case studies: rick sammon
bio
Rick Sammon has published 31 books, including his latest, Rick Sammon’s Secrets to Digital Photography, Face to Face and Exploring the Light – all published in 2008!
His book, Flying Flowers won the coveted Golden Light Award, and his book Hide and See Under the Sea won the Ben Franklin Award.
Rick, who has photographed in almost 100 countries around the world, gives more than two-dozen photography workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year.
Rick also hosts five shows on kelbytraining.com. He also writes for PC Photo, Layers magazine, and photo.net.
You can catch Rick at Photoshop World – which he says is a “blast.”
When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.”
Rick is also a Canon Explorer of Light.
See www.ricksammon.com for more information.
case studies
Carnevele, Venice, Italy
Rick Sammon • www.ricksammon.com
I took the shot on the left with my Canon 24-105mm lens @ 100mm. My f-stop was f/8 – which is the sharpest aperture on most lenses. When reviewing the image, I wish I had used an 85mm lens set a f/1.2 lens – which would have provided less depth-of-field, therefore allowing the subject to stand out more in the frame. Alien Skin’s Bokeh to the rescue. In less than a minute, I created the 85mm f1.2 lens effect – as illustrated by the image on the right! How cool!
Paro Festival, Bhutan
Rick Sammon • www.ricksammon.com
The annual festival in Paro, Bhutan, is a must-photograph event for photographers. This shot of a dancer, flying through the air, taken with my 24-105mm lens at 105mmm set at f/8, is one of my favorites. However, all the people in the background are distracting. Once again, Bokeh came to the rescue. With a few taps of my stylus, I was able to blur the background, simulating the effect of using a longer lens set at a wider aperture.
Rick Sammon • www.ricksammon.com
I love my photo, but I hate the background. but now... I love my photo and I love my background.
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