How-To
As a former teacher, I stressed to my students to always make connections. Whether it was math, writing, reading, science, or social studies, I wanted them to take their thinking to higher levels and make connections between subject areas. In that I practice what I preach, I do this with my photography. For instance, I apply the same principles of lighting when I photograph a person, to an image I make of an animal in the wild. Is the face turned the right way? Is the angle of the light flattering? Do the eyes reveal personality? Does the background work? Etc.
I pose the following challenge to you to make connections. Make a mental list of photographic connections between Earth, Water and Sky…Think about it before you read further. Did any of you come up with the concept of color? Did the word “impact” appear on your list? How about the basic concept of “nature?” How about “beauty” or “drama?” There are no right or wrong answers. The idea is to get you to think photographically, to connect the three elements, to create the best possible images of each.
EARTH: The earth has a myriad of colors. From the fall foliage of autumn to the deep greens of the rain- forest, every color in the universe can be found. Subject matter includes rolling prairies, majestic mountains, fields of flowers and everything from sprawling landscapes to close ups of a tulip