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]
Facebook Groups For Photographers
Facebook is a vast ocean of photographic imagery. Can beginning photographers capture something of value from the depths of this huge social media site? We all have our views on [read more]
TRAVEL: Photo Walk in Charleston
IN THE OLD CITY Take your camera into Charleston’s old city and stroll along its streets. As you take photographs, imagine the echoes of footfalls of those who worshiped, fought [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]
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]
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]
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]
LENS REVIEW SHOT on FILM: Kerlee 35 mm F/1.2
ARE YOU CRAZY―WHY USE FILM ? Is it anachronistic to test a brand new lens on an older film camera instead of a digital camera? Possibly. All the same, I love film. [read more]
Motivation: 7 Tips for Summer Shots
They say motivation is what gets you started, and habit is what keeps you going. Pushing beyond our boundaries to learn new skills, we may motivate our photography, but to truly [read more]
Best (Creative) Cameras for Landscape Photography
Three top cameras, key landscape camera settings, and some great accessories will get you ready for super landscapes this Fall, says Apogee Photo educator Jim Austin MA. CANON PLUS NIKON [read more]
TIPS FOR TAT : Lightroom’s Magic Targeted Adjustment Tool
A Magic Tool: Targeted Adjustment Tool Learning to master color in Lightroom can vastly improve our photographs. When I teach Lightroom to photo students, we learn many of its hidden [read more]