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Ever had your images used by someone without permission? Either posted on a website, printed on a T-shirt for sale or used in any way to make money that you had no part in? Yeah, me as well. A new
Bird photography or photographing birds can be quite challenging. Why you ask? Birds are everywhere. It’s a piece of cake to make bird images. Well, yes and no. It’s easy to acquire a photo of the avian species. It’s quite
Not every part of an image has to be absolutely perfect. There are still a lot of lessons to be learned from this slightly less-than-perfect image. When I proposed the processing of this image for a tutorial one of the
Adobe’s Camera Raw is extremely powerful. You can leverage that power to speed up your workflow using a RAW default setting for your camera. I’ve used it to get a head start my infrared processing. Setting it up Open a
When it comes to third-party batteries, I usually give a thumbs up. But there’s a few things to consider along with some care and feeding instruction, that has worked well for me in keeping my batteries happy. Not all batteries
This is a continuation of how I’m able to safely get out and about during COVID-19. Being on location and able to cook and sleep with no other contact works well for me. I use this extra time on site
In part one, I shared some ideas on capturing and processing a file. In this post, I’m going to expand on some of those ideas to take an image to the next level. A different view When I processed the
COVID-19 has hampered many of us over the last eight months or so. Making work difficult, curtailing travel and being a general PIA, COVID has controlled our lives. Finding ways to get out and about while staying safe have been
I recently got up early to beat the crowds up to a popular hiking spot called West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon. But apparently I didn’t get up early enough — the parking lot was already lined up out to
Have you ever come upon a scene thinking, “I know there’s something here.” And then walked away empty-handed? I know I have. However, it seems to happen less often when I try many different compositions. If there is a view
A beautiful morning dawned with sun shining. I filled the watering can to add moisture to my chocolate mint plants. As the water sprinkled down upon the planter I noticed a tiny flash of brilliant green. Close inspection showed the
The 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens is on loan to me from Olympus, and after using it just a bit, I’m pretty close to buying a copy for myself. That should give you an idea of what I think of it.
Adobe’s Camera Raw is extremely powerful. You can leverage that power to speed up your workflow using a RAW default setting for your camera. I’ve used it to get a head start my infrared processing. Setting it up Open a
When it comes to third-party batteries, I usually give a thumbs up. But there’s a few things to consider along with some care and feeding instruction, that has worked well for me in keeping my batteries happy. Not all batteries
This is a continuation of how I’m able to safely get out and about during COVID-19. Being on location and able to cook and sleep with no other contact works well for me. I use this extra time on site
In part one, I shared some ideas on capturing and processing a file. In this post, I’m going to expand on some of those ideas to take an image to the next level. A different view When I processed the
COVID-19 has hampered many of us over the last eight months or so. Making work difficult, curtailing travel and being a general PIA, COVID has controlled our lives. Finding ways to get out and about while staying safe have been
I recently got up early to beat the crowds up to a popular hiking spot called West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon. But apparently I didn’t get up early enough — the parking lot was already lined up out to
Have you ever come upon a scene thinking, “I know there’s something here.” And then walked away empty-handed? I know I have. However, it seems to happen less often when I try many different compositions. If there is a view
A beautiful morning dawned with sun shining. I filled the watering can to add moisture to my chocolate mint plants. As the water sprinkled down upon the planter I noticed a tiny flash of brilliant green. Close inspection showed the
The 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens is on loan to me from Olympus, and after using it just a bit, I’m pretty close to buying a copy for myself. That should give you an idea of what I think of it.
I just got my hands on an M. Zukio 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 lens with a loan from Olympus, and I’ve gotta tell you I’m impressed. Here are a couple images I made while chasing down wildlife in northern Arizona. Long reach
If you are an infrared photographer, you might want to revisit some of your past images. Black and white is the traditional way to display, but with new tools and processing, you can be different. Toning images can change the
Night photography has challenges. When you add sky, challenges multiply. Have you ever gotten back from a Milky Way shoot and found that your star focus just wasn’t quite there? I have. While there are tricks and techniques you can
