Young Dancer's Legs

Repetition of similar shapes always creates interesting patterns and rhythms in art. In this image of the dancers, the dresses, legs, and lights are all examples of this. By composing the image to only include the bottom half of the dancers, I was able to simplify the composition which keeps your eyes from wandering out of the frame. Also by using a very large lens opening of f-2.8 the shallow depth of field caused the lights to overlap each other as they balloon out of focus. LynnFreeny.com

Sunset in Cades Cove

Sunsets are one of those wonderful things that happen only once a day. Why they are so colorful is very interesting. Sunlight is made up of red, green, and blue light waves. Blue light waves are shorter than red ones. During the day the sunlight passes through less moisture and dust in the atmosphere than it does in the evening or morning making the shorter blue light waves more visible. When the sun is closer to the horizon line (morning or evening) the longer red light waves are seen because of the increased moisture and dust the light must travel through. Remember that the best sunsets usually happen when there are clouds in the sky that reflect these warm light waves. LynnFreeny.com

Red Barn in Morning Mist

When you ask a realtor what is the most important thing they will say" Location, Location, Location." When posing the same question to an outdoor photographer the answer might be "Time of day,Time of day, Time of day. "
The red barn seems to glow with the early morning light. The characteristics of light at this time of day are increased saturation and better detail. The human eye sees a contrast ratio of 10,000 to 1 where as film records 1,000 to 1 at best. What does this all mean? When what you are shooting looks high contrast to you it will be even higher in contrast when film records it. This is one of the reasons time of day is so important. Morning and evening light is much softer and forgiving than the rest of the day. The only exception to this is a cloudy day which produces soft light. LynnFreeny.com

Princess the Cat

Our cat has a little problem. His name is Princess. That's right Princess is a he. When we got him as a little kitten we were told he was a she so my kids named him Princess. The name has stuck because my oldest said she alway wanted a cat named Princess( she wouldn't go for the name Prince or Purple Rain).
The detail that you see in this photograph was captured by placing a single strobe bounced off a white umbrella at a 90 degree angle from the camera. This is a great example of why I seldom use an on camera flash straight on for my lighting. Better options are bouncing the light off a wall or ceiling or just taking the flash off the camera. Using the flash straight on produces very harsh light and eliminates shadows causing a very artificial look to pictures. Remember light is one of the most important factors when it comes to photography. As a photographer you can not work without light. LynnFreeny.com