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Tribute to High Flight

28 Sunday Sep 2014

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Aging and Freedom, Inspiration, Maryland, Photography, Poetry, Writing

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Classic Airplanes, Easton, Flight, Inspiration, John Gillespie Magee Jr, Maryland, Poetry, Soaring, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and Marines, Veterans, Warbird Formation

"Inspiration," photo by Wilson Wyatt Jr.

“Inspiration,” photo by Wilson Wyatt Jr.      Click on photo for larger image

Today’s photo is a tribute to John Gillespie Magee Jr.’s familiar sonnet, “High Flight.”  He wrote the last line when he was inspired as a pilot, first reaching an altitude of 33,000 feet in 1941, during World War II:

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds, –and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of –Wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air…

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark or even eagle flew — And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.                                                                   

A special thanks to the organizers of the Annual Easton Airport Day, on September 27, where “Warbird Formation” flyovers generated choruses of “wows” from an appreciative crowd of children, mothers, dads, and our veterans. The planes were classics, many dating back to World War II. One could not see the show without being mindful of the importance of flight to our freedoms.

It was a beautiful day, filled with family enjoyment.  It was also a day of inspiration.

“Chesapeake Views” – Blink of an eye

24 Monday Feb 2014

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Writing

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Annapolis, Best of Maryland Mentor Series, Chesapeake Bay, Dawn, Eastern Shore, Inspiration, Kentucky, Landscape and Nature Photography, Maryland, Natural Light, Nikon, Popular Photography Magazine, Pursuit of Beauty, St. Michaels, The Courier-Journal, The Writer's Center

Another book review of Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light. Thank you to Dara McBride, Feature Editor at The Cecil Whig, for the current article.

Chesapeake Sunrise, at Thomas Point Light

Chesapeake at Dawn, Thomas Point Light –  One of the images before the cover shot for the book.   Click on the image for a full view

This is the third consecutive book review and interview by an editor recently, all unsolicited. As a photographer and writer, I’m delighted.  In fairness, I must give most of the credit to the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay region. My contribution is a click of the shutter, a blink of the eye.

The published interview follows:

Photographer Wilson Wyatt catches Chesapeake moments                               By Dara McBride, dmcbride@cecilwhig.com | Wednesday, February 19, 2014

ST. MICHAELS — At just the right moment, with just the right light, photographer Wilson Wyatt can get the shot no one else can.

Out of 27 photographers taking photos of the Thomas Point Shoal Light, the historical Chesapeake Bay lighthouse, at dawn one morning, Wyatt walked away with the award-winning shot. After waiting for the sun to hit the roofline of the lighthouse, Wyatt captured the meeting of a cruise ship and tanker as they sky turned tangerine.

“Photography, for me, is purely a pursuit of beauty,” said Wyatt, 70, of St. Michaels. “A pursuit of passion and beauty, those are the things that make life worthwhile.”

The Chesapeake region has its own unique beauty, one that Wyatt has tried to capture as a photographer in his latest book, “Chesapeake Views — Catching the Light.” The scene of the Thomas Point Shoal Light, which won the Nikon Mentor Series “Best of Maryland” photo, is the cover of the book.

For area residents, the book is filled with familiar sights of the Eastern Shore, of lighthouses, sailboats and sunsets over water. The tabletop book includes 82 color images taken of the Chesapeake and Eastern Shore region. Also included in the book is information on where and how many of the images were taken.

Enchanted by the bay area, Wyatt and his wife decided to move to the Chesapeake region about 15 years ago.

Although now a skilled photographer, Wyatt started on the other side of communications: writing.

He started his career as a reporter and feature writer at The Courier-Journal in Kentucky and, intrigued by the skill of the newspaper’s photographers, took up photography as a hobby. He said he learned photography by studying the works of others and critique from mentors.

Over the years he has balanced both photography and writing. Right now, he is executive editor of literary journal The Delmarva Review and is active on the board of The Writer’s Center, in the Washington, D.C. area.

Today, he’s the one teaching the photography skills. As president of the Academy for Lifelong Learning at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, he leads spring classes in beginner and intermediate digital photography. He reminds himself and students that photography can be a demanding art.

Wyatt focuses on light in his series of Chesapeake photos. Photography is more than pointing a camera and pushing a button, he said. Photography is about catching light, the colors that make up a scene, how light bounces off clouds and waiting for the moment for it all to come together.

“I am definitely a morning person,” Wyatt said, commenting on his favorite time of the day to shoot. There are three stages of light to shoot in the morning, he explained: predawn light, the reflection on clouds before sunrise and the sunrise itself.

Photography is “a constant discovery,” Wyatt said.

“It’s always a challenge, and I wish I could go back and take many of the photos I took years ago again because I’ve gotten better,” said Wyatt.

In addition to “Chesapeake Views,” Wyatt has published another hardback book of his color photography in 2011, “Yosemite – Catching the Light.” He also publishes a blog on his experiences, Writing & Photography – the Art of Words and Images, at www.wilsonwyattjr.com.

For the full article in The Cecil Whig, go to:

http://www.cecildaily.com/features/arts_and_culture/article_c308bfd6-a792-59d1-8f7f-3c7334e2ed9f.html

Book Availability:

‘Chesapeake Views—Catching the Light,’ is available at Talbot County Public Libraries, the News Center, in Easton, MD and Mystery Loves Company, in Oxford, MD. For more information about signed copies of the book, contact the author directly by email at: wwwyatt2@gmail.com.

November Reflection, from "Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light" - click on image for a larger view

November Reflection, from “Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light”    click on image for a larger view

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You’re invited . . .slide lecture on Nature and Landscape Photography

02 Sunday Feb 2014

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing

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Academy for Lifelong Learning, Art, Cameras, Carl Sandberg, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Edward Steichen, Emily Dickinson, Landscape and Nature Photography, Mentor Series Worldwide Photo Treks, Popular Photography Magazine, Thomas Point Lighthouse, Writing, Yosemite - Catching the Light

First Sunrise in Spring, by Wilson Wyatt, from "Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light"

First Sunrise in Spring, by Wilson Wyatt, from “Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light”  Click on image for larger view

Reprinted from The Talbot Spy (talbotspy.org):

The Eastern Shore Garden Club will be welcoming Wilson Wyatt, Jr., photographer, author and teacher to its second Environmental Lecture with a slide talk on “Nature and Landscape Photography,” Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 11:30 AM at the Talbot County Free Public Library, in Easton, Maryland. It is free and open to the public.

Executive Editor and a founder of The Delmarva Review, Wilson Wyatt moved to the Eastern Shore about 14 years ago when he discovered the writers’ community he had been looking for. As an author and photographer he paints pictures and moods with words and light, believing that storytelling and a connection with your subject is as much a part of a good photograph as a story or poem––”when a photograph communicates a feeling from one human to another, the craft has turned into an art.”

While shooting his Nikon Mentor Series “Best of Maryland” award-winning photo: “Sunrise at Thomas Point Lighthouse” Wilson waited as two vessels passed each other behind the lighthouse while the sun rose. The shot captured this changing scene taken from his boat that was also moving.

In his recently published book, Chesapeake Views-Catching the Light, there are many examples of the varying light and landscape at different times of day and year. Each demonstrates the patience, the power of observation and inner sensitivity it takes to catch with a click the mood of a particular season or time of day as Emily Dickinson did with words in: “There’s a certain Slant of Light, Winter Afternoons.”

Wilson says, “There is pleasure in craftsmanship but when artistry happens, we know something special has occurred. The creation is exhilarating.” When you see his photographs called “December Reflection” or “The First Sunrise of Spring” (above), the quality of light is absolutely particular to the season. He says that photography is about working with light, a mere blink of light in a moment of time with your camera being a kind of clock. Carl Sandberg put it poetically in an inscription to Edward Steichen, “camera engraver of glints and moments.” Wilson Wyatt’s first book of photographs, also on light “Yosemite–Catching the Light” grew out of a camera trek with his son, also a photographer.

We were first told about Wilson Wyatt by a garden club member, who took his photography course and learned so much she recommended him for this talk. He will be giving workshops again this spring at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Academy of Lifelong Learning. Last year it filled quickly with 30 applicants and more on the waiting list.

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A delightful way to end the year and welcome 2014

30 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing

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Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake360.com, Maryland, Photography, The Star Democrat

My photo, “Winter Cardinal,” is the cover of Chesapeake 360‘s January 2014 issue.  Another image, “December Reflections,” illustrates a full-page article on Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light.  Thank you to The Star Democrat newspaper, on the Eastern Shore, for sharing these photographs of the Chesapeake Bay region.  As I say in my book, “Photography is all about working with light, a mere blink of light, measured in time. The camera is a kind of clock.”

"Winter Cardinal," the cover image on Chesapeake 360, for January 2014

“Winter Cardinal,” by Wilson Wyatt Jr., cover image on Chesapeake 360, January 2014     –  Click on image for full view

"December Reflection" photo and article in Chesapeake 360

“December Reflection” photo and article in Chesapeake 360  –  Click on image for full view

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Last Book Signing of 2013 . . . time passes so quickly.

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing

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Authors Night, Book Signing, Books, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, Eastern Shore, Kent Island Library, Photo Books, Photography, Presents, Queen Anne's County Library, Roland Barthes

Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, book cover

Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light, by Wilson Wyatt Jr., book cover

A camera is a kind of clock, to borrow a metaphor from Roland Barthes, in Camera Lucida.  Photography is about catching light, a blink of light, measured in time. As I prepare for the last book signing of 2013, the year becomes an image of time passing, almost as quickly as “a blink of light.”

I remember starting my book a year ago, selecting 82 images from 26,000 taken over eight years.  Then came the writing, formatting, image proofing, the editing…and more editing.  Finally, the printing.  The hours seem like seconds, in memory.  Now the year closes with a final book signing.

Pleasure comes from holding the book in my hands, remembering when I captured the images and what inspired me… those magical feelings that come from photographing nature.  Sharing the images adds to the enjoyment. Unlike photographing a brief moment, a book lives on in time.

I look forward to tomorrow’s book signing as the year draws to a close.  For those of you who haven’t attended one, it is a celebration of sorts, regardless of how many books are sold. The conversations and camaraderie between authors and readers are festive occasions, paying homage to creative words and images, in my case, on paper. It’s a respectful way to celebrate the year.

If you’re in the area, join me and nine other authors, for a festive holiday “Authors Night,”  tomorrow (December 18), at the Kent Island Library, from 6 to 8 p.m.  We’ll celebrate books, writing, and photography. The library’s address is: 200 Library Circle, just off Main Street, in Stevensville, Maryland, on Kent Island, the Chesapeake Bay.

Author/photographer Wilson Wyatt - photo by James Dissette

Author/photographer Wilson Wyatt Jr. – photo by James Dissette

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Book Review . . . ‘Chesapeake Views’ Captures Shore Beauty

12 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Uncategorized

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Book Review, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, Eastern Shore, Exhibition, James Dissette, Macro Photography, Maryland, Photography Book, Sunrises, Sunsets, The Talbot Spy, Thomas Point Lighthouse, Watermen, Wildlife Photos

It’s a pleasure to receive a review by James Dissette, publisher of The Talbot Spy (go to: http://talbotspy.com/chesapeake-views-captures-shore-beauty/).

He writes:

Sometimes we have to see through someone else’s eyes to newly appreciate the world at hand. Our workaday lives can dull our appreciation for the rich visual palette the Shore has to offer: the omnipresent Bay; the web of tributaries twisting through panoramas of forest and field; its vast array of marine, field and forest wildlife.

Good photographic images reintroduce us to the world around us.  They are both a re-visiting and a discovery, and leave us wanting to explore with a refreshed curiosity. Wilson Wyatt’s collection of Eastern Shore photographs, “Chesapeake Views—Catching the Light,” is an invitation to rediscover the Eastern Shore, and sometimes discover facets of it for the first time.

December Reflection - Click on image for larger view

December Reflection  – Click on image for larger view

While there are many wonderful wildlife photos, from soaring osprey to graceful mute swans, fawns silhouetted by orange dawns, along with a gallery of exquisite macro-images of butterflies in a section Wyatt calls “All the Little Live Things,” the spirit of the book glows within its selection of purely Eastern Shore motifs—fog-shrouded waterman tonging for oysters, fiery sunrises spilling gold across still rivers, a sailboat limned by the setting sun or a heron poised like a sentinel on the bow of a fishing boat.

Tonging for Oysters II - click on image for larger view

Tonging for Oysters II  – Click on image for larger view

Each image has a caption—some with technical advice for fellow photogs—poetically describing the image. The distinct captions become a helpful narrative for the reader. It’s a bit like walking through an art exhibition with a friendly and articulate tour guide.

Sunrise at Thomas Point Lighthouse, by Wilson Wyatt jr. - Click on image for larger view

Sunrise at Thomas Point Lighthouse (cover photo), by Wilson Wyatt jr.  – Click on image for larger view

Thank you for a delightful book review on The Talbot Spy! For more about the book, see “About,” on this blog.

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Join us for two Holiday Book Signings . . . “Authors’ Nights” on the Eastern Shore

10 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, The Delmarva Review, Uncategorized, Writing, YOSEMITE - CATCHING THE LIGHT

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Authors, Book Signing, Brent Lewis, Centreville, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, Christmas Gifts, Delmarva Peninsula, Gerald F. Sweeney, Holiday Books, Joseph Ross Jr., Kent Island, Kenton Kilgore, Mark Lidinsky, Nick Hoxter, Photography, Robert Bidinotto, Stevensville, Susan Jones, Susan Reiss, The Delmarva Review, Yosemite - Catching the Light

Because books make great gifts!

CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, on its way to two Authors' Nights

CHESAPEAKE VIEWS – CATCHING THE LIGHT, a tabletop photography book by Wilson Wyatt Jr., on its way to two “Authors’ Nights”

My photography book, Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light, and The Delmarva Review will be among the many books presented at “Holiday Authors’ Nights” at two libraries on the Eastern Shore.  I’m delighted to join with other authors to sign and sell books for the season.  Refreshments available. You’re invited!

Authors’ Night in Centreville – Wednesday, December 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Queen Anne’s Free Library, 121 S. Commerce Street, in Centreville, MD.

Authors’ Night on Kent Island – Wednesday, December 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Kent Island Library (Queen Anne’s Free Library branch), on Kent Island, 200 Library Circle, in Stevensville, MD.

Join us . . . we’ll talk about books, writing, and photography (in my case). Nothing is formal . . . just a festive evening.  Books are the lasting gifts of words and images.

Meet the authors, including: Robert Bidinotto, Nick Hoxter, Susan Jones, Kenton Kilgore, Brent Lewis, Mark Lidinsky, Susan Reiss, Joseph Ross Jr., Jerry Sweeney, and Wilson Wyatt Jr. (me).

Just bring your good spirit!

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Today’s book signing…the final stretch of publishing

09 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Photography, Writing

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Book Signing, Chesapeake Bay, Delmarva Peninsula, Easton, Maryland, Photography, Publishing, Writers, Writing

Book signings are akin to opening night at the theatre. Theatre is involved, with a few opening lines…and there is a set, of sorts: a draped table with one’s books spread out for viewing, a pen, and there is a simple wooden chair for the author. Props are sparse.

Author-photographer Wilson Wyatt at a book signing for "Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light," at The News Center, in Easton, MD. Photo by Katie Wyatt

Author-photographer Wilson Wyatt, Jr. at a book signing for “Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light,” 2013, at The News Center, in Easton, MD. – Photo by Katie Wyatt

The real likeness to theatre comes when the curtain is raised. For the first time, the book is presented to the public. All the hard work of writing…or photographing, in my case…the editing, proofs, design, printing, and finally the promotion and distribution, it’s all done, waiting for the first public viewing. The author sits at the table waiting for the audience. Imagine what actors feel, that tumbling in the gut, before the lights. Will they engage their audience?

Yet, when the curtain is raised and the lights are turned on, the energy transforms us. It’s a special feeling. The hour has arrived.

Today was that special time. The audience trailed in, composed of friends and strangers, alike. They picked up the books, opened the pages and sampled my photography. Some read the descriptive narrative. We talked about the unique qualities of the book and how the images were taken. Then, the magic words…I want your book. Will you sign it for me? 

It was a good day for an opening. I take a bow to all who bought my book and hope you enjoy Chesapeake Views-Catching the Light. Its 82 images are from my interpretation to your imagination, now and for years to come. Thank you.

Signing "Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light" - Photo by Katie Wyatt

Signing “Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light,” 2013 – Photo by Katie Wyatt

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A man ahead of his times…Adlai Stevenson

10 Tuesday Sep 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Photography, Uncategorized, Writing

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Adlai Stevenson, Atomic Weapons, Civilized World, Dictators, Middle East, President, Tribal Chieftains, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Weapons of Mass Destruction

Adlai Stevenson, candidate for President, later U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations - cover of LIFE magazine, August 4, 1952

Adlai Stevenson, candidate for President, later U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations – cover of LIFE magazine, August 4, 1952 – Click on image for full view

His greatest fear for the civilized world was atomic weapons in the hands of “dictators and chieftains” in the Middle East and other parts of the world. My short story in the previous post carries his actual message.

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Photography. . .Painting with light in New York

31 Saturday Aug 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Mentor Series Photo Treks, Photography, Uncategorized

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Andy Mizerek, Andy Peeke, Brooklyn, Chance favors the prepared., Christopher Rex Stone, David Tejada, Flash Photography, Lucas Gilman, Manhattan, Mentor Series, New York skyline, Nikon, Painting with light, Paul Peregrine, Popular Photography Magazine, Portrait Photography, Rachael M. Woods, Richelle Oslinker, Roosevelt Island, Speedlight

"City of Motion" - New York Skyline at dusk from Brooklyn

“City of Motion” – New York Skyline from Brooklyn as three boats pass on a misty evening – Click on photo for full image

You become the light, in a good portrait photograph.

“Chance favors only the prepared mind,” Louis Pasteur wrote.  Applying this wisdom to portrait photography, advance preparations for background, foreground, composition, and lighting give photographers a much better “chance” to create a great image.

This is part 2 of my summary about the Mentor Series lighting workshop in New York City this summer.  I promised some “photo tips” and an assortment of images taken with the professional models.  The primary sponsors of this specialized lighting workshop were Nikon and Popular Photography magazine, on behalf of Mentor Series (www.mentorseries.com).

The more we learn, the more we want to learn. I wanted to sharpen my lighting skills for portrait photography. The workshop objective was to refine the use of flash photography and portable lighting equipment (soft boxes, umbrellas, grids, etc.) to achieve excellent portrait photographs…indoors and outdoors. We used Nikon Speedlight flash units. The program was primarily for advanced amateurs and professionals, but the information would be helpful to all photo enthusiasts.

I am posting some of my portraits from the workshop below, followed by eight “photo tips” for aspiring photographers.  Working with experienced models was a pleasure.  I’ll also post a photo of our Mentor group in New York, at the end.  We learned from each other, as well as from three excellent Nikon Mentors: Lucas Gilman, David Tejada, and Paul Peregrine, all mentioned in my last article. A special “thank you” goes to the Mentor staff, who created a flawless workshop experience.

Nikon Mentor Lucas Gilman photographing model Rachel M. Woods

Nikon Mentor Lucas Gilman photographing model Rachel M. Woods (photo by iPhone)

My portrait of Rachael. Her professional website is www.rachelm.co.uk.

My studio portrait of Rachel. Her professional website is http://www.rachelm.co.uk. – Click on photo for full image.

Portrait of professional model Richelle Oslinker

Studio portrait of professional model Richelle Oslinker – Click on photo for full image.

Nikon Mentor David Tejada explains "Four Square" soft box lighting while photographing model Richelle Oslinker.

Nikon Mentor David Tejada explains using “Four Square” soft box lighting while photographing model Richelle Oslinker.

Portrait of professional model Andy Peeke

Studio portrait of professional model Andy Peeke – Click on photo for full image.

Outdoor portrait of professional model Christopher Rex Stone, with MetLife building in the background

Rooftop portrait of professional model Christopher Stone, with MetLife building in the background – Click on photo for full image.

Portrait of professional models Andy Mizerek and Nastasia at night with New York background, taken from Roosevelt Island.

Outdoor portrait of professional models Andy Mizerek and Nastasia at night with the Manhattan skyline in the background, taken on Roosevelt Island. – Click on photo for full image.

Outdoor portrait of professional model Nastasia at night against the Manhattan skyline, taken on Roosevelt Island.

Outdoor portrait of professional model Nastasia at night against the Manhattan skyline, taken on Roosevelt Island. – Click on photo for full image.

 

Model Andy Mizerek with background of New York skyline at dusk.

Outdoor portrait of model Andy Mizerek photographed against the New York skyline in the background, at dusk. Taken on Roosevelt Island- Click on photo for full image.

One of the keys to taking effective portraits is the choice and color tone of the background, which can make an eye-catching contrast to the clarity and natural color tones of the subject.  This is a photographer’s choice and an advantage afforded by using flash to assist ambient light. Simple changes in white balance were used to alter the background colors in the outdoor images above, in contrast to the models’ natural skin tones.

Here are eight “photo tips” I’m pleased to share:

Tip #1 – Always choose the background first. Consider the ambient (natural) light, the desired focus (or lack-of-focus), and the color tones you want in the background.

Tip #2 – Rule: shutter speed controls ambient light and motion; the aperture controls light from the flash.

Tip #3 – Therefore, the shutter speed controls the natural light of the background. Light on the subject is altered by the flash and, therefore, it is controlled by aperture.

Tip #4 – A basic principle of lighting: Exposure = Aperture + Shutter Speed + ISO.

Tip #5 – Subject lighting: The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Think of the three points of a triangle as:  light source – subject – camera.

Tip #6 – To blur the background of an image, use a high-speed shutter synchronization with the flash, allowing for a larger aperture, changing depth-of-field.

Tip #7 – For critical control of skin tone, use a gray card to set the camera’s white balance.

Tip #8 – “The eyes make the shot.” Paying special attention to the eyes gives intimacy to a portrait, as seen above. Catching the blink of the flash in the eyes brings life to a still photograph.

Factoid – Regardless of a camera’s advanced technology today, for every increase of 1/2000 sec. shutter speed, the camera loses some degree of light accuracy.

Our happy group of experienced photographers for the Mentor Series Lighting workshop:

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