In this article I will explain what RAW and JPEG formats are, what the differences are and when you should use each format. And why I only ever use RAW to take photos, and always convert photos to Jpeg before issuing out to a client. If you are in a hurry Basically images captured in …
High Key Photography: What Is It and How to Get Started
If you’ve been around Improve Photography, or photography in general, for some time, you may have heard the term “high key” thrown around in reference to photographs. This article is an attempt to clarify this term, as well as hopefully provide some useful examples and suggestions to start attempting your own high key imagery. You …
Why You Should Give Abstract Photography a Try
“One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.” – Minor White “I like it, but what IS it?” That might be the kind of response you’d get from many people when you show them an abstract photograph. Perhaps it’s like jazz music, it has its true fans, others …
7 Unethical and Illegal Things Photographers Do
There aren’t a ton of things that scare me. One of them, as I mentioned in my last article, is getting sued. People are crazy and can sue you (and win) over nothing. Another thing that makes me shiver is the thought of people thinking I’m a bad person or even worse, getting in trouble …
Tips for Shooting at Mid-Day
Name the best time of day to shoot photos. Most photographers, particularly those specializing in landscapes, are apt to say “The Golden Hour,” that time within an hour of sunrise or sunset when the light is warm, low, and generally softer. Cinematographers have a similar term, “The Magic Hour,” which is the hour before …
Setting Up Epic Vehicle Shoot in Two Hours
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 …
How to Split Underwater Photos
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 …
Conquering the Circle of Confusion for Photography
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 …
Understanding Sony’s Autofocus Settings
I really can’t imagine being a photographer 40 or 50 years ago. The technology of the cameras was so different and you had to switch rolls of film so often. What really would be difficult for me is manually focusing every shot. I have to manually focus when I do video, and it can really …
Zeroing In: 5 Tips to Find the Subject for Your Composition
You’ve arrived at a gorgeous location and you take your camera out of the bag. What do you shoot? What, precisely, is your subject? If you’re like many, you’ll be awed at the beauty of the place and try to capture it all in one big, wide shot. Maybe you’ll take a bunch of photos. …
Flash Photography Camera Settings for Beginners
Strap on that speedlight and follow me!! FLash photography is an awesome way to make a step change improvement to your photography. For me, flash photography was a technique that really improved my images almost instantly, whereas learning other aspects of photography yielded more incremental improvements. Flash is a great way to add drama to your …
10 photography things I wish I’d known 10 years ago
In this article I want to reflect on 10 things that I wish I had know 10 years ago when I was at the beginning of my journey into professional photography. I hope that some of these things will resonate with you and help you at whatever stage you are at in your own photography …