PROPER EXPOSURE
What is the proper exposure for a photo? The one that looks the best. For the most part we generally go for the middle range, getting that histogram hump in …
MAKING LIGHT OF IT
Find it or create it. Every photo needs some light. Finding it takes awareness, observation and knowledge about how your camera is going to see it. Being a good available …
HUNTING
It’s always hunting season for photographers. We hunt. We shoot, Nothing dies. Good outcome!
AUTO WHITE BALANCE
What is white? What’s supposed to be white? Should white be white? In the print photo world, white is the paper base. No color has been laid onto it. For …
TIMING
Cartier-Bresson called it the “decisive moment” when all the elements come together to create the perfect photo. It’s fun waiting until the perfect moment to grab the perfect shot. You …
THUNDERSTORMS
Some things are photographed a lot (Christmas trees, daffodils, grandchildren). Some things less so. Have you ever gone out into a wicked thunderstorm or hurricane to get action photos? Much …
CLUES
Some photos tell stories. They do more than entertain the viewer’s eye. They engage the brain, sometimes in subtle ways and sometimes in obvious ways. Often they do this with …
WEBSITES
Photographers were among the early adopters of the internet. We quickly saw the potential for posting our images online. And we didn’t have to write anything, just learn a little …
FULL FRAME
Full frame can mean that your camera sees and records the full amount that the lens sends it, which is nice. There is no internal cropping of the image. Full …
MENUS
Today’s digital cameras have an average of 5,235,750 menu options (maybe more). It’s like 5 millions engineers got together and each one added something. (some of them added two things). …