Fashion Photography Nicole gets comfortable with “Dots – Not Dots,” a handmade Italian jersey fabric top. OK, I’ll admit it. I’m a camera snob. As a commercial photographer, I’ve always [read more]
There is a jungle of insects, spiders and other small forms living in and around the grasses, plants and flowers of any garden. Talk a slow stroll around your own [read more]
Years ago, the definition of macro photography was easy – when the image on 35mm film was at least as large as the subject, it was considered a macro photograph. [read more]
During my last photo adventure, I saw many, many people with tripods who really didn’t need them. I think that tripods are becoming less and less necessary these days. Let’s [read more]
Architectural design has always been a way for man to triumph over nature’s harshest elements. Its initial roots were largely to provide practical shelters and places of worship where people [read more]
Photographing children can be a challenging undertaking, yet the results are perhaps some of the most rewarding for the photographer. Universally cute and without the self-consciousness of adults, children’s portraits pose [read more]
Musicians practice. They tune their instruments and rehearse often before performing. Your camera is an instrument of seeing. Getting motivated to pick up your camera is harder in the winter. [read more]
Forty-five minutes after sunset I used a very long exposure so that the waters movement was smoothed out, which created a soft and subtle reflection. Is what we see in [read more]
Copyright © Jim Austin Kissing Barn Owls: Affectionate owls embrace at a display in the South Carolina Aquarium. Barn owls have asymmetrical ears and facial features shaped like a satellite [read more]
As a photographer, I’m always looking for unusual and interesting techniques that will help me develop my craft. A few years ago, I read about transferring regular or laser photocopies–both [read more]
So, what is it that will grab our attention when we look at a photograph? Is there any one thing? If we don’t understand what has that special zip and [read more]
Having a problem keeping those horizon lines straight or placing your subject within the image frame for a balanced composition? There is more than one way and more than one [read more]
Let’s look at the concept of negative space photography in part 1 of this tutorial. Over the years I have been on various board of directors for arts councils, a [read more]
Looking at Positive and Negative Space in photo composition. This article is continued from Part 1 – negative space photography. Let’s look at Joe McDonald’s picture of a tree frog. [read more]
The Mask This is Konica IR film. Note the shimmery quality of the skin. (And there are no blood vessels!) Taken by window light. Last time our conversation centered around [read more]
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