J. Dennis Thomas is a professional photographer and author based in the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin, TX. He has been photographing bands and concerts since the early 1990s. He is represented by Corbis Images, and his live music work has been featured in print in such magazines as Rolling Stone, SPIN, Country Weekly, Ebony, and more.
Website: http://jdt-photo.com/
Selective color is a technique where certain elements of an image are in color while the rest of the image is black and white. This is normally done using Photoshop or a similar image-editing program although some camera manufacturers like Nikon have this option built-in top the camera, which allows you to select the colors…
The technical definition of depth of field , often referred to as DoF, is the distance range in a photograph in which all portions of the image are acceptably sharp. By focusing the lens on a certain point, everything in the image on the same horizontal plane is in focus as well. Everything in front…
In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to start out my series of articles on influential photographers throughout history about one of the most talented men that ever worked in photography, Gordon Parks. Gordon Parks picked up a camera at the not very young age of 25 after seeing some touching photos of migrant…
Sigma has revamped their lens lineup, and the first lens released since the announcement is the highly anticipated 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM. Why was this lens so highly anticipated? Well, it’s the first high-end wide-angle ultra-fast prime to come in at under $1000. The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 is available for Canon, Nikon, Sony, and of…
In photographic terms an exposure is the amount of light that is captured during a single shutter cycle. An exposure is made up of three different elements that are all interrelated—aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity. Although the numbering system of each of these is different, each change in a setting is known as a…
Candid photos are almost difficult to describe. Think of candid photographs as a carefully composed snapshot that offers a glimpse into the life of a performer that most people never see. Being a musician myself, and having toured and worked with many different people in the business including bands, roadies, tour managers, and PR reps,…
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