Suzanne Williams Photography |
Please respect my copyright. If you desire use of any of my photographs, please
email me. Personal use for your Webshots screensaver is allowed. Thank you! |
MY FAMILY LINKS |
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My Daughter's Webpage Be sure to see her pictures! |
Beloved Grandfather 1913-2002 |
I encourage you to go read this lovely poem. One of my photos has been graciously
used as illustration. |
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JOIN ME AT MY YAHOO GROUPS! |
Naturephotographywithdigital - A non-email photography group of friends from around the world. All skill
levels are invited. Faunapix - An email only photograpy group dedicated to the discovery of the flora and fauna around the world. Join us! Factfortoday - A friend once said to me that everyone should learn one new thing each day. For instance, did you know that the famous painter Claude Monet had cataracts for a good period of his life? Or that songwriter Irving Berlin couldn't read music? If you would like to receive my daily informative email, then join! |
Ron Reznick |
FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHERS |
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Mark Plonsky |
Don Cohen |
Kevin Ebi |
Mike Rantalainen |
Stephen Cresswell |
Greg Scott and R.W. Scott |
Nature Photography By Monique |
Ben Horne |
Normen Koren |
Sarah Gregg |
MY THOUGHTS ON PHOTOGRAPHY What makes a good photograph? For me composition is key. I am not so interested in what camera is used, what lens you had, or what settings you chose, as in what were your thoughts when you took that photograph. What were you trying to convey? Given that, I encourage you to read the articles on composition at the links below. They give some excellent basics. What are my photography pet peeves? First, is the inability of some to pick a single, unique photograph. So you took a trip to the lake and the sunset was just perfect. DON'T post all 50 of the images you took when the only difference between them is how you shifted your feet. Post the best. Post the most unique. Make me feel as if I was there with you. Secondly, in general I dislike framing. I have seen some digital framing artfully and tastefully done, I have even done it on occasion myself, but most often it is distracting to the image. How much post-processing do I do to each photo? I usually use a light unsharp mask and perhaps levels, but my goal is to take the photo correct from the camera. I do not like to crop. It feels to me a bit like cheating. When I crop an image it is to straighten a horizon or to remove a distraction, and that as little as possible. My goal with each photograph I take is, as David Hum said above, to express my passion for something else. I love photography in and of itself, but it is more than that to me. A recent article I read said good photography should tell a story. I like that because I have never been a gifted writer. My images tell the story of my life, my world, better than any words I could ever express. I hope you enjoy it. |
I recorded all the above sound files while on various vacations. Just click
on the file to play. I hope you enjoy listening! |
"Photography is only a tool, a vehicle, for expressing or transmitting a passion
in something else." - David Hum, On Being A Photographer "I want people to understand that what's on the page actually existed for a brief moment in time." - Art Wolfe, October 2003 article, Outdoor Photographer |
~Suzanne |
Judd Patterson |
My Grandmother Juanita Hudson 1924-2008 |