Wildlife & Nature: The 5th Exposure Mode
Jim Austin Jimages shows how AUTO-ISO plus Manual can be a flexible choice for wildlife photography, and why this 5th exposure mode is an effective approach to better exposures with [read more]
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What Is Photography?: A Winogrand Vision
I’m A Photographer: Gary Winogrand’s Quotes “When I’m photographing, I don’t see a picture; I see faces.” “The contest between content and form– that’s the problem you state.” “I’m a [read more]
Shoot for Spirit, But Don’t Let Gear Interfere
“The intent and purpose of photography is to render in visual terms feelings and experiences that often elude the ability of words to describe. In any case, the eyes have [read more]
ON1: Testing The Haze Slider
The Develop Module inside ON1 Photo RAW 2019 is the programs main engine. Under its Develop Module, there is a HAZE slider, located under the “Overall Settings” tab. After adjusting [read more]
The Art of Macro
Nature is my beloved. Her minute creatures offer visions and whisper seeds of wisdom. We learn to listen with our cameras and our minds. Loving her small beings, we can [read more]
Create Your Custom Signature in Photoshop
Your photography brand and logo are important. Make them unique. Creating a custom signature on your photographs was more difficult before Adobe Photoshop tools became available. But now, with a [read more]
Travel Secrets of America’s Oldest City
Capturing unique experiences is a thrill for any travel photographer, and America’s Oldest City offers special moments for all who stroll its cobblestone streets with open eyes. Saint Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the USA, is a photographer’s dream. [read more]
How to Compose The Vertical Landscape
Grab a camera. Look at its design and horizontal layout. Makes one wonder, were modern cameras designed to make it easier to take mainly horizontal pictures? Let’s turn things 90 [read more]
Photographer’s Mind: The Curious Quest for Humility
How often have we heard something like this: “I am a great photographer wearing pro gear, and I’ll show you a quick way to master taking great pictures.” While that [read more]
Compose for Picture Quality
“We are all at once both a composition and a composer. We have the ability not only to compose the future of our own lives but to help compose the [read more]
Photographs Without Photographers: Our Future in AI Photography is Coming, Fast!
What About Smart Cameras? We all know about smart cars and smartphones. But what about smart cameras? We don’t often call them that, perhaps because we feel, compared to smart [read more]
The Right Touch
There is a handy way to help people relax when taking a photo of them. Touch. “The human touch is that little snippet of physical affection that brings a [read more]
Coloring the City of Lions with ON1
City of Lions Slowly, Saint Augustine, Florida awakens with a roar. Two stone lions guard “the most beautiful bridge in Dixie” at the entrance to [read more]
NOW AND THEN: Camera in the Cloud
WHAT IS NOW AND THEN? Now and Then is an ongoing Apogee Photo series about the interface between today’s photo culture and the history of photography. In ‘Camera in the [read more]
Panoramas in ON1 Photo RAW
The First Panorama Panoramic photography began in the USA with an 1851 scene of San Francisco. Few panoramas were made in the early years of photography. Cameras were expensive and [read more]