Unsure of which direction to light paint your subject? Sometimes, your environment can offer a suggestion for creating more natural and pleasing night photography photos! What is light painting? The term is often used loosely to describe any addition of light to a night photograph. Really, though, light painting is
After a very busy winter, I finally had some time to get out for myself and photograph the world around me. It was 67 degrees with blue skies and … brown scenery everywhere. If you live in the Midwest, you know what I’m talking about. The time between winter and
Zoos are a great place to practice photographing animals. The thing is, we all have great images of the lions, tigers, and bears (oh my). But what about finding the less popular or, even better, the less seen shots? Capturing details I had a couple of hours to wander the
A few weeks ago, I spent some time in Ireland with my family. One of the places that was on our list to check out was Kylemore Abbey, a former boarding school and castle in County Galway. There was a lake in front of it, and we had grand ideas
One thing I’ve learned over the years in photography, details matter. I’m a self-admitted purist when it comes to my photography. While I enjoy the artistic interpretations many of the photographers I know create, for most of my work, I photograph what I see and leave it at that (mostly).
Over the years, I’ve photographed my share of car shows. Along the way, I’ve learned a few things and have developed a much more deliberate process. At first, I would use my Canon 17-40mm lens and get images of the cars down low and wide. But, I’ve learned that I
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to photograph a local event with entrepreneurs from Detroit, who had traveled to Grand Rapids to visit with other “makers” in the area. There were talks and hands-on interaction; a lot of which I’m used to with corporate events. But there was
… or as much of it as you can. Sports stadiums are generally quite huge and make for an interesting photographic subject. The Olympic Stadium at Olympiapark in Munich is certainly no different. You’re there for a short period of time, as in 20 minutes, how can you tell as
When someone lends you a beautiful object to photograph, like this violin, don’t forget to capture the details — all the gorgeous beautiful details. The setup Placing a timber look backdrop (printed on Tyvek) on an ottoman in front of my window and staged the scene. I wanted to keep
Black and white seemed much easier to SEE in when I used to photograph with film. Why? Because you knew it was just that simple. Black. White. There was no option for using the color version, no editing to create the color version (not without a lot of work anyway).
Details. Most landscape photographers tend not to think much about the details of a scene. Personally, I’ve always found the details to be much more interesting. While I love a beautiful vista with mountains or oceans, my heart and soul seem to be more drawn to the details. Details help
Details are an important and often left out part of telling stories with our photography. I went to a fan event a couple of years ago at Guaranteed Rate Field (still Comiskey Park to me), home of the Chicago White Sox. I thought it would be a great opportunity to
