Set Your Passion FreeScott Wyden Kivowitz

http://scottwyden.com

Once you know what to do & what not to do

Put the rules aside & explore your own creative vision.

Leave Your Comfort Zone• Take Risks

• Break Boundaries

• Open Doors

• Go Nuts!

• “Poke the Box” - Seth Godin

Where Are You?Where do you stand in the swarm of photographers?

What are you doing different?

What risks are you taking?

What rules are you breaking?

Thomas Edison Once Said

“We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present.”

Photography Rules

They exist for a reason,

to act as a guideline of

the photographic process

What “They” Don’t Tell You

You are allowed to break the rules

Darren Rowse - Digital Photography School

“While you probably won’t want to break these rules in every photograph that you take – breaking them can bring about some fairly spectacular results.”

The Rules

• Rule of Thirds

• Golden Ratio

• Tack Sharp

• Clean Angles

• Low ISO

• Hold Steady

• Fill The Frame

• Follow The Light Meter

• Keep Still

• Get Down or Move Up

• Keep Horizons Level

• Avoid Lens Flare...etc

Keep It Steady?

Some photographers, like my friend John, throw & spin their camera in the air.

In fact, there is a Flickr group full of them!

note: I don’t recommend throwing a camera.

MacroWho needs it?

Have you tried photographing flowers with a wide telephoto

lens?

Macro...or photograph a macro straight on

without finding the perfect angle?

It could work better than you

might think.

BokehAlways fun, sometimes overdone.

FocusNot everything

has to be in focus for a photograph to be interesting

BlurThere isn’t one still part of this photo, yet it is fun to look at!

See the guy walking in the background?

ISO Shooting at the highest ISO may not be favorable, but it can add drama by using so much available light.

AnglesPhotographs do not

have to be straight, to be interesting

LinesIf this was

straight (horizontal lines)

it would be boring!

ColorPlay with color

and light.

This color photograph looks

black & white.

VintagePlay with

processing by making a modern digital photograph

look old.

CurvesYou don’t have to correct for them if you

don’t want to.

Let it go, have some fun.

Tilt/Shift

These lenses are meant for

correction, but can add a unique

look to architecture,

landscapes and objects

Negative Space

There is something about dead space that is so attractive in a

photograph.

Timothy O'Sullivan’s photographs had blown-out skies because of orthochromatic material, which makes all blue skies overexposed. (1871 - 73 survey of the American West)

Surroundings

Photographing your subjects, and their

surroundings.

Surroundings as Background

Photographing your subjects by using

their surroundings as the background

HDRHigh Dynamic Range

Love it or hate it. Either way, the technique can

make for a stunning

photograph.

Be SneakyDon’t let an animal know

you are there.

Be SneakyDon’t let an animal (or person) know you are

there.

Overhead“They” say to get down to

a child’s level.

How about standing over and looking down?

UpwardShooting from a low angle can

add a neat perspective

MobileExperiment with cell phone

photography and the many applications and accessories available.

Shoot Through

Shooting through people can add an

interesting perspective or

twist to a situation

Shoot Through

Shooting through trees can add an

interesting perspective or twist to a scene

No Detail

Let highlights blow out

Let shadows cut

explore the boundaries of your camera

No Detail

Deep detail-free shadows can

create a highly dramatic portrait

Cut OffIt is okay to cut the

heads or legs off people if it works!

FiltersThey don’t have to be on the camera in order to make

use of them

(two 10x ND filters in use)

Giving It A Try

• Wrong Lens On The Right Camera (e.g., DX on FX)

• Wrong Lens For Right Situation (e.g., Telephoto for Macro or Tilt/Shift as Prime)

• All Distortion

• Upside Down Camera

• Use A Different Eye

• Dead Center

• All Minimalistic

Final Thoughts

Be Aggressive

Be Kind

Experiment

Take Risks

Most Important

Have FunDoing It

Love The Rules

Set Your Passion Free

Scott Wyden Kivowitz

http://scottwyden.com

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