Mary Denman: May 2016

5.27.2016

Photo Tip Friday: Portrait versus Landscape, Part 2

by Mary Denman @MaryDenman

Mary Denman Photography

Welcome to portrait versus horizontal, part 2.

Last week, we talked about portrait and horizontal shots with fall trees as the subject.

This week, we'll take a look at portrait and horizontal in the context of people.

Let's get started.

5.20.2016

Photo Tip Friday: Portrait versus Landscape, Part 1

by Mary Denman @MaryDenman

There are two main orientations of your camera in photography: portrait and landscape.

When composing a picture, it's good to know if one orientation will produce a better shot.

There are rarely hard and fast rules in photography, so it's good to understand the strengths of using each orientation.

As you learn more about when to each of them, your photography will improve.

Let's get started.

5.17.2016

Wordless Wednesday: Graduation Time!

by Mary Denman @MaryDenman

Welcome to Wordless Wednesday!

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Prior photography tips:

Photo Tip Friday: Change your Perspective in Photography and Move

Learn the Craft of Photography, Practice and have Fun!

In May, we celebrated 2 graduations in our family:

My son from Gardner Webb University and my daughter from high school.

She starts college in the fall.

We're very proud of them both!

Our son graduated from college!

5.13.2016

Photo Tip Friday: Change your Perspective in Photography and Move

by Mary Denman Twitter: @MaryDenman Instagram: @MaryFDenman

Today, I want to teach you about moving around to get different perspectives in your photos.

I have a beautiful rhododendron in my yard. It's amazing how the time of day, cloud cover and perspective can produce such varied pictures.

In this series, I used the same cluster of flowers at the top of bush and moved around it, photographing over two day's time from different angles and in different lighting conditions to show you how many variations you can create.

I think this will help you see how important it is for you to move while doing photography to take different angles of the same subject.

Let's get started.

5.10.2016

Wordless Wednesday: Author Head Shots

by Mary Denman @MaryDenman

Welcome to Wordless Wednesday!

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Prior photography tips:

Tips for Taking Great Mother's Day Pictures

Learn the Craft of Photography, Practice and have Fun!

I'm the photographer for Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

I take overall conference shots and head shots for authors.

Here are some recent photos for my good friend and conference Director, Edie Melson.
Check out her personal blog for fantastic writing and social media tips!

Edie Melson

5.06.2016

Photo Tip Friday: Tips for Taking Great Mother's Day Photos

by Mary Denman @MaryDenman

Throughout the year, we have very special holidays to celebrate those we love.

In the US, Mother's Day is this Sunday, 8 May 2016.

Often, that means family get togethers with mom. It's an opportunity to photograph your loved ones and document your time spent together.

So today's tips are designed to help you record Mother's Day and other special family get togethers!

Let's get started.