Macro photography can be loosely defined as close-up photography. It involves using a macro lens for superior focusing in specfic situations. Given the inability of most camera lenses to focus on [read more]
This shot shows one angle of shooting through the canopy, along with conditions being just right for hoarfrost to appear. Hoarfrost, actually ice crystals, forms on cold clear nights [read more]
From what perspective do you approach your photographic subjects? Copyright © Kelly Mitchell Have you heard “there are no truths, only perspectives”? All perspectives hold some angle of truth, depending [read more]
Learn some photography techniques on how to take good bird photos (with my apologies to Arthur Morris). by Michael Goldstein Copyright 2007 Mike Goldstein Close inspection of this screech owl [read more]
Many photographers can preserve history by becoming the kind of candid photographer who, instead of photographing a human subject, shoots an architectural object. Finding the right type of architecture for [read more]
“You can’t depend on your eyes, when your imagination is out of focus.” ~ Mark Twain Your camera probably has a dial with a program setting. It may be a [read more]
The trite, trivial and mundane are often dismissed by today’s technology driven photographers. Images shot insitu can unlock the beauty and intrinsic value hidden in most everyday things. Thus, an [read more]
One of the most difficult assignments I had as a photography student was shooting portraits. It scared me to death! When I was sent out onto the streets here in [read more]
Gray Lodge Flooded Field – Department of Fish and Games Land Over the years I have made it a habit to collect old, wonderful books about my passions for art [read more]
Do you come home with ho-hum travel pictures? Do your friends avoid your slide shows like they would the purple plague? Are you at the bottom of your camera club’s [read more]
If a picture is worth more than a thousand words, then the symbol within that image is even more important. In this month’s Image Talk the symbols within this image [read more]
Italy, the seat of the Catholic Church, houses the Venice Carnival, the celebration considered to be the most evocative and picturesque festival in the world. The Venetian government made the [read more]
I look through the viewfinder, and a feeling comes over me. I know the setting is right, and the image oozes with mood. There’s something about what I see that [read more]
Do you want to use perspective better in your photos? Perspective as it relates to photography can sometimes be a tricky thing. In this photography tip, we will have a [read more]
I selected a vertical format for the image on the left, because that format draws more attention to the dripping water in the scene. A horizontal format would have reduced [read more]
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