Day 8

This morning, we went to a hotel conference room to listin to Tino talk about both his and our photos. Here's some advice:

To create a silloute, make the f-stop difference five or more betweeen the background and your subject.

Warm Colors in front, cool colors in back

Balance colors, such as red v. blue, blue v. yellow, pink v. green, and red v. cyan.

To add interest to a picture, use a splash of red to catch the viewer's eye.

If you're taking a portrait, don't have many lines in the background.

Give people room to breathe.

try to find and capture the face that people dont use for photographs. Be quick so they aren't ready, let them relax, and when they are comfortable again get your best shot.

You dont need a colorful picture to use color well; it's all about balance.

take a sequence of pictures to tell a story

If you are taking a portrait shot, the eyes must be in focus.

That was some good advice. Anyways after this we had a siesta, and then we went to an Irish Pub to watch the USA play Spain. Everyone, including myself, thought the USA had no chance against the best team in the world, but somehow they were able to win 2-0. Hopefully there aren't any riots in the streets. After the game ended, we went inside Alhambra, which is absolutely beautiful. The light wasn't that great for photos, because we missed the blue hour, but the ambience of the place was certainly magical.