Last month, I wrote an article on Low Key Photography. The first comment on the article was frustrated with the article, feeling it was too complex. So I want to try and boil down the techniques to exceedingly simple things that you can practice in your home, with or without models/family members/significant others. The aim …
Since the days of the first explorers, navigation has been all about – Where You Are, Where You Want to Go, and How to Get There. In Part One of this article, we discussed how to find potential photo shoot locations with online tools and then how to create a locations map with Google My …
You’ve saved the money and saved up vacation time to take a photography workshop. Whether it’s a day or a week in the field, you want to get your money’s worth. You don’t want to go home unhappy and the workshop leader certainly doesn’t want to send you home dissatisfied. What can you do to …
Why do Photographers Use Green Backdrops? This is one of those things I have often thought about but never really understood – why do photographers use green backdrops? I didn’t know so decided to find out the answer to this question. Why do photographers use green backdrops? Photographers use green backdrops to allow them to …
If you’re looking for a variety of fun photo opportunities, it’s hard to beat the array of subjects and activities at a local festival. Food, rides, music, cars, costumes and activities make for memorable and dynamic images. With the coming of fall, the local festival scene is in full swing. From the Emma Crawford Coffin …
A short while ago, I wrote an article talking about high key photography. Related to high key, as you may have guessed, is low key photography. While it is by no means necessary in order to understand low key, if you get a chance to head over to the other article and take a look, …
You have the opportunity to go to one of those photo “hotspots,” a place you’ve always dreamed of shooting. You’ve seen some photos, heard about some locations, but you’ve never been there. Like most photo trips, your time is limited and you want to maximize it, getting to the best spots at the best times. …
Have you ever wondered why a flash unit makes noise? No, not the kind of noise you get from low light or long exposure star photography. The audible kind. The loud kind. My speedlights make a popping sound when fired and a high-pitched whine when recharging. Why is that? In a digital age, when we …
What are my 10 best (alternative) photography accessories? Read on and you will find out – here I am writing about photography accessories that you will not find in a camera shop. One of them you won’t find in any shop – it is free! I was going to call this non-photographic accessories for photographers, …
I love looking at other people’s photos, and one of my favorite things to do is see the lighting diagram. It’s amazing how complicated some of these setups are. There might be two lights on the background, two on the front of the subject, and another for a hair light. Then, there might be all …
Labor Day weekend not only marks a time to celebrate workers in the U.S. and Canada, it also unofficially signals the end of summer. While summer isn’t really over for a few more weeks, for many, the Memorial Day to Labor Day time period bookends summer and, perhaps more importantly, the additional time off work …
It had been almost 20 years since I took a shot with my last film camera, a Pentax ME Super. It has sat on a shelf with some other relic cameras, decorations and dust-collectors as much as anything. But when Russ Butler, a camera club buddy, recently handed me a 36-roll of Fujicolor 200 I …