Comments on: How To Collect Your Own Reference Photos http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos Art, Animals, and the Creative Experience Sun, 20 May 2012 11:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Angela Finney http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos#comment-14638 Angela Finney Thu, 20 May 2010 11:12:31 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos#comment-14638 A really great and helpful post. Have you succumbed to doing these digital yet? I have a hard enough time organizing them on the computer, let alone when developed. I have stacks to organize from the past that are fun/memory photos, as it is. I am able to sort through them occasionally and find what I want, though, such as the recent bully series. A really great and helpful post. Have you succumbed to doing these digital yet? I have a hard enough time organizing them on the computer, let alone when developed. I have stacks to organize from the past that are fun/memory photos, as it is. I am able to sort through them occasionally and find what I want, though, such as the recent bully series.

]]> By: MonaMajorowicz http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos#comment-14559 MonaMajorowicz Mon, 17 May 2010 01:57:02 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos#comment-14559 I've heard that about swans. Never been attacked by one but I've had geese go after me and they're scary enough despit being smaller. :) I’ve heard that about swans. Never been attacked by one but I’ve had geese go after me and they’re scary enough despit being smaller. :)

]]> By: Undaunted http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos#comment-14557 Undaunted Sun, 16 May 2010 23:54:48 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/how-to-collect-your-own-reference-photos#comment-14557 Great advice on the photography, and I totally agree with: #2 - I often have to guess at the parts I can't see, like the tummy. #5 - I usually (like I've done it loads!!) work from one main photo but I <i>always</i> have to search for detailed photos of noses and such like. #6 - the wrong lighting can make an animal look shapeless with no contours or muscle structure. I'm no photographer either, but there are times when I wish I had a super zoom lense to take the photos I want of the swans! They can get pretty violent if you get too close!! Great advice on the photography, and I totally agree with:

#2 - I often have to guess at the parts I can’t see, like the tummy.
#5 - I usually (like I’ve done it loads!!) work from one main photo but I always have to search for detailed photos of noses and such like.
#6 - the wrong lighting can make an animal look shapeless with no contours or muscle structure.

I’m no photographer either, but there are times when I wish I had a super zoom lense to take the photos I want of the swans! They can get pretty violent if you get too close!!

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