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One of the most common questions I get asked is about if whether I have frightening encounters with animals when I am photographing at night. The answer is yes. People always think that it’s things like dogs, coyotes and snakes.
Being stuck at home doesn’t need to stunt our creativity. With just a few simple items that you probably already have around the house, we can create interesting images and have fun experimenting by doing macro photography. You have many
If you’re like me, you have photos. Lots of photos. And you need storage. Lots of storage. Running out of SSD storage I have a 500MB SSD in my iMac. I was using this to process photos, then shuttle them over
I’m stuck at home a lot. You probably are as well. But we can still experiment and be creative with our photography — and it doesn’t need to cost very much. Keeping expenses low I wanted something simple. I have
I am an administrator for two Facebook groups — Long Exposure Photography and Long Exposure Creativity. Every once in a while, I see people asking, “What are your camera settings?” Invariably, someone will say, “What does it matter? EXIF settings
The winter solstice brings many things. Celebrations, holidays, the longest night of the year, rebirth, and much more. On December 21, 2020, it also brought the “The Christmas Star,” what people called the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. The
I’m a night photographer. Maybe you photograph weddings. Or portraits. Or sports. Or photojournalism. Babies. Landscape. Travel. But I know that you and I can be inspired by photographer’s approaches to lighting and composition and emotional impact too. Inspiring images
Holiday lights are such a huge part of what we associate with the holidays. And it’s easy to accentuate them with a little bokeh, or purposeful blur. I took these photos within a few minutes of each other around the
This is admittedly a rather specific DIY project, but hopefully it fills a niche, however small that might be. I can’t take credit for this fine design. Night photographer Tyler Heibeck told me how to do this, showing this to me
Light painting is a term that is often used loosely to describe any addition of light to a night photograph. Really, though, light painting is a technique that uses a handheld light source to illuminate a scene during a long
We enjoy our warm weather. It’s sunny, there’s palm trees, many trees still have their leaves and I’m walking around the neighborhood wearing shorts. However, many of us enjoy getting a bit of the holiday spirit in different ways —
I just installed LuminarAI beta, a very early version of upcoming program. You can see some Portrait Templates in this video screencast, seeing how they integrate with the editing features. Remember, this is an early look at a beta version!
I’m stuck at home a lot. You probably are as well. But we can still experiment and be creative with our photography — and it doesn’t need to cost very much. Keeping expenses low I wanted something simple. I have
I am an administrator for two Facebook groups — Long Exposure Photography and Long Exposure Creativity. Every once in a while, I see people asking, “What are your camera settings?” Invariably, someone will say, “What does it matter? EXIF settings
The winter solstice brings many things. Celebrations, holidays, the longest night of the year, rebirth, and much more. On December 21, 2020, it also brought the “The Christmas Star,” what people called the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. The
I’m a night photographer. Maybe you photograph weddings. Or portraits. Or sports. Or photojournalism. Babies. Landscape. Travel. But I know that you and I can be inspired by photographer’s approaches to lighting and composition and emotional impact too. Inspiring images
Holiday lights are such a huge part of what we associate with the holidays. And it’s easy to accentuate them with a little bokeh, or purposeful blur. I took these photos within a few minutes of each other around the
This is admittedly a rather specific DIY project, but hopefully it fills a niche, however small that might be. I can’t take credit for this fine design. Night photographer Tyler Heibeck told me how to do this, showing this to me
Light painting is a term that is often used loosely to describe any addition of light to a night photograph. Really, though, light painting is a technique that uses a handheld light source to illuminate a scene during a long
We enjoy our warm weather. It’s sunny, there’s palm trees, many trees still have their leaves and I’m walking around the neighborhood wearing shorts. However, many of us enjoy getting a bit of the holiday spirit in different ways —
I just installed LuminarAI beta, a very early version of upcoming program. You can see some Portrait Templates in this video screencast, seeing how they integrate with the editing features. Remember, this is an early look at a beta version!
I purchase most of my camera equipment used. I don’t have enough cash to purchase the latest and greatest. And the holidays are coming up amidst a pandemic. We might not be made of money, but we sure love to
In the Southwest and elsewhere, much of the snow we get is in the mountains or higher elevations. What’s the best way to determine when it’s going to snow? And where? Snow and ski apps Thankfully, there’s quite a few
During these tumultuous times, those of us interested in photography can use inspirational quotes. Although about photography, they can inform our lives in positive ways. You’ll be able to see why as someone who does night photography and long exposure,
