Is A Picture Really Worth A Thousand Words?
We say a picture alone is worth a thousand words, but is it? Looking at a photo of a moth, we may or may not react, having perhaps already seen [read more]
April 2019
ON1: Correct Tones With Luminosity Mask and Filter
Topic: A detailed tutorial for those who use On1 that shows how to correct portrait highlights using a Luminosity Mask on a Dynamic Contrast Filter. Software: ON1 Photo RAW 2019. [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]
Five Ideas From Field to Final Print
Ideas and Exercises to Expand Your Thoughts on Your Photography LEVEL: Beginner, Intermediate, Enthusiast. THEME: Water is a coherent theme for the five images above. #1 – Single Color Choose [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]
Better People Pictures for Your Holidays
“Like people, and let them know it,” said Cornell Capa, the Hungarian-born photographer and Magnum photo agency founder, when he was asked for the secret of taking good pictures. [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]
The Best Photo Hosting Websites
As digital photographers it’s all too easy to shoot, shoot, and shoot some more, and find yourself suddenly having to organize dozens if not hundreds of images. They all need [read more]
Sell Stock Photos
What is Stock Photography? As a stock photographer, you’re licensing your work for usage by commercial and editorial agencies. This article will focus on stock photographs, but it can also [read more]
Inspirational Pictures and Images for Motivation
Motivation is an interesting and fickle thing. Sometimes motivation comes easily, and in these times you can be overwhelmed with excitement as you find yourself totally immersed in your work [read more]
The Best Nikon Lenses
With so many different lenses available on the market today, and at vastly varying price points, it can often be a real challenge to work out which will be the [read more]
How to Crop in Photoshop
Do you have a photo that needs cropping? Want to straighten a horizon? Open Photoshop and grab your crop tool. CROP, FRAME & TRIM First, we’ll cover a basic “how [read more]
Best Canon Lenses
With so many options on the market, choosing the best Canon lens for your photography can feel like a daunting task at even the best of times. But now add [read more]