Develop Your Own Unique Artistic Style
My advice comes from the perspective of a photographer but it can apply to anyone who’s creating art in this age of social media
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Alaska Grizzly Bears
I enjoy being a landscape photographer. Being a landscape photographer allows me opportunities to be out within Nature to photograph its beauty, many times in breathtaking conditions. Being out in Nature also allows me to enjoy encounters with the creatures that inhabit these beautiful sceneries. Landscape photographers are typically unprepared to photograph an encounter with … Read more
Intimate Landscape Scenes
A photographer can consider that landscape photography could be reduced to two basic types, grand landscapes and intimate landscapes
Repairing Severe Water Spots In a Waterfall in Photoshop
I was perusing my archives the other day and came across this gem. It’s one that I took at Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. I remember that it was a rainy day and I was having a hard time keeping the rain spots from my lens.
Why Do We Need Tripods?
A tripod is usually the first accessory that photographers will acquire after they buy their first fancy camera, but I have found that it’s also the most misunderstood.
DIY Senior Portraits
It’s Autumn once again, and for many parents and photographers it means senior portrait season. There are many photographers to choose from these days, when it comes to creating portraiture, but what if you would like to attempt it yourself?
Your The Camera’s Aperture Affects your Focus
We’re focusing on focusing this month. How do I focus my photos is one of the most asked questions of me by other photographers. It’s a great question, and one that one would think would be pretty basic and simple.
Processing Black and White Photos in Adobe Lightroom
Processing Black and White Photos in Adobe Lightroom
Finding Fantastic Focus – Learning Hyperfocal Distance
As you hone your photography skills, you will want to understand how to focus properly and consistently. What you need to understand is something called hyperfocal distance. By focusing your camera at the hyperfocal distance your photo will be in acceptable focus from half that distance all the way to infinity.
Photography in The Winter
Photography in The Winter
As the Mama’s and The Papa’s once sang, “All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey”. But that shouldn’t stop you from taking a walk on a Winter’s day. And while you’re at it, don’t think that photography season has passed. I can think of at least six reason why Winter is a great time for photography.