Featured Images Archives - @sccjono

City Scape

sccjono — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:50:20 +0000

City Scape was an image that I had planned for many years. One drawback of living in the United Kingdom, is that we really don’t have the dramatic city skylines of North America. I had long envisaged a look that might evoke the likes of Gotham City or Bladerunner. But New York & Tokyo are a long way from me. Finally I got the chance to travel to Canada back in 2011 and was to spend the majority of my trip, in and around Toronto. By booking in advance I planned to include an evening trip up the CN Tower, in the hopes that I could get the shot I was after. Luckily the weather was kind on the night, but I hadn’t bargained on the very noticeable reflection of the glass windows.

Luckily, using the power of Photoshop and a great tutorial, I was able to remove the offending shine and also the purplish colour cast that it caused. I hope you like the end result.

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Into the Woods

sccjono — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:36:23 +0000

Sometimes, a walk into the woods is all you need. Whatever the weather, there is something primeval and regenerative about woodland spaces. The sights, the sounds and the smells, all combine to make us feel something positive. This Featured Image is one I took whilst on a walk in the Wyre Forest on a wet morning. A small aperture of f22 allowed me to ensure I had a nice deep depth of field. I applied minimal post-correction, but just cropped the image very slightly for a more pleasing composition. I hope you like it.

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Sign of the Times

sccjono — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 22:38:03 +0000

I have walked past this sign so many times. Each time it catches my eye. One day I stopped and I stood and wondered what about it is appealing to me. I still do not know, but this time I photographed it. It’s partly that it is old and showing some signs of decay, but I think it also the words. To me it is a sign of times gone by. An almost art deco feel that conjures a feeling long forgotten. Then again, perhaps it is just a sign and there is no story. What do you think?

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Walk Toward the Light

sccjono — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:55:14 +0000

The musician Paul Weller once said that “the space between the notes was as important as the notes themselves”. I think the same can be applied to photography. In my image, Walk Toward the Light, there is a considerable amount of blank space; a dark shadow that is completely black and shows no details. This was a deliberate choice and hopefully, it helped convey a sense of loneliness. Despite already shooting in low light, I chose to under-expose slightly to ensure that the shadows became completely black. Hopefully, it worked and that it’s an image you like.

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Lakeside Sunset

sccjono — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 15:41:36 +0000

Working in the outdoors has many advantages. Perhaps the best one is the endless photo opportunities it presents. As long as I remember to pack a camera of some sort, I’m ready to capture what I see. This shot was a typical sunset. However, this time I didn’t want the usual silhouette of the trees in the foreground. So instead I metered on the foreground allowing me to expose the detail whilst maintaining good colour in the sky and clouds. This is a technique that can be a little tricky to achieve without practice and you may need to do some tweaking in post.

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Ivy Fence

sccjono — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:29:23 +0000

For the first of my featured image series, I have chosen “Ivy Fence”. Good composition is a tricky thing to learn. Partly because you’ll often hear conflicting opinions on what makes a good composition. My advice to you would be to look for something different. Experiment by challenging yourself to find a different point of view. This shot could have been much wider and taken in the nearby flowers etc. But I chose to focus on the contrast of the ivy and the wood grain. I don’t claim this is any better, but it’s a different take, which will help you develop a style of your own.

I hope to show you more images of mine where this is the case. Practice looking for a different angle for a shot, even when you don’t have a camera with you. Feel free to show me your examples in the comments.

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Featured Images

sccjono — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:12:28 +0000

Regular visitors to this site will know that the images I create can be licenced or purchased from my shop. In addition, you can view a wider selection of my work in my gallery here. However, I thought it might be an idea to regularly feature an image and explain a little more about it. Where it was shot, what settings were used and a little background to it. These will be a low-resolution version, which will also be available, in all their glory, in the shop.

Feel free to leave a comment if you have a favourite, that you’d like me to feature.

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