What are the best settings for star photography? The answer to this question can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. “Best” really depends on a lot of external factors. In short—you want to capture as much light as you can without over exposing your image. That is the simplest …
How to Be the Guy that Gives Drone Photographers a Bad Name
Most drone photographers are courteous folks. Even though we interact with the public, we usually go out of our way to put people at ease. But if all of that friendly bridge-building is getting old, and you really want to be the guy (or girl) that gives drone photographers a bad name, here are some …
19 things for a client to do before you photograph their house
This is something I like to go through with a client when planning a shoot. So much so that I made a checklist. And then I thought – this fits in nicely with my series of articles about being an architectural photographer. So here are twenty things that you should ask your client to attend …
5 Well Known Photographers that Still Shoot Film
Film photography has been in the photographer’s news frequently. There was a particular website on which an article suggesting the antiquation of film photography was posted; the article has since been taken down, but it caused quite a stir not only for its content but also for plagiarizing an image from a photographer. One of …
3 Reasons to Use Continuous Lighting with Your Photography
Photography is an art form, and I love getting a chance to be creative. There are a ton of different ways to be creative, but for me, I like doing things with lighting. For the main part, I use speedlights or strobes for all of my creative shots. I have found, though, that there are …
IP Roundtable – Reflections
View PostWhere do Photographers Sign Prints?
Signing a print is like putting a cherry on an ice cream sundae. A professionally shot, edited, printed, and produced photograph doesn’t feel quite right without the photographer’s signature on it. Some photographers prefer not to sign their prints for various reasons. The two most common reasons I’ve heard are because they are afraid their …
How Photographers Afford Their Equipment While Building Up A Business
Any aspiring professional photographer who has thought about starting their own business has probably wondered how photographers afford their equipment while building up a business. I wondered that exact same thing when I decided to begin my photography business just a few short years ago. The most important thing is to not let the lack …
BlackRapid Classic Retro RS-4: My Favorite Sling Strap
A while back, I reviewed 17 camera straps to try and find the best camera strap out there. Now, there are hundreds of camera straps so my review was definitely incomplete, and the readers were sure to let me know of all the straps I failed to review. The one missing strap that got the …
9 Tips to take your landscape photography to the next level
Landscape photography has always been my favorite shooting genre. There’s something intriguing about being outside, soaking up the sights and sounds all around, and basking in the wonderment of our natural world. The ability to capture moments in time makes it all more interesting. Capturing amazing landscape images, whether they are in some epic location …
Latitude: THE Travel Photography Podcast
View PostTips for the Non-Traveling Photographer
So you’re looking over more photos from someone who’s just returned from a trip to an exotic international photo hotspot. You think…”Wow, I could be making great photos too if only I could go there.” Yes, there’s probably some truth in the quote from National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson – “If you want to be …