https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/Short photography notes on light, composition, and the choices between frames.enhttps://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/the-edge-of-window-light/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/the-edge-of-window-light/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000A small move away from the middle of a window can give an ordinary object a more legible shape.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/a-frame-with-one-quiet-corner/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/a-frame-with-one-quiet-corner/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Negative space works best when it gives the subject somewhere to breathe, rather than merely leaving a gap.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/reflections-after-rain/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/reflections-after-rain/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Wet surfaces offer small changes in tone and direction, even when there is no dramatic skyline to reflect.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/choosing-three-from-twelve/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/choosing-three-from-twelve/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000A small selection becomes stronger when each image contributes something the other two cannot.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/colour-before-the-slider/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/colour-before-the-slider/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000A restrained palette often begins with where the camera points, not with a saturation adjustment.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/a-familiar-walk-at-one-focal-length/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/a-familiar-walk-at-one-focal-length/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Keeping the angle of view steady makes small changes in distance and position easier to notice.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/leave-something-out-of-the-crop/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/leave-something-out-of-the-crop/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000Cropping is a decision about relationships, not just a way to make the subject larger.https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/what-to-write-beside-a-photograph/https://jdspvsf.dynv6.net/posts/what-to-write-beside-a-photograph/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000A useful photo note records the decision that is hard to reconstruct later, not a second description of the picture.