Visiting the Shire
Julie Powell
If you plan on visiting Middle Earth, or at least the closest thing we have to it; New Zealand. Then it’s totally worth a trip
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Summertime fun: Take me out to the baseball game
Marie Tartar
We attended a professional baseball game for the first time in literally decades. We had cousins visiting from Japan for a few days and when
Pentax 28-105mm: greatest cheap lens you don’t know about?
Ken Lee
Pentax 28-105mm lens and k-1 camera.
Take easy Easter photos of your kids with a backdrop
Jemma Pollari
Easter photos are easy to do with a portable backdrop, like my Foxbackdrop vinyl backdrop. Add some colorful accessories, speedlites and your kids, and you
How to get a pure black background
Vanelli
Creating a pure black background isn’t difficult once you learn these simple techniques. Photographing on a black background doesn’t guarantee it will photograph as a
How using a reflector can improve your still life photography?
Julie Powell
How using a reflector can improve your still life photography? By bouncing a little natural light back onto your subject you can bring back the
My favorite tips for better still life styling
Julie Powell
I am frequently asked for tips and tricks for getting the most out of still life photography. Here are a few of my favorite tips
Six tips for photographing farm markets
Lauri Novak
Farm market season is upon us. I am seeing more and more “opening this week” social media posts in my stream for the local markets.
Creating opportunity with mistakes and experiments in photography
Lauri Novak
Experiments and mistakes aren’t always that different. It’s all in what you do with them. Has this happened to you? You go out, take some
How to remove reflections in glassware
Julie Powell
Some of you may be familiar with using a circular polarizer (also known as CPL) when it comes to landscape photos. They’re great for shooting
Let there be light: Our favorite Lume Cube products you can get for 15% off!
Bryan Esler
We’ve long been fans of Lume Cube. Whether you need to light up your subject, light paint or light videos, Lume Cube has some amazing
Low level light for better, and easier, astro photography
Bob Coates
I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for the Orion constellation ever since I delivered sailboats out on the open ocean between the east
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