Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Steve Thackeray is a retired IT Project Manager and a keen hobbyist photographer.
Got a Sony camera or lens in mind? Whether it’s a want or a need, now is a great time to make it yours. With the Sony deals we spotted on Amazon, you’ll get them at great prices as well! If you have a Sony mirrorless camera on your wishlist,
Getting sharp, pinpoint stars for a starry sky or the Milky Way may be the hardest part of night photography. However, I’ll try and make our discussion of how to focus methodical and easy. And I’ll discuss seven ways to focus on infinity to get sharp stars or fireworks. 1.
Does your macro photography make you feel a bit uninspired? Not quite getting the shots you were looking for? Are you making these mistakes with your macro photography? Perhaps we can help with that. Auto White Balance Love it or hate it, Auto White Balance can be your friend or
Not so long ago, I talked about how vintage lenses can still be equipped on most modern digital cameras and how the combo produces some really interesting results. I also shared a bunch of beautiful photos to demonstrate the unique “flavor” that it can add, especially for portrait photography. In
Living in Michigan, one of my favorite subjects to photograph is Lake Michigan. I regularly go out with friends to photograph our lakeshore, whether that be in places like Grand Haven and Holland, or Muskegon and Traverse City. What I’ve learned at the lakeshore I’ve been able to take with
We’ve all been in a shoot where we get an idea. But what usually happens? “Let’s just finish up with these shots now and come back to it later.” “I have a great idea, but I don’t feel like ruining the flow to swap out all the gear.” With Manfrotto
I photographed Aung San Suu Kyi in summer 2000 in Burma (Myanmar). At the time, it was extremely rare for Westerners to see her, much less meet and photograph her. This is the surprising and frightening story behind the photo. Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? Aung San Suu Kyi
This morning, Skylum announced its first-ever extension to Luminar Neo — HDR Merge. Scheduled to be released July 28, 2022, HDR Merge will have the ability to merge up to 10 multi-exposure bracketed photos, delivering a single HDR image that will look as close as possible to what the eye
Wedding photographer’s don’t have the luxury of a second chance to capture a bride and groom’s first dance. Here’s how to capture a beautiful moment that will be cherished for years.
The term “texture” is a catch-all term for adding either abstract images, detailed photos, or patterns of different surfaces, like metal, cracked paint, sand, etc. as an overlay on your image. This is a type of “compositing”, combining multiple images into one finished work. Adding textures to your images can
Film photographers don’t always get new camera releases, so when stuff like the Kodak Ektar H35 come up, it’s always exciting news. It was to me, especially since it’s a half-frame camera — meaning, I get twice as much photos in a single roll of film. If you’re just as
