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Okay, Pop quiz: You’ve got to get on a plane and travel with “just the essentials” in terms of camera gear. What do you do? This is what I am facing next week. I need to go to Isla Mujeres, Mexico for the Life Pixel workshop. I know better than to pack any camera gear […]
Do you allow photography trends to stifle your style, or does your personal passion, style and creativity prevail? A well-known wedding photographer (who shall remain nameless) once berated me because I was, in his opinion, following the trends and overdoing the new and popular filter effects of the time. I walked away from our conversation […]
Did you ever see something and see the final image in your mind that could be so much more? This happens to me on a regular basis and thanks to Photoshop and post production I can make it happen. I’m a fan of the multiple shapes in nature. Curves, lines, tones and form all play […]
Every photographer knows the importance of capturing sharp photos. Whilst photos can often work for personal projects or social media if they are slightly blurred, if you are looking to sell your images, you will usually find that your images will be rejected if they are not technically perfect. Unless the photo is supposed to […]
Photography is a great pastime or profession to get into and there is nothing more rewarding than seeing people actually pay for your images. There are lots of ways to make money from your photos but below are the 5 most common ways to earn a living from your photography. Stock agency This is usually […]
Panoramas are the ideal tool for capturing scenes with expansive views or to increase the field of view of a lens. They are also a lot of fun to shoot. However with the excitement of shooting a panorama comes the frustrating reality of assembling the images into to single frame. Without some proper shooting techniques […]
NOTE: I was originally going to write this piece to correspond with the first day of Fall, but since most everyone has been experiencing high temperatures, I didn’t think anyone would appreciate it until now. According to Greek Mythology, We get Fall because the daughter Zeus and Demeter was abducted by Hades, and Demeter fell into […]
I talk and work with photographers every day. I hear a recurring theme, in two parts. First, most photographers are not totally satisfied with what they get when they shoot, and second they usually say they “over shoot” I always respond the same way, There is no such thing as overshooting. And it’s true. How […]
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes for over a year on a 2 part video tutorial series covering infrared photography and post processing topics. Below is a small sample segment on White Balance: ARVE Error: Failed to extract iframe src from this html Each part will have at least 60 minutes of informative […]
Everyone has had the situation where you get what could be a great Infrared image, but the colors tones just don’t work out right. There are times that even after you set a good White Balance on your RAW file you may end up with an image that has color tones that distract from what […]
With my 5 part astrophotography series completed, I wanted to make a change for this blog. This past June I spent a couple weeks in Norway in a little coastal town called Andenes on the island of Andøya. What a stunningly gorgeous place! Words can not do it justice. It is nearly impossible to take […]
Are there times when you feel challenged to complete an assignment, or even to just go out and take some photographs? Tangential activities take on an unanticipated urgency. I have never really understood what drives this onset of dispassion for the task, but I know I have experienced it many times, and I find it […]
The question that I get asked the most is what camera equipment I carry with me when I go on an assignment. My first bit of advice to anyone is to only carry what you need. After all, who wants to walk around all day with an extra 10kg on their back? But at the […]
Russian born photographer Natalia (Natalia Klenova Photography) has been a professional photographer for 10 years. Her journey started when she lived in California and started a new hobby, taking lots of pictures when walking with her daughter. She says “I kept a camera with me every day. I photographed daily, anything and everything, so that […]
“I wish I would have…” Hate to have those words pass through my mind. Usually, you won’t hear them unless enough time wasn’t taken shooting options at a scene. It doesn’t take much time and the heartache saved, especially when photographing a place where conditions are very good or it might be difficult or impossible […]
Here we are with the final installment of our astrophotography series. We’ve looked at doing astrophotography in the daytime, shooting simple objects at night, and some more advanced equipment and stacking techniques. If you missed any of these, you can catch them here. In this series finale, we’re going to take a look at some […]
Professional US adventure and lifestyle photographer Morgan Phillips got into photography after he took a class with a friend. He was introduced to film photography and once he purchased a digital camera he didn’t look back. For Morgan, the journey really took off when Instagram gave him an easy platform to share his photos with […]
Hopefully you’ve been out shooting and applying what you’ve learned about astrophotography. For most there’s a fairly big learning curve with astrophotography. I was always pretty good with the computer, electronics, and the mechanical hardware, but learning to process the images was a huge challenge. Hopefully I can share what I’ve learned to help speed […]
Everyday I conduct training sessions with photographers who have recently had a camera converted and are expanding their art to include Infrared photography. Through our online sessions, photographers learn how the important “little details” can make a HUGE difference in the finished image. I show them things like how to set a Custom White Balance […]
From time to time I hear about free, online Photo editors, and being the Photoshop snob that I am I usually roll my eyes and think “How cute” Nothing will replace my dear Photoshop. With that said and with my mind not really open to the idea, I decided to try out Fotojet. Someone from […]
