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Technique or Emotion? Your Photos Should Not Choose

June 18, 2018 0

How many times have I heard this little music: "Amaury, your photos are superb, but before I can imagine doing the same, I would have…

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Why Smartphone Photography is Actually So Difficult

June 17, 2018 0

I imagine that like 77% of French people, you have a smartphone. And that you're one of 82% of smartphone owners who take pictures with…

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Why Your Eye and Your Camera Do Not See the Same Thing

June 10, 2018 0

Why is photography anything but natural and instinctive? Vision is part of our 5 senses. It's innate and effortless for us.  But why is it…

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Camera Angle and Your Emotions: How High and Low Camera Angle Influence Your Photo

December 17, 2017 0

© Amaury Descours In photography, you can frame your subject by orienting your camera: In front of you with an horizontal camera angle, Downward with…

Shallow depth of field Portrait and Emotions Featured

Depth of Field and Your Emotions: Why Soft and Sharp Focus Reinforce Your Photo

December 09, 2017 2

To observe our environment, everything we focus on is sharp. Conversely, if parts of a photo are blurry, all what is in sharp focus immediately…

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The Rule of Thirds and Your Emotions: Why Compose With an Off-Center Photo

November 26, 2017 0

The reflex by far the most frequent among novice photographers is to put their subject in the very center of their photo. The direct consequence:…

Composition in portrait or landscape orientation Understand

Portrait vs Landscape Orientation and Your Emotions: Choose The Right Composition For Your Photo

November 18, 2017 2

  Why do you have to compose a portrait photo with a portrait orientation and a landscape photo with a landscape orientation? Where does this…

Developing the global tonality and local tones of your photo to support your emotions Understand

Global Tonality, Local Tone and Your Emotions: 2 Photo Development Techniques To Know

November 11, 2017 0

Photography is writing with light. Your photo translates this light with bright, medium and dark tones. But how can these tones convey the emotions you've…

Photo with reinforced composition with local tones Understand

Local Tone, Vignette and Emotions: How Composition Can Benefit From Tonalities of Your Photo

November 11, 2017 0

The composition of your photo is not only based on the content with your subject and its environment. After shooting, you can continue to support…

Tilted horizon line, vertical perspective, fisheye effect: 3 optical distortion to correct in photo Understand

The 3 Optical Distortions That Divert Your Emotions With The Geometry of Your Photo

November 03, 2017 0

Have you ever been disturbed by a slightly leaning photo? Or by the feeling that buildings seem to fall backwards or to the side? Or…

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About Amaury Descours

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Still and moving picture has became my favorite way to express my creativity. Up to the point of exposing and selling my fine art prints to important artistic events in Paris.
My paradox has long been that mastering the technique did not help to explain why a photo was remarkable.
But emotions were a revelation. They lead me to understand their fondamental role in the art of making photos.
This blog is the sharing of my discovery! Read more

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Push back technic's hype. Learn the power of emotions. Make feelingful images. That's PhotoVideoCreative.com! 
On this blog, you will understand the creative meaning of photography and videography, choose the best value-for-money tools and practice simple techniques to successfully capture and share your emotions with pictures.

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About Amaury Descours

Portrait of Amaury Descours

Still and moving picture has became my favorite way to express my creativity. Up to the point of exposing and selling my fine art prints to important artistic events in Paris.
My paradox has long been that mastering the technique did not help to explain why a photo was remarkable.
But the science of emotions was a revelation. It led me to understand the fundamental role of emotions in the art of making photos.
This blog is the sharing of my discovery! Read more

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