Reality at a Rookery: A Bird Photographers Dream
Copyright © Andy Long All stages of rookery life can be found at any rookery as seen by this adult with no visible young. Equipment used: Canon 1D Mark II, [read more]
June 2016
Which Paper Cutter is Right for You?
“Cutting” through the clutter. Cutting photographic and inkjet prints (and other materials) is not a favorite task for most photographers. However, having the ability to cut your prints quickly, accurately, [read more]
Let’s Take the Mystery Out of Photographic Terms (Part One)
Sometimes, when photographers are talking about their cameras and their work, they seem to be speaking another language. The experience of listening to them using photographic terms can be as [read more]
BADGER – DIGGING FOR A LIVING
Remembering back to childhood, almost everyone dug in the dirt at one time or another.The reasons were many–just to dig a hole, to bury something, to see if you could [read more]
Tips For Photographing Real Estate Photography
In this article we will look at real estate photography, in the form of photographing display homes. For the uninitiated, display homes (sometimes referred to as “project homes” or “model [read more]
Exposure Triangle Overview – Video Quick Tips
Level: Beginner/Intermediate Watch a basic overview of the exposure triangle and the elements that go into creating a properly exposed image. Features: 1. ISO 2. Aperture (f-stop) 3. Shutter Speed [read more]
Wild Colorado: A State for Great Photography
Coyote: Animals are so used to humans in Rocky Mountain National Park you can bore them at times. What’s the first thing to pop into your mind when you think [read more]
Photoshop – What Makes a Good Color Print Part Two
So, what makes a good color print, and how do you use the basics of Photoshop to achieve your desired results? In other words, for what are you aiming? This [read more]
San Diego Zoo Photography Ideas Guide
I’m not a zoo photographer. It’s not that I’m against photographing captive wildlife – I go to game farms and animal parks, and sometimes that’s the only way to get [read more]
How To Master Backlighting Photography
One of the first things we need to master when starting out as photographers is to gauge where our light source is in relation to the subject. This is the [read more]
Photo Impressionism: How to Use Your Camera as a Digital Paintbrush
This soft, delicate and highly textured image of couples on a path near Lake Balboa was over sharpened. The benefit is that it helps to produces texture in the image. In [read more]
Outdoor Photographers Be Aware: Protect Yourself from Harmful UV Rays
The Celtic Music and Heritage Festival in St. Augustine, Florida opened mid-morning. This stone thrower protected his eyes from the harmful UV rays of the sun. As photographers, we’re excited [read more]
Just Ask 3 Questions to Make Better Travel Photos
Lunenberg Harbor On the southwest shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, there is a town of wooden ships and iron men. Lunenburg is a thriving world heritage site. Its tall ships [read more]
Growing Up Photographically
Wild Horse, Sand Wash Basin, Colorado There is a saying, “When I was a child, I thought and acted as a child.” The same can be translated of photographers. “When [read more]
HDR photography tutorial Part 2 – HDR Visions from Nine Photographers
High Dynamic Range tools present opportunities for photographers with vision. However HDR photographs, especially those that have saturated color and halos around objects, have been criticized for being software effects, [read more]