{"id":90560,"date":"2016-08-03T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=90560"},"modified":"2016-08-03T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T15:15:16","slug":"photo-appraisal-bluebells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/photo_appraisals\/photo-appraisal-bluebells\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo appraisal: Bluebells"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Photo: Bluebells<\/h2>\n<h2>Taken by: Kieran Roberts<\/h2>\n<h3>Canon EOS 60D<\/h3>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_90569&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-90569\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/received_298167460514295-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"Before: The background blends in too much\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Before: The background blends in too much<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Kieran has sent in some images he took with his new Canon EOS 60D. I\u2019ve picked this shot of bluebells as it illustrates some useful points.<\/p>\n<p>We often choose a subject because it looks as though it will make a good image, but this isn\u2019t enough on its own. We need good light too. Good light in this case is light that creates shadows on one side of the subject and highlights on the other. It is this that helps us to understand the three-dimensional qualities of whatever it is that we are looking at.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_90568&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-90568\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/received_298167460514295-copy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"After: Increasing the difference in brightness helps\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">After: Increasing the difference in brightness helps<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Kieran\u2019s bluebells don\u2019t stand out much. Although he has picked a wide aperture to make the background soft, the light on the flowers is about the same intensity, so they blend together. The trick is to ensure that your subject and your background are lit differently. I\u2019ve created more brightness difference between the flowers and the background, but this isn\u2019t the same as working in different light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expert advice and tips on improving your photography from Damien Demolder. 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