Nearly everyone who picks up a camera wants to take a great photograph that makes people say, “Wow! That’s incredible!” But alas, few people manage to get much more than, “That’s really nice.” Why? Perhaps it’s because not many people know what makes a photograph incredible. So let’s take a look at five elements [...]
Tower of Babel Exhibit – Gallery Hours
How to take pics with your cell phone
El Rio – PhotoMontage – By Visual Artist ChangoBi
The Tower of Babel
Last night I was at the Aeon Logic Art Gallery along with my art collective colleagues Visions of The Soul Collective to kick off our Tower of Babel exhibition. Each of the five artists Nia Andino, David Quinones, Ana Martell, Chris Yemaya and myself contributed 4 panels to the installation. Each cube represents our spiritual [...]
Photo Journalism vs Photography
I am not a photo journalist but I am fascinated by it. I spend hours flipping through National Geographic. I think I'm going to try my hand at it this summer. Photojournalism is a unique field of photography that requires more than just the ability to take pictures. Basic photojournalism differs from regular photography on [...]
Red Eye In Photography
Red-Eye Effect refers to the way in which a subject’s eyes tend to turn red in certain pictures. Red eye will appear in pictures if the camera’s flash hits eye’s retina or if the subject’s iris doesn’t have enough time to sufficiently contract. While this phenomenon can be irritating to photographers, ophthalmologists use [...]
Model Release Sample
Photographers usually ask models to sign release forms. A model release is a contract between a photographer and a subject. It releases the photographer from liability. In the contract the subject agrees to allow the photographer to use & publish the pictures. If the terms of the model release are violated either the model [...]
Photography Tip For Pet Owners
The Brooklyn Caravan Presents The Visual Art of John Smalls at The Hibachi Tiki Hut
The Hibachi Tiki Hut & The Brooklyn Caravan Present: The Brooklyn Art Show Case featuring: A Solo Exhibition by John Smalls John Smalls, originally a native of Philadelphia though early travels also offered him the opportunity to call the West Coast home is in many ways the “physical embodiment of raw urban artistic talent in [...]
