I am a night photographer. I drive long hours in a dusty car listening to weird music, stay out all night creating photos, get dirty, hang out with other creative sleep-deprived weirdos, see the stars drift across the sky and always find the best taco stands while photographing forgotten abandoned locales and amazing nightscapes. I have one book published with two more on the way, and my images have appeared in National Geographic Books, Omni magazine, Los Angeles Times, Westways magazine and numerous other publications.
When I am traveling, I love listening to podcasts. I’ll share five that get snared in my podcast catcher frequently. PetaPixel Photography Podcast I discovered the PetaPixel Photography Podcast first. I immediately took to host “Sharky” James’ oddball sense of
California is a large, gorgeous state with varied terrain. and a large percentage is big, open, beautiful desert. There’s many places to go out to photograph, enjoy the fresh air and if necessary, socially distance. Regardless of whether you visit
Adobe Photoshop has a number of Neural Filters in their more recent updates. These are not fully developed. However, they allow you to experiment while they gather information for machine learning. I gave it a go. Could I take obvious
These days, more smartphones than ever before can create blur effects and bokeh. This is especially true for Portrait mode. The Focos app utilizes computational photography to achieve this, but with far more control. It emulates the professional look of
You are out in the field. After taking a photo, you look at your camera’s back screen. This brings a smile to your face — it looks pretty great. At home, however, it’s a different story. When you go to
Adobe recently released a new Neural Filter in Photoshop called Depth Blur. This allows you to target the area and range of blur in photos, easily creating wide-aperture depth of field blur effects. You may choose different focal points. However,
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri could not have been more explicit. “We are no longer a photo-sharing app.” Instagram is taking aim at TikTok and YouTube. The popular app is pivoting toward video, entertainment, shopping, and messaging. In a video
This is a night photo of an old garage and vintage 1940s Cadillac Fleetwood (with an old Buick front end) on a beautiful Mojave evening, underneath the light of a full moon. The camera shutter was open for 396 seconds.
What do you listen to when culling or editing photos? I would love to know. I have a shortlist go-to music that I’ll share. Ambient music I listen to a lot of instrumental ambient music. And one of my favorite
Mike Martin is a gifted Chicago-based photographer. He excels in various genres of photography, including portraiture and yes, fireworks. I caught up with him to ask how he creates such beautiful images. Location, location, location I asked him how he
Much of Nevada is open wilderness, much of it gorgeous. This offers a great respite from the pandemic. Even if you are in a crowded metropolitan area such as Las Vegas, beautiful areas with nice fresh air, stunning vistas and
You might have really young children that show an interest in photography. Consider giving them the joy of photography. You could give them a camera at a family barbeque, gathering, Fourth of July event, family vacations and more. They can
Adobe Photoshop has a number of Neural Filters in their more recent updates. These are not fully developed. However, they allow you to experiment while they gather information for machine learning. I gave it a go. Could I take obvious
These days, more smartphones than ever before can create blur effects and bokeh. This is especially true for Portrait mode. The Focos app utilizes computational photography to achieve this, but with far more control. It emulates the professional look of
You are out in the field. After taking a photo, you look at your camera’s back screen. This brings a smile to your face — it looks pretty great. At home, however, it’s a different story. When you go to
Adobe recently released a new Neural Filter in Photoshop called Depth Blur. This allows you to target the area and range of blur in photos, easily creating wide-aperture depth of field blur effects. You may choose different focal points. However,
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri could not have been more explicit. “We are no longer a photo-sharing app.” Instagram is taking aim at TikTok and YouTube. The popular app is pivoting toward video, entertainment, shopping, and messaging. In a video
This is a night photo of an old garage and vintage 1940s Cadillac Fleetwood (with an old Buick front end) on a beautiful Mojave evening, underneath the light of a full moon. The camera shutter was open for 396 seconds.
What do you listen to when culling or editing photos? I would love to know. I have a shortlist go-to music that I’ll share. Ambient music I listen to a lot of instrumental ambient music. And one of my favorite
Mike Martin is a gifted Chicago-based photographer. He excels in various genres of photography, including portraiture and yes, fireworks. I caught up with him to ask how he creates such beautiful images. Location, location, location I asked him how he
Much of Nevada is open wilderness, much of it gorgeous. This offers a great respite from the pandemic. Even if you are in a crowded metropolitan area such as Las Vegas, beautiful areas with nice fresh air, stunning vistas and
You might have really young children that show an interest in photography. Consider giving them the joy of photography. You could give them a camera at a family barbeque, gathering, Fourth of July event, family vacations and more. They can
California has much more than its famous coastlines. It’s a large, gorgeous state with the towering Sierra Nevada Mountain range, forests, glaciers and dramatic vistas. There’s many places to go out to photograph, enjoy the fresh air and if necessary,
Know a Dad who could use some cool stuff for photography? Of course you do. Here’s a few ideas. I’ve tried to create a list of good, original gifts that Dad might not already have. Dad who likes to wear
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