Picking the right way to carry your camera gear while traveling is essential to have a good vacation. Picking the wrong bag or luggage is a sure fire way to make your travel uncomfortable, burdensome or risky (for your gear). I travel a lot, some within the United State, but a good portion of it …
In this article I am going to write about this one photo, how I chose this location, how I got there, what gear I used, the camera settings and also how to get away with going out in the middle of the night to take photos when you are on a family holiday! Along with …
In this article I want to show how you can make epic photos within two hours from the shooting to the final picture. This is a good project for photography beginners to learn about the exposure triangle and editing. It is also a possible income source for photographers. There are a lot people who like …
It seems like I’m always spending money on something. I’ve got yearly fees for Dropbox, Vimeo, websites, and plenty of other services. Don’t get me wrong, these services are necessary and help me run my business, but there’s still this sting every time I see $200 come out for this and $400 come out for …
Often photography is about grabbing your camera, going to an interesting place, and looking for subjects that catch your eye. No real plan, grab your camera, take a walk, and see what photo opportunities present themselves. There’s nothing wrong with that. Often serendipity will meet your skills as photographer and a good shot will result. …
Canon introduced phase detection dual pixel auto focus (DPAF) in 2013, with the EOS 70D camera, calling the technology “revolutionary.” Since then, DPAF has been a feature on most new camera models released by Canon, from the $10,000 EOS C300 cinema camera, to the pro-level EOS 1DX MarkII, to Canon’s mirrorless EOS M6, to the …
In this article I am asking the question – is social media an essential part of a modern day photographers tool-kit or is it all just a complete waste of our time? Does social media provide positive business benefits, or is it just a nice to have? Social media – why? Because we are being …
It’s hard to push back against the tide of the photograph. By one estimate, humans upload more than a trillion digital images to the web annually. That means more images of more people and more places. Every Day. Despite the ubiquity of the casual smartphone photo, some locations still steadfastly refuse to permit photography. Whether …
Underwater pictures are always fascinating and open the eyes for a new unknown world. But sometimes you have beside the great underwater world also a great overwater world. With split underwater shots you can combine these two worlds in one photo. But how can you make them? The easy answer is: Get an underwater case …
Several years ago I was talking to a high school friend. He had just been turned down for a teaching job. Turns out, one of his references as saying some negative things about him. I’m not sure how many jobs my friend missed out on because of that person, but once he stopped using him …
It is likely that there has never been a term that is more aptly named than the circle of confusion. Through an understanding of the Circle of Confusion will come a mastery of depth of field. A mastery of depth of field will dramatically enhance every photo you take. If you’re like most people, when …
Some of us old timers have resisted cell phone cameras for real photography, but the time has come to give in and embrace all the benefits that are offered by cell phone cameras. While I still use my “real” camera for my serious photography, I have turned to my iPhone for a lot of what …