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Bokeh, or the quality of the out of focus area in a photograph, is an easy way to add interest to your images. By making a bokeh filter for your lens, you can have more control of your photograph by giving the out of focus lights in the image almost any shape you wish. The […]
The other day I talked about timing and how sometimes you just have to have the patience to wait for that perfect shot. Well today we’re talking about the opposite kind of timing. That fast-paced, split-second, hair-trigger, cat-like reflex kind of timing. The kind you need to get a shot like the one David Bengtsson […]
The market for skilled real estate photographers is expanding rapidy. In this age of Airbnb and sellers bypassing agents, everyone is looking for a photographer to make their online listings look better. Business is rebounding in commercial and residential construction. Home builders, property managers, construction companies, hospitals, retirement communities, manufacturing facilities, magazines, and corporations all have a use for […]
If you don’t live in an area where the March 20 solar eclipse could be seen, never fear. Photographers were out in full force attempting to capture the perfect shot to share with the world. And this amazing capture takes the cake: Photographer Amy Shore took this well-timed photo of the eclipse and a perfectly […]
Digital photography is a boon for amateur star photographers. It was next to impossible to capture and then post-process details in film the same way it’s possible in digital. Certainly Lightroom and Photoshop do come into the picture, making it possible for even beginners to create stunningly beautiful compositions of the night sky, but the […]
People usually think of Photoshop as the number one photo editing software out there, but Lightroom is, in my opinion, a close contender for the title. At least for me, Lightroom has proven time and time again to be a great utility, and if you know how to use it correctly it can work wonders. […]
Snapping a photograph usually takes a fraction of a second, but ensuring that that photo is as good as it can be can take hours of preparation. Of all the types of photography, one the most difficult to prepare for is nature photography, and especially bird photography. However, steps can be taken to give the […]
Perfectly timed photos are something everyone can appreciate, although, probably not as much as the photographer (You know, that person pulling the fist pumps and exclaiming, “Yes!” to themselves in the corner.) This image was photographed just as an airplane crossed the path of a solar eclipse in January 2010: Chaiwat Subprasom captured the image […]
In order for a picture to come out perfectly, you need to pay attention to all details—not just the ones you want the viewer to focus on, but all of them. You don’t want to leave anything to chance and realize later that you should have done something differently. In this video, Jay P. Morgan […]
There’s a crazy statistic out there that of the roughly 3.5 billion people who live in major cities around the world, 3 out of 4 of them have never seen a clear, pristine night sky. That means they are unable to see the Milky Way, constellations, they can’t count the stars—all because of light pollution. […]
