For this first of two holiday weeks for the year, the blog will be turning to more of an esoteric theme. Tips, tricks, tutorials, and the like are all fine and dandy, but this week I’d like to pose a…
Shooting for fun or money
Monopods can Make Music
So often, photos that inspire you are ones taken from new angles, or from angles that you can’t normally get to, or think to get to. Monopods are great tools in this regard…you can extend a monopod up over your…
Portrait Lighting Basics – Part Two
Previously on the blog, I took a look at various lighting positions and their impact on portrait lighting. We looked at scenarios where the light is in front of, behind, and off to an angle on our subject. Check out…
Portrait Lighting Basics – Part One
When it comes to photography and lighting, so many are immediately put off that they go running off into the night, panicking unnecessarily. Previously on the blog I had talked about how to set up a flash with an umbrella,…
Wordy Wednesday #028: Dewy Details
From Bad to Beautiful
Making better pictures comes in three forms – better setup, better composition, and better post production. You will make your best shots if you improve in each of these areas. So, today, I’m going to share a technique I’ve used…
Can You Shoot Thirteen Views
I was reading a book recently called “Beyond the Obvious” by Phil McKinney (great book by the way) that challenges people to think about concepts and questions, and then encourages people to look beyond the knee-jerk reactions and responses. This same mentality…