Tim Cooper's Photo Circle


Thank you for checking out Photo Circle! Here you will find a social network, a classroom, a photo club and most of all a fun space to share and grow your love and knowledge of photography.

 

It's pretty basic: as you look around this home page, you will see that there are different avenues to take to grow your knowledge of photography. For example, you can get a photo or digital question answered. Just click on the clipboard to you left and enter a question in the title field. Tim will get back to you, posting all answers on the PHOTO Q&A page. At the Photo Q & A page you can also research answers to questions others have asked. Hopefully, over time, your inquisitiveness will result in a vast lexicon of information that we will all be able to use.

Here at Photo Circle, you can also get feedback sharing your work with other Photo Circle Members and with Tim. Check in often, as as you can learn from Tim's CRITIQUE OF THE WEEK of a selected member's submitted work (one or two images) as a way of highlighting the good points of the image as well as making suggestions for improvement. Also, by signing up to Photo Circle, you will create your own profile page (much like on Facebook), where you will be able to upload your latest work for all to view and SHARE. Then, your Photo Circle peers can review and comment on your work or vice versa. Exchanging feedback is a great way to learn and grow, so to get the most out of Photo Circle, make sure to interact with each other and partake in the dialogue!

Another way to keep up growing your photo knowledge, is to review Tim's online TUTORIALS. Over the next coming months, Tim will be updating this site with instructional clips that you can use to learn a new little Photoshop or Lightroom trick, for example. This is a great way to get a sense of the in-depth information available to you with one of Tim's DVD's. It's also a fantastic way to get a sense of his teaching style if you are interested in one of his WORKSHOPS.

And, finally Tim hopes to keep inspiring and encouraging you to work on your photography skills by providing a straightforward and friendly space here at Photo Circle. It's all about us continuing to learn.... while having some fun!

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Tim Cooper posted a blog post

Shooting Landscapes in the middle of the day

Generally, midday light is not the most flattering for capturing the big landscape.  The direct light is either very flat (front lit subjects) or very contrasty (back and side lit subjects).  There are exceptions to the this rule, however.   A sky filled with cumulus clouds greatly expands our shooting hours.  First they add drama to an otherwise boring blank blue sky.  Next as they slowly drift across the sky, their shadows glide across the foreground to creating interesting mosaics of shadows…See More
4 hours ago
Tim Cooper commented on Terry Boone's blog post depth of field
"Whoops, yes. Longer lenses have less depth of field!"
yesterday
Doug Tate commented on Doug Tate's blog post Nikon lenses
"I think ultimately, the new 80-400, (AF-S) would be the way to go. I have the Nikon 18-200mm now, and it doesn't seem to be as sharp as I would expect. I need to think about it a bit more to make sure that would be the way I would want to go…"
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J. Robert Bookhart commented on Terry Boone's blog post depth of field
"Hey Tim, DOF Master definitely rocks!  I think you meant to say longer lenses have *less* inherent DOF, don't they?"
yesterday
J. Robert Bookhart commented on Doug Tate's blog post Nikon lenses
"Hey Doug,Another opinion FWIW.  I absolutely agree with Tim about construction and auto-focus being *much* better in the (expensive) "pro-glass".  For sharpness, though, I was quite surprised at the sharpness of the Tamron…"
yesterday
Tim Cooper commented on Terry Boone's blog post depth of field
"Hey Terry, I am fairly certain this cannot be quantified as the depth of field is governed not only by the f-stop but also by the distance that you are focusing and the focal length of the lens.  So for example if you are focusing on a subject…"
Friday
Terry Boone posted a blog post

depth of field

What is the ratio of depth of field to F stop that you can expect? (if this can be quantified!!!),  that is,  How much more depth of field can you expect with each full f stop  say from  F 3.5 to F6See More
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Tim Cooper commented on Tim Cooper's blog post Madeline Island Lightroom Workshop
"Thats great Melinda!  So glad you are making use of the filter!"
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