks about color theory, ways to create rhythm and balance, quality of line and camera position. Craig also talks about ways that we might make our images more... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 26th, 2008
"Jan from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique Craig talks about how quality of light, expression and gesture are the most important things in portraiture. Craig also discuses taking a good shot and making it even better by... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 25th, 2008
"Jan from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique Craig has an extended discussion of color theory using the Painter’s Color Wheel relative to choosing wardrobe for an outdoor portrait session. Craig also discusses posing and mixing... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 24th, 2008
"Mike from New Jersey" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique Craig discusses working a backlit landscape scene. Craig talks about the possibility of creating a sunstar effect. Craig also talks about overall image balance, color balance, rhythm and... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary November 21st, 2008
In this Light Diary Vidcast (Year 2 Week 2) the theme is “Sleepwalk” and Craig discusses the thought process that led to the creation of a series of long exposure, early morning twilight abstracts. Craig discusses how man made lights mixing with... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 21st, 2008
"Cindi from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses triptych as a concept. Craig talks about how having an obvious thread that ties our images together can make the process of creating more... [Read More] |  |
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Cindi from Texas November 21st, 2008
In Today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses triptych as a concept. Craig talks about how having an obvious thread that ties our images together can make the process of creating more enjoyable and can make for a more enjoyable... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 20th, 2008
"Ken from Iowa" by Craig Tanner
In today’s review of the Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the design concept of simplicity. Craig also talks abstracting a scene by only shooting part of it. Craig discusses the use of... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 17th, 2008
"Kevin from U.K." by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses using the Lensbaby to create a portrait. Craig also discusses how centering our main subject can have a big effect on where we place the rest of the elements of visual design... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 14th, 2008
"Rick from U.S." by Craig Tanner
In today’s review of the Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the design concept of simplicity. Craig also talks abstracting a scene by only shooting part of it. Craig discusses the use of... [Read More] |  |
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Rick from U.S. November 14th, 2008
In today’s review of the Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses the design concept of simplicity. Craig also talks abstracting a scene by only shooting part of it. Craig discusses the use of texture, rhythm and complimentary color... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 13th, 2008
"Rich from New Jersey" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique Craig discusses slowing your shutter to mute contrast in moving water. Craig also discusses the difference between a low contrast and high contrast version of the same black and white... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 12th, 2008
"James from New York" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses rescaling as a powerful tool within Photoshop to correct distortions. Craig also discusses how in addition to flow of focus, and light and shadow, color and desaturated... [Read More] |  |
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The Art of Lighting November 11th, 2008
"White Out" by Bryan Allen
In this article Bryan discusses some of his basic thoughts and strategy for working with a new model, working distance, and choosing initial setups. He also discusses how to achieve a high-key creative concept and... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 11th, 2008
"Larry from Texas" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses lighting a portrait subject with small contained flash units. Craig talks about lighting controls like umbrellas, soft boxes, snoots, and reflectors. Craig talks about quality... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 10th, 2008
"Bill from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig works inside of Photoshop to make the edits and gives a tour of a few of the new features inside of Adobe Photoshop CS4. Craig discusses quality of light, quality of line and using a... [Read More] |  |
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John from Washington November 7th, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig discusses the difference between abstract and pictorial photography. Craig also talks about space shape, rhythm, quality of line and visual archetypes. Craig discusses how shooting just a part... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 7th, 2008
"John from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig discusses the difference between abstract and pictorial photography. Craig also talks about space shape, rhythm, quality of line and visual... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary November 6th, 2008
"Man’s Best Friend" by Craig Tanner
In this Light Diary Vidcast (Year 2 Week 1) the theme is “Man’s Best Friend” and Craig explores some helpful techniques for creating portraits. Craig discusses quality of light, subject and background... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 6th, 2008
"John from Denmark" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about quality of light for shooting macro subjects. Craig discusses using depth of field and color theory to create separation from main subject to background. Craig also... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 5th, 2008
"David from US" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses stopped and implied motion. Craig also talks about taking advantage of the perspective distortions that we get with lenses that are shorter or longer than a normal lens. Craig... [Read More] |  |
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TME Live Community Forum November 4th, 2008
The TME Community forum is Live! and open for posting. We encourage you to begin sharing your images and feedback here. The old community will soon be a view only community board. You will also notice commenting will open up soon on all of our... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 4th, 2008
"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In today’s information packed critique Craig discusses multiple ways to achieve separation between your portrait subject and the background. Craig also discusses some of the advantages of the gesture of having... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique November 3rd, 2008
"Roger from US" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique Craig discusses the use of neutral density to imply motion. Craig also talks about working in monochrome when shooting the grand landscape in flat light. Craig discusses leading line, s curves,... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 31st, 2008
"Steve from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig discusses the power of gesture in portraiture. Craig also talks about repetition, quality of line, and how working with monochrome in portraiture can... [Read More] |  |
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Steve from Georgia October 31st, 2008
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig discusses the power of gesture in portraiture. Craig also talks about repetition, quality of line, and how working with monochrome in portraiture can leave more room for the viewers own... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 30th, 2008
"Self Critique" by Craig Tanner
Craig critiques one of his own images today. Craig discusses how your framing device determines what kind of proportional relationships you create within the frame if you are going for visual unity and harmony.... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 29th, 2008
"Flo from New Jersey" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig talks about gesture and expression and the use of props to help a portrait subject relax. Craig also discusses rescaling a part of the image to correct for perspective distortion.... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 28th, 2008
"Louise from Ireland" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s critique Craig looks at two simple horse portraits and defines and discusses positive and negative space shapes. Craig also talks about ideas for creating balanced and complimentary backgrounds.... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 27th, 2008
"Sharon from Ontario, Canada" by Craig Tanner
In today’s critique Craig discusses how the average viewer of a photograph makes the visual journey through our images based on the relative visual weight of some of the most basic components of a... [Read More] |  |
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The Mindful Eye October 24th, 2008
Its official.....The Mindful Eye (TME) is live!!! We are buzzing with excitement to be here and we are extremely thankful that you are here to pay us a visit. Our goal is nothing less than to, over the course of the next year, grow The Mindful Eye... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies October 24th, 2008
In this oldy but goody Craig takes a walk through shooting magnolia blossom macro with his favorite lens – the Lensbaby. Craig discusses how this specialty lens works. Then Craig goes into the process of the shoot and talks about how he warms up... [Read More] |  |
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The Art of Lighting October 24th, 2008
"Knock Out" by Bryan Allen
Hello everyone! Very exciting times here at The Mindful Eye – New day, new site , new feature section, and a new contributor. I am most grateful for the opportunity to work with Craig on this exciting endeavor and... [Read More] |  |
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Inspiration October 24th, 2008
I can still remember the looks of incredulity when I left the hospital and made the declaration that I was quitting my job in order to become a nature photographer. I am sure, to the people closest to me, my dream did seem to come way out of left... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 24th, 2008
"Brian from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In this Photo of the Week on the Daily critique Craig discusses lighting design, gelling lights, using lights to create depth, using super wide angle lenses to create perspective distortion and depth and... [Read More] |  |
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Brian from Pennyslvania September 20th, 2008
This Photograph was taken at The Mindful Eye’s Location People workshop and was created by Brian from Pennsylvania who is an advanced photographer. Brain shot this image with a Nikon D300 at an aperture of f 9, shutter speed of 1/160th, an ISO of... [Read More] |  |
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Death Valley National Park ***FULL***
February 21-27, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us in one of America’s most photogenic National Parks for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and Adobe Photoshop instruction. We will photograph some of Death Valley’s... [Read More] | |
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Next Step Spring ***FULL***
March 22 - 28, 2009, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Next Step workshop is about peeling away fear, expectation and convention and finding the passion, purpose and the heart of your work as an artist. This workshop is about getting... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation in Photography for Women
April 15 - 19, 2009 - Instructor: Marti Jeffers
The Foundations in Photography class for Women Only is the perfect class for women interested in learning the basics of photography in a nurturing and supportive environment, share experiences, make... [Read More] |  |
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Jekyll Island *** FULL ***
April 22-26, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us on one of America's most beautiful barrier islands for 4 and 1/2 days of photography of classic beachscapes, marshscapes and turn of the century architecture. The focus of this... [Read More] | |
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Street Portraiture *** FULL ***
April 28 - May 3, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Street Portraiture workshop is about first, becoming more confident approaching strangers and then, working with a variety of techniques to dramatically improve upon your... [Read More] |  |
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Location People I
May 6 - 10, 2009 - Instructor: Bryan Allen.
This workshop, held in beautiful Savannah, GA, is designed to dramatically improve the skill sets required to effectively photograph people. With people as the primary subject matter, the workshop will... [Read More] | |
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Lensbaby ***FULL***
May 13 – 17, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers.
One of Craig’s favorite lenses is the Lensbaby and he is thrilled to be offering this brand new workshop in 2009 on the art and techniques of using this creative lens. The Lensbaby is... [Read More] |  |
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Atlanta Inspirational Weekend
June 20-21, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting presentations are designed to appeal to all skill levels... [Read More] |  |
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Whidbey Island 2009 *** FULL ***
July 25 - 31, 2009, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Our Whidbey Island workshop offers the opportunity to photograph an amazing smorgasbord of photographic subjects including stunning landscapes, architecture, macro,... [Read More] | |
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Spirit of the City: San Francisco 2009
August 22–28, 2009, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Peter Baker
San Francisco is one of the world’s most beautiful cities and is home to stunningly dramatic landscapes and architecture and extremely culturally rich opportunities to photograph people. ... [Read More] |  |
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Grand Teton National Park 2009 ***FULL***
September 26–October 2, 2009, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join Craig Tanner and Marti Jeffers in beautiful Grand Teton National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom... [Read More] |  |
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Next Step Fall 2009 ***FULL***
October 11 – 17, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers.
The Next Step workshop is about peeling away fear, expectation and convention and finding the passion, purpose and the heart of your work as an artist. This workshop is about... [Read More] |  |
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Location People II 2009(Only TWO Spots Left!!)
October 21 - 25, 2009 - Instructor: Bryan Allen.
This workshop, held in Knoxville, Tennessee, will utilize and expand upon many of the skills introduced in Location People I including natural/ambient light, on and off camera flash... [Read More] |  |
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Zion National Park 2009 ***FULL***
October 24 - 30, 2009, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us in one of America’s most beautiful and fascinating Zion National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in digital post processing techniques.
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Big Bend National Park 2009 ***FULL***
November 14 – 20, 2009 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us for this exciting 6-day workshop lead by Craig Tanner in one of his favorite National Parks and one of America's best-kept secrets. Craig and Marti are very familiar... [Read More] |  |
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Inspirational Weekend -- Seattle 2010
January 16-17, 2010 (VENUE INFORMATION POSTED)
Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting... [Read More] |  |
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Inspirational Weekend - Miami 2010
January 30 - 31, 2010 (VENUE INFORMATION POSTED)
Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting... [Read More] |  |
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Inspirational Weekend -- Washington, DC 2010
February 13-14, 2010 (VENUE INFORMATION POSTED)
Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting... [Read More] |  |
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Jekyll Island 2010 (** FULL: Wait List **)
February 24 - 28, 2010 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us on one of America's most beautiful barrier islands for 4 and 1/2 days of photography of classic beachscapes, marshscapes and turn of the century architecture. The focus of... [Read More] |  |
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Inspirational Weekend - Austin 2010 (Venue Now Posted)
March 6 - 7, 2010 (OPEN FOR REGISTRATION)
Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting presentations are... [Read More] |  |
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Inspirational Weekend - Phoenix 2010
March 13 - 14, 2010 (OPEN FOR REGISTRATION)
Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting presentations... [Read More] |  |
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Next Step: The Artist's Journey - Spring 2010 (** ONE SPACE LEFT **)
March 21 - 27, 2010, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Next Step workshop is about peeling away fear, expectation and convention and finding the passion, purpose and the heart of your work as an artist. This workshop is about getting... [Read More] |  |
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Street Portraiture 2010 (***FULL***)
April 6 - 11, 2010 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Street Portraiture workshop is about first, becoming more confident approaching strangers and then, working with a variety of techniques to dramatically improve upon your... [Read More] |  |
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Inspirational Weekend - Nashville 2010 (VENUE POSTED)
April 17-18 2010 (OPEN FOR REGISTRATION)
Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Please join us for a full two day weekend jam packed with practical tips, demonstrations, fun, laughter, and lots of inspiration. Our exciting presentations are... [Read More] |  |
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Composition Intensive: Designing Your Image 2010 (** Full - Wait List Started **)
April 27 - May 2, 2010, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Composition Intensive workshop is about designing your image through the use of design concepts including but not limited to, the inherent visual weight inside of the blank... [Read More] |  |
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Grand Teton National Park 2010 (** FULL - Wait List Started **)
September 25–October 1, 2010, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join Craig Tanner and Marti Jeffers in beautiful Grand Teton National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom... [Read More] |  |
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Location People 2010 (** FULL - Wait List Started **)
October 12 - 17, 2010 - Instructor: Bryan Allen.
This workshop, held in Knoxville, Tennessee and combines the two Location People workshops from 2009 into one longer and better workshop designed to dramatically improve the skills required to... [Read More] |  |
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Big Bend National Park 2010 (**FILLING FAST**) December 16th, 2007
October 16 - 22, 2010 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us for this exciting 6-day workshop lead by Craig Tanner in one of his favorite National Parks and one of America's best-kept secrets. Craig and Marti are very familiar with... [Read More] | |
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Zion National Park 2010 (** FULL - Starting Wait List **)
October 30 - November 5, 2010, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us in one of America’s most beautiful and fascinating Zion National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in digital post processing... [Read More] |  |
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Death Valley National Park 2010 (**FULL**)
November 13-19, 2010 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us in one of America’s most photogenic National Parks for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and Adobe Photoshop instruction. We will photograph some of Death Valley’s... [Read More] | |
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Jekyll Island 2011
February 23 - 27, 2011 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us on one of America's most beautiful barrier islands for 4 and 1/2 days of photography of classic beachscapes, marshscapes and turn of the century architecture. The focus of... [Read More] | |
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Street Portraiture 2011
March 8 - 13, 2011 - Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Street Portraiture workshop is about first, becoming more confident approaching strangers and then, working with a variety of techniques to dramatically improve upon your... [Read More] | |
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Next Step: The Artist's Journey 2011
March 20 - 26, 2011, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Next Step workshop is about peeling away fear, expectation and convention and finding the passion, purpose and the heart of your work as an artist. This workshop is about getting... [Read More] | |
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Callaway Gardens and Warm Springs 2011
April 5 - 10, 2011 - Instructors: Marti Jeffers, Craig Tanner
Join Marti and Join us in one of Marti's most favorite places to shoot in Georgia. You will experience the arresting beauty of Callaway Gardens, along with inspirational instruction,... [Read More] |  |
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New Mexico And the Spirit of Georgia O'Keefe 2011
April 30 - May 6, 2011 - Instructors: Marti Jeffers, Craig Tanner
Enchanted New Mexico!! The land of beautiful light and ancient history. Join Marti Jeffers and Craig Tanner on our first workshop in beautiful Sante Fe, as we visit such... [Read More] |  |
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Composition Intensive: Designing Your Image 2011
September 13 - 18, 2011, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
The Composition Intensive workshop is about designing your image through the use of design concepts including but not limited to, the inherent visual weight inside of the blank... [Read More] | |
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Grand Teton National Park 2011
September 24 - 30, 2011, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join Craig Tanner and Marti Jeffers in beautiful Grand Teton National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom techniques.... [Read More] | |
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Arches National Park 2011
October 8-14, 2011, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join Craig Tanner and Marti Jeffers in exotic Arches National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom techniques.... [Read More] |  |
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Zion National Park 2011
October 29 - November 4, 2011, Instructors: Craig Tanner, Marti Jeffers
Join us in one of America’s most beautiful and fascinating Zion National Park for 6 days of field shooting, image critique, and instruction in digital post processing... [Read More] | |
