Shemen Photography - Hands on Frequency Separation

In the life of a photographer comes different developments. I started my photography lifestyle a while ago and i have come to different levels at my career in photography. I started with a phone camera which was awesome and helped me to learn more about cropping. My pictures werent that awesome but they were okay for visibility. After a while, i acquired my current camera which is Canon EOS 700D.

The Canon EOS 700D, known as the Kiss X7i in Japan or as the Rebel T5i in the Americas, is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on March 21, 2013 with a suggested retail price of US$849. As a part of the Canon EOS three-digit/Rebel digital line, it is the successor to the EOS 650D/Kiss X6i/Rebel T4i and is the predecessor of both the EOS 750D/Kiss X8i/Rebel T6i and EOS 760D/EOS 8000D/Rebel T6s

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This piece of equipment moved my photography to a new level. I started learning about depth of field and how to capture in manual mode to get the best out of my camera. I learnt and learnt using social media tools such as youtube, facebook, quora and many others. And so i mastered the exposure triangle and all my shots were now sharp and focused. I could shoot in my dreams when need even be. My journey as a photographer has come to a new height. I thought that was all till i compared my pictures with well seasoned photographers. I saw a huge gab between our works. I realised immediately i had to go in for more tutoring.

I spent 3 weeks working under a renowned photographer called favryts in my locality. Below is a sample of his pictures;

My few weeks spent with them was a great turn in my photography life. I started shooting in neutral mode and adjusted some of my shooting styles. The most dramatic change was how colors was rendered when i started using the neutral mode to shoot. Its awesome

Below are pictures of Shemen Photography when i started using Frequency Separation.

This is my mum whom i applied frequency separation and a bit of dodge and burn. My previous pictures were very much straight out of the camera. Below are pictures i took without frequency separation and neutral filter;

For now photography is passion and art. There is no correct or bad picture. Every picture has the story it tells. But i'm trying to tell the story better by adding vocabulary to my diction. To all photographers out there blogging on steemit, share your editing styles plus your shooting styles when you take a shot. This will help both your viewers and yourself in the Future. Stay Blessed.