photo basics - Martin Glyn Jones Photography

Martin Glyn Jones
Portraits, Headshots, etc
- Portraits and Headshots
- Dramatic Portraits and Street Photography
- Family Portraits Casual and ClassicFamily Portraiture Taking photos of people is my happy place. I’ve included a few below. I’ve taken numerous standard, posed, group photos of families. And I’m happy to do those but if we do a shoot like that, I will likely insist that we do a good number of more casual and some more unique photos. Often silly and less serious. I remember once taking a photo of some friends when we were out on a winter horse drawn sleigh ride. Afterwards. They asked me to take a photo. There they were, the fours of them, standing upright, mom and dad on either side of their two teenage sons. I just couldn’t do it. I had them all crouch down, not kneeling but imbalanced, so that most of their attention was on keeping themselves from falling in the snow and not on their fake smiles. Twenty-five years later, I still get comments from them on what a great photo. How happy and relaxed they all looked. Other times I’ve had to ask mom to leave the room so I could get a decent photo of the children. This has happened more than once, so don’t feel offended if I politely…
- Tasteful Nudes in the Home or Studio
- Boudoir At Home and in the Studio
- Weddings Candid Style Photography
- Haunt Manor Niagara Falls
  - Haunt Manor Photos Page 2
  - Haunt Manor Actors 2021 Page Three
- David Bowie Inspired with Courtney
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Camera Photo Basics – First Step

Photographic Terminology (Nomenclature) I get asked from time to time about understanding camera and photography nomenclature or terminology. A lot of magazine or website articles assume that a person reading has a basic understanding of what’s what. Like with any subject, finding it too difficult to understand certain aspects, one Read more…

By Martin, 6 months02/01/2022 ago

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5 Basics For the New Photographer

1. Watch your background Keep this simple at first. Watch for things sticking out of the top of someone’s head. Ideally, you don’t want distractions. For example, if you are taking a portrait, usually you will not want other people waving in the background or some similar photo bombing. Ask Read more…

By Martin, 4 years ago

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