Maybe you live near the beach. Maybe you live a two-day drive away. You might tan like George Hamilton wrapped in Crisco oil. Or (like me), you might have to wear Larry Bird-level sunscreen with an SPF number so high it’s expressed with an exponent. Maybe you love to swim in the ocean. Maybe you’re …
In case you haven’t noticed, the camera in Apple’s iPhone has become quite popular – and quite good – over the past few years. In fact, Flickr ranked the iPhone as the most popular camera used for photos uploaded to their site last year. According to the popular image hosting site, iPhones accounted for 54% …
The eye level of most photographers is between five and six feet from the ground. Most tripods will support a camera at this height. But if all your photos are taken at eye level, (the same as most other photographers), what will be different about your photo? The objective of a good photographer should be …
Do you really need to hire a photography guide when you travel? After all, you know how to do the research. You use Google Earth, Flickr, 500px, Photographer’s Ephemeris, PhotoPills, and rGPS (Really Good Photo Spots—an app with a curated list of great photo locations and directions for finding them). You leave home with a …
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 …
In my city, there are about 6 Walmarts, but I try my best to only go to one of them. I bet many of you are like that with certain stores. With my Walmart, I know where everything is, I can get in out and quickly, it seems cleaner, and overall, I just feel more …
If you’ve ever wondered how to photograph and edit day-to-night timelapses, fear not. While making day-to-night timelapses may seem overwhelmingly difficult, it’s not. The digital tools that we have today really simplify the workflow for creating them. This is not to say that creating day-to-night timelapses is totally effortless. There still is effort needed for …
Just how many types of blur are there? You might rightfully ask, and Lensbaby will respond “lots”. Their newest standalone lens, the Lensbaby Sol 45 was released today, and it takes creative blur to a whole new painterly level. I’ve had my hands on a beta model for several weeks now, and you can colour me …
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 …
“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 …
Summer vacations are wrapping up and school is beginning. It is also the time of year, people begin planning for the following years vacation. Since Utah has become a hotbed of vacationers, I figured I should impart a bit of photography knowledge to you wanderers who are visiting my state. Particularly I want to share …
Some photographers love being out in the field making images. Some photographers love being on their computer making their vision come to life through their editing. Some photographers even like the business side of it all. No photographers like dealing with storage. As photographers, we shoot thousands and thousands of images a year, or a …