Decisive Moments: Kids and Cameras – How They Work
How early should your child make the step from the old point-and-shoot variety of camera to one with more sophisticated controls? The answer may require examining the nature of the [read more]
Tips & Tutorials
Halloween Photography – 5 Tips To Improve Your Scary Images
Ghosts and goblins, black cats and witches brew and characters of all kinds—this is Halloween and it will be here again before you know it, so get yourself prepared for [read more]
Fall Photography Ideas – 7 Useful Fall Photography Tips
Be fearless when it comes to creating fall photography compositions. With digital photography, mistakes costs you nothing more than time. Here are some fall photography ideas to get you started shooting [read more]
The Secret to Making Great Photographs!
When I was just starting in photography, I attended a conference or a workshop where Jay Maisel, an outstanding New York photographer and teacher, was speaking. I remember he came [read more]
Photographing Snow – How to Capture & Work with Snow Photos
As the winter season starts to wind down for another year, there is still time to go out and capture some nice winter landscape images. Let’s look at the various [read more]
Ten Tips on How to Find Great Photo Locations
The time to travel has finally arrived, and you’re planning your trip. Where do you go to find good information? More perplexing still, how do you go about planning a [read more]
How to Use the Principle of Movement to Create Great Images
photos: © Eva Polak. All rights reserved. Creating good composition in your photography does not have to be done by guesswork. It can easily be studied, practised and improved. By [read more]
Photographing Americans on Parade
Celebrate an inside look at Americans on Parade with photographer Jim Austin. After photographing parades for 7 years, he has a few tips for capturing Independence Day and takes us [read more]
Photography Tips: Capture the Action of Winter Sports
Gain some insight from photographer Johan Stahlberg on taking great action shots of skiers & snowboarders . Photo of John Olsson. Copyright © Johan Stahlberg. All rights reserved. Red Bull [read more]
Out of the Darkness
Lighting the Way– A simple light kit gives a professional touch to any photographic experience for subjects and photographer, alike. Virtually every digital camera offers artificial lighting, namely its flash. [read more]
Making the Best of the Bad Weather
The sun sneaking through storm clouds helps intensify the already warm colors You’re on a photography trip, and you wake up early in the morning to see what the weather [read more]
Photography Passion: What Subjects Excite You On Photo Shoots?
Photos tell many stories. A single picture can sum up an event, observe an animal’s behavior, and portray a sense of place. A group of images by a particular photographer [read more]
The Other Side of Photography
Learn how to create great photos by tapping into what’s behind the camera – you! You can almost feel the power of the glacial water cutting through the rocks. Every [read more]
More successful waking asssignments
The Angel’s Landing Trail winds up (and down!) from the West Rim Trail, which leaves from “The Grotto” in Zion National Park. En route, one hikes through “Walter’s Wiggles”, a [read more]
Plan B – When Photo Opportunities Suddenly Change
Learn what to do when you photo conditions and photo opportunities change. Creek settings can give you several hours of enjoyment with trying to find all there is to the [read more]