Bob is a lens-based artist and has had the honor and privilege to author books and articles on photography and has presented seminars and programs from Hawaii to the Caribbean. As a former Panasonic Lumix Ambassador, he has been able to stay up with the latest technology in the micro four-thirds cameras. Coates is a successful commercial and fine art photographer based in Sedona, AZ with his wonderful wife who makes it possible for him to do all he does in the photography industry. Need a speaker? Get in touch.
I’ve always had an excitement in capturing the macro world. Over the years I’d read a bit here and a bit there to pick up some new techniques and try out ideas. If you want a shortcut to get into
Shooting solid, clean product photography is an art. It can be simplified with a little science. I’ll show you a set that works and is adjustable to your subject. Base product photography set Here’s how to build your product photography
I’m thinking Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop has grown up. It helped tremendously in a calendar project with changing the aspect ratio of images. Hummingbird calendar Asked to prep images for a 2022 Hummingbird calendar, I agreed. I didn’t realize most
While working on a panoramic image to show some of what is possible with a kit lens, I discovered a fair amount of sensor spots! Nine images all with multiple sensor dust spots. Arrgh! All is not lost. I’ll show
By now you’ve probably seen the uproar over a professor banning the use of 18-55mm kit lenses in a college photography class. I wanted to see just how far I could push using a kit lens, too. For this experiment, I
By now you’ve probably seen the uproar over a professor banning the use of 18-55mm kit lenses in a college photography class. My colleague Kevin Ames recently wrote his opinion on this, and I wanted to see just how far
Living in the high desert and venturing off into the desert and red rocks for photo shoots has made me very aware of heat problems and cameras. While our cameras are very robust these days you can still get some
Three main things I find that have helped me create stronger wildlife photography are patience, practice and anticipating behavior. You work on all three when you have animals in front of your camera. Get thee to a zoo Many times
New Mexico has a plethora of wonderful photo opportunities. As they say in their tourism advertising campaign — “New Mexico, TRUE.” Albuquerque If you are going to fly into New Mexico, Albuquerque is your best bet, as it is a
When you are looking to create something different when capturing fireworks, try your hand at making firework flower images. My friend Heidi Mixon shared this primer on getting started in this creative capture method. I haven’t had a chance to
When celebrations push exploding colored lighting into the heavens it’s time to break out a camera. Fireworks photography is a blast! Grab your tripod A sturdy tripod on a sturdy surface is important to solid fireworks images. I once set
Three other Photofocus Road Trips for Arizona covered north, north central and central areas. Now we head closer to the Mexican border in southern Arizona. Tuscon You’ll jump on I-10 South and drive through lots of flat, dusty land. The
I’m thinking Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop has grown up. It helped tremendously in a calendar project with changing the aspect ratio of images. Hummingbird calendar Asked to prep images for a 2022 Hummingbird calendar, I agreed. I didn’t realize most
While working on a panoramic image to show some of what is possible with a kit lens, I discovered a fair amount of sensor spots! Nine images all with multiple sensor dust spots. Arrgh! All is not lost. I’ll show
By now you’ve probably seen the uproar over a professor banning the use of 18-55mm kit lenses in a college photography class. I wanted to see just how far I could push using a kit lens, too. For this experiment, I
By now you’ve probably seen the uproar over a professor banning the use of 18-55mm kit lenses in a college photography class. My colleague Kevin Ames recently wrote his opinion on this, and I wanted to see just how far
Living in the high desert and venturing off into the desert and red rocks for photo shoots has made me very aware of heat problems and cameras. While our cameras are very robust these days you can still get some
Three main things I find that have helped me create stronger wildlife photography are patience, practice and anticipating behavior. You work on all three when you have animals in front of your camera. Get thee to a zoo Many times
New Mexico has a plethora of wonderful photo opportunities. As they say in their tourism advertising campaign — “New Mexico, TRUE.” Albuquerque If you are going to fly into New Mexico, Albuquerque is your best bet, as it is a
When you are looking to create something different when capturing fireworks, try your hand at making firework flower images. My friend Heidi Mixon shared this primer on getting started in this creative capture method. I haven’t had a chance to
When celebrations push exploding colored lighting into the heavens it’s time to break out a camera. Fireworks photography is a blast! Grab your tripod A sturdy tripod on a sturdy surface is important to solid fireworks images. I once set
Three other Photofocus Road Trips for Arizona covered north, north central and central areas. Now we head closer to the Mexican border in southern Arizona. Tuscon You’ll jump on I-10 South and drive through lots of flat, dusty land. The
In part one, we focused on north central Arizona. In part two, we traveled up into northern Arizona, including the Grand Canyon. Now let’s head south with a stop or three along the way. Jerome I recommend heading to Prescott
Looking to add that little “special something” to your images that is yours alone? Templates can help you on your way. LuminarAI Templates LuminarAI comes equipped with Templates to get you started on your image workflow. With a couple clicks
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