Category: Photography
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Snapshots #27: Foal Season
Be prepared, more horse posts are coming… I am working on more posts on equine photography so stay tuned for behind the scenes tips and tricks!
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Photography Tips #21: Long Exposure
So, you have the basics of photography down and want to try something new. You’ve probably seen NatGeo photos with sweeping smooth landscapes, silky waterfalls, and busy light trails and want to try and capture it yourself. Well, you have come to the right place!*** Before I start on Long Exposure, we have to go […]
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New Year Photo Challenge
Happy New Year! How are the resolutions going? This year I decided to come up with a weekly photo challenge to keep myself on my toes photo wise this year and stay creative as 2020 just drained all creative energy from me… And I don’t want that to happen again so it is the perfect […]
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Photography Tips #20: Bokeh
The days are getting shorter, the nights colder and darker, to top it off, it is somehow still 2020. It’s getting to the festive season meaning that all the pretty lights are coming out both in the house and on the streets. It is always a treat to see, and more fun to capture! This post is to inform and help with getting that all aesthetic Bokeh effect and add a little more magical sparkle to your holiday pictures!
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Snapshots #25: Pointe Du Hoc
Before the exciting second lockdown, I was able to manage a couple of little coastal adventures. This one is Pointe du Hoc, outside of Criqueville-en-Bessin.
Pointe du Hoc for me is one of the reminders of the importance of the Normandy coastline in the 20th century. It is the littered ruins of structures both on and offshore alongside reels of barbed wire. It is pretty incredible how much history is in the ground here, yet it’s so easy to forget.
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Creating A Colour Palette
A while ago I wrote a post about colour harmony and the traditional colour schemes in media. Now I have the expertise to share how you can create your own custom palette by building on the basic colour harmony knowledge! Colour definition Within the realm of colour there are different ways of explaining in detail […]
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Snapshots #24: Annoville Dunes
Annoville Dunes, a nature reserve hidden on the west coast of the Manche Peninsular!
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Snapshots #23: La Fosse Arthour
Another local adventure with my camera, this time venturing to La Fosse Arthour!
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Snapshot #22: La Petite Cascade Mortain
Normandy is known for being pretty flat. Lower Normandy is known for this in particular. There are of course hills and miles of fields, but the general topography is pretty flat. Why am I telling you this? It happens that I live near two of the only waterfalls in Normandy! These two waterfalls are aptly […]
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Photo Editing Fundamentals (with LightRoom)
Adobe products can be intimidating, but fear not, I have curated a super easy guide on the basics of lightroom so you don’t have to struggle anymore!
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Photography Tips #19: Portraits
Before I even begin, what are the main questions I am asked about portrait photography?: What makes a good portrait? What settings are best? How do I compose a portrait? What makes a good portrait? The photo captures your subject(s) in a flattering way. The subject(s) is the main part of the photo Your subject(s) […]
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Photography Tips #18: Rule of Thirds
Probably the most golden rule of golden rules within the art world, the rule of thirds is pretty iconic. But what is it? You can divide a frame into 9 equal blocks, the intersecting lines making up 4 key points of interest. Using the lines and the points, you can use them to compose an […]
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Photography Tips: Back to the Basics
As a photographer, I am often asked about photography and how to take photos and such so I thought I would write an easy summary guide to the basics of how to take a photo, the things to consider, and the exposure triangle. Things to Consider Why do you want to take photos? What is […]
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Snapshots #21: Garden in Springtime
I don’t want to mention the C-word here so here are some pictures from my garden! I used my own preset for these photos to boost the saturation, and at the same time give some muted accents and warmer tones to give it that summertime evening aesthetic. It’s somewhat amazing how much plants can revitalize […]
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Snapshots #20: Boss dog’s Beach Adventure
November 2019. The weather in Normandy is typical of the season, being a deluge of rain, whipped around by vicious biting winds. Of course, this typical day happened to be my birthday, and we just had to go to the beach. Stuffing ourselves full of delectable Hamembert baguettes, (Ham and Camembert) in the safety of […]
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Snapshots #19: Mer Bleue Bog
Betwixt the straight roads, scattered towns and confused moose in Eastern Ontario lies a bog. This bog is one of the biggest prehistoric bogs in Ontario, yet the people of Ottawa don’t really know much about it. I, of course, being the adventurous human that I am, and Canada having a distinct lack of castles, […]
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The Importance of Colour Harmony
Elegance, style and balance. When looking at a well designed piece, whether it is a logo, a website or a painting, we are absorbed by the colours. In designing, picking colours for a piece is not necessarily just about what the designer thinks looks good. Countless amounts of research have shown that people can be […]
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Snapshots #18: Behind Parliament
I’ve been trying to do more walks while I’m not at work to enjoy the last few weeks before it goes cold here, so enjoy!
Briony Molly 
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