mobiworkshop

The object to this workshop will be to create an abstract image using a camera app that has live effects that you can preview before pressing the shutter. You don’t make a standard image at all. You go directly to abstract. You preview the effect on-screen and commit to the result before...

MW6 - Pictorial Abstraction. Pictorial Abstraction refers to a genre of photos that were made seeing the subject in other than the literal way. In this case it isn’t the plant stalks that are the subject but the intersection between subject and shadows forming something new. While we’re at it...

There was a request to discuss the use of the histogram so that will be the focus of this week’s MobiWorkshop. You will see a Histogram displayed in many camera apps. You may have to go into the settings to turn on the display of the histogram. It can be very helpful in making good exposures...

Yes, that’s right! dscheff will be presenting this workshop about photographic lighting. You all know how beautiful his photos are in his Making Arrangements thread. Watch this space - coming soon. I, for one, can’t wait.

The use of curves is a natural extension from our MW2 about White Balance & Colour balance. Curves are often used when making corrections to tonality and colour in images. Before we get into using curves for image correction it makes sense to introduce curves to make sure everyone understands...

White Balance or Colour Balance What is white balance or colour balance and how does it become out of balance? How do we know when it is correct? The other day I was making a close-up of a nice apple that happened to have a yellow shadow impression of a leaf. My lighting was partially diffused...

Welcome to MobiWorkshop - your home for ongoing explorations into photographic topics. The idea behind MobiWorkshop is to provide a group learning environment where we can explore various topics and discuss the photos we made on the topic. We will draw upon the expertise of members, books, and...

Did you ever wonder why some photos are called photo decor while others end up in art galleries? To quote something from a milk carton - “Our cows are not contented. They are anxious to do better.” Is anyone completely satisfied with their current abilities in photography? <Pause> I didn’t...