Photographing Flowers! In a recent article by Hana Tavener for I-News – The Essential Daily Briefing, she listed five suggestions to help you photograph flowers. 1 – Get Close 2 – Focus/Depth of Field 3 – The Whole Wide World…
Light Equals Photography Light plays a powerful role in photography. In addition, it is relative. A scene/subject will often have varying degrees of illumination. These are commonly know as highlights and shadows. Both highlights and shadows can be a creative…
Use Light and Composition If you’ve been following me for a little while, you’ve heard me comment about understanding light in order to improve your photography. In the article attached to my post, I’d like you to examine the photographs…
Golden Hour vs. Mid Day The Golden Hour as referred to by photographers as the hour around sun up or sundown. The sun and atmosphere combine to give the photographer unique and colorful lighting. Photographers often avoid shooting mid day.…
If you have read some of my posts, you may have read this before: “You’ve got to be smarter than the camera!” That means understanding how the camera works and camera limitations. Cell phone manufacturers want you to believe that…
Let’s face it – Photography requires some creativity. Yes you HAVE to understand some basics, but a little out-of-the-box thinking can work miracles. Check out this cool videos for some photography tricks for your next vacation.
Here is a very interesting article about a “newbie” photographer who started in his back yard. Read how his hobby has brown through Click after Click after Click.
The tips in this article should help you to open your mind when you look at the cell phone camera screen. Although I follow the author’s comments under the section “Avoid Using Flash”, I’d suggest using flash. The reasons cited…
This has been a real cold and snowy winter here in northeast Ohio. If you’re like me, you see a lot of people post pictures of snow scenes on social media. One problem I see consistently with these photos is…
Scott Kelby is a world renowned Photoshop expert. His company is the largest training service provider in the world. So it’s no surprise that he sponsors this event. On Saturday, October 5, 2013 three photo walks were scheduled in Northeast…