Technique without purpose is like a race without a finish line. Sure you can run as fast as you can and continuously improve—to what end? Creativity and artistic expression are hard to define. What is artistic and creative for one person is just a pile of trash to the next. This is the main reason […]
I propose to you that getting photographs right in your camera is a game of imagination. My plan is to introduce you to that game and identify many of the possibilities available to you. In this article you will find: An approach for capturing the photographs you want, the way you want them, in your […]
Recently an intern joined me and drove me up the wall with questions about manual settings for photography. Questions like ”What zoom range should I adjust my lens to shoot a portrait and a group photo. Isn’t shutter speed useless?” drove me absolutely nuts! Before I shunned him away, I realized that there are no […]
Whether you’ve just purchased your first DSLR or have been shooting for a while and would like to start using your camera’s manual settings, you should be aware of some of the common mistakes most new photographers make when they first start out. Of course, you’ll probably learn as you go, and most photographers eventually […]
No doubt that if you’ve started toying around with photography you will have come across the term stops. What is a stop? In photography, a stop is a measurement of Exposure. For example, if you were to increase the exposure by one stop – you would in effect be doubling the exposure. So if your […]
Light painting is a creative way to explore photography when you’ve gotten bored with taking all those standard or cliché photos and have gotten to grips with the features of your sophisticated DSLR camera. While the activity is most commonly referred to as light painting, there are actually two distinct styles: Light Painting This is […]
If you are new to Lightroom then it can be a bit overwhelming. As an experienced Lightroom user, there are things that I wish I had known when I started using the software. Here’s a list of the ten most important. 1. Store All Your Raw Files in a Single Master Folder Lightroom is designed […]
Winter is on its way with snow already falling across the country. There is nothing more serene than a fresh snowfall, but capturing a winter landscape full of white can be challenging to get right. Here are a few tips to help you ace those snowy shots. 1. Expose to the Right… A Lot Snow […]
Lightroom’s graduated filter is an extremely powerful tool when used with purpose. For landscape photographers there are several different things that you can accomplish with the graduated filter, and in this article we’ll look at four specific uses. 1. Replicate the Effect of a Graduated Neutral Density Filter Graduated neutral density filters can be used […]
As a wedding photographer it’s imperative you provide images that your couples will love, but it’s equally necessary to stay inspired and shoot for yourself. Wedding photographers must advance in their skills year on year, grow, and produce stunning images. I realized very early on that the only way to improve my images was to […]
