Enthusiast’s Guide

Point of view is a key to good composition.

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Change your point of view

Kevin Ames

As you might imagine, making the effort to explore a new position or viewpoint (other than your default of camera at eye level) is a very useful skill to have

2019-07-18 Rocky Nook Enthusiasts Guide to Composition balance

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Strive for balance

Kevin Ames

Composition is a key skill for every photographer. Our continuing series of excerpts from “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition” published by Rocky Nook discusses balance. See all of the great

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Add to your image with negative space

Kevin Ames

We’re used to thinking about the subjects in our photos: what they’re doing, and how and where they’re positioned. But all the space surrounding them is pretty important, too. All

Dramatize with black and white from The Enthusiast's Guide to Composition: Dramatizing Black and White from Rocky Nook on Photofocus

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Dramatize with black and white

Kevin Ames

(Editor’s note: Thanks to our partner, Rocky Nook, for this chapter on “dramatize with black and white” from “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition.” This title and many and more how-to

2019-06-19 Photofocus Rocky Nook Enthusiasts Composition Color

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Create with color

Photofocus Team

Thanks to our partner, Rocky Nook, for this chapter on creating with color from “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition.” This title and many and more books for photographers are right

This high-contrast capture of a Washington, D.C., area metro stop adds drama and interest to an otherwise common scene.

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Make your photos pop with contrast

Photofocus Team

Thanks to our partner, Rocky Nook, for this chapter on making photos jump off the screen using conrtrast from “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition”. This title and many and more

Thanks to our partner, Rocky Nook, for this chapter on composition. from The Enthusiast's Guide to Composition.

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Leading lines

Photofocus Team

Thanks to our partner, Rocky Nook, for this chapter on leading lines from “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition”. This title and many and more books for photographers are right here.

Rocky Nook Entusiast's Guide to Composition: Repeat repeat repeat

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Repeat, repeat, repeat

Photofocus Team

Thanks to our partner, Rocky Nook, for this chapter on composition. The Enthusiast’s Guides and more books for photographers are right here. Few things are as tantalizing to the human

Rocky Nook Enthusiast's Guide to Composition: The rule of thirds

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Consider the rule of thirds

Photofocus Team

Thanks to our partner Rocky Nook for this chapter on composition. The rule of thirds is easily the most well-known concept pertaining to composition. In fact, even if you’ve never

Photofocus + Rocky Nook Enthusiast's Guides Composition Fill the frame

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Composition: Fill the frame

Photofocus Team

(Editor’s note: Rocky Nook publishes books on photography. Their books are written by photographers for photographers. Photofocus is publishing select chapters from the Rocky Nook Enthusiast’s Guide series each week. First

Enthusiast’s Guide: Creating a time-lapse from still images in Photoshop

Bryan Esler

Photofocus features a series on multi-shot photography excerpted from Rocky Nook’s “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques” by Alan Hess If you decide to create a time-lapse movie yourself — either

Enthusiast’s Guide: Camera settings for time-lapse photography

Bryan Esler

Photofocus features a series on multi-shot photography excerpted from Rocky Nook’s “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques” by Alan Hess Camera settings for time-lapse photography As with any other type of

$Time-lapse math from the Enthusiast's Guide to Multi Shot Photography$