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This series of articles is excerpted from Rocky Nook’s Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure by John Greengo covers the controls — shutter, aperture and ISO. The week, John explores the creativity of slow shutter speeds. Slow the shutter To render a
This series of articles is excerpted from Rocky Nook’s Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure by John Greengo covers the controls — shutter, aperture and ISO. The week, John explains how to use the shutter to stop action. Camera shutter speeds Most
This series of articles is excerpted from Rocky Nook’s Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure by John Greengo covers the controls — shutter, aperture and ISO. The week’s topic tell how the shutter effects the photograph. Shutter by numbers The shutter speed
This series of articles is excerpted from Rocky Nook’s Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure by John Greengo covers the controls — shutter, aperture and ISO. Mechanical shutters have been a part of photography since the very beginning, when the “shutter unit” was a
This series of articles is excerpted from Rocky Nook’s Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure by John Greengo covers the controls — shutter, aperture and ISO. The shutter speed describes the amount of time each pixel on the sensor is exposed to
Jordana Wright talks about choosing camera support for travel photography. This article outlines tripod options and more all from her book The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel Photography published by Rocky Nook. Choose support wisely… Tripod mishaps can be epic. We
Jordana Wright talks about what you really need for travel photography. This article explains choosing the right lens. It’s from her book The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel published by Rocky Nook. Carry every lens you’ve got or not… In the
Jordana Wright talks about what you really need for travel photography. This article covers the essential not-photo-gear is from her book The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel published by Rocky Nook. Read the first part here. Essentials that aren’t for photography
Jordana Wright talks about what you really need for travel photography. This two-part article is from her book The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel published by Rocky Nook There are two distinct schools of thought when it comes to gear for
The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel published by Rocky Nook — in this excerpt, author Jordana Wright shares her experience of being on a journey by yourself. The unexpected My first solo travel experience happened unexpectedly. My husband and I had
The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel published by Rocky Nook — in this excerpt, author Jordana Wright advocates setting personal goals for each excursion. Rewards of photography The rewarding but elusive art of photography presents a lifelong learning curve for me.
The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel published by Rocky Nook — in this excerpt, author Jordana Wright tells us to stay present and capture photographic memories. Step back for a moment… I want to take a step back and acknowledge that
I love it when photographers get extra creative with documenting daily life and the most mundane things out of it. It can be challenging to single out something interesting to capture in everyday things. It’s easy to fall into the
As photographers, we often take for granted one of the most important pieces of equipment we can invest in — memory cards. Whether you use CF or SD cards, there’s some simple things to remember in order to avoid card failure.
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.
This Exposure Tactics post explains what a “technically proper” exposure is and how to get there. Remember I said technically proper, not creatively right. The three photos above are with different exposures. Each one brings out a different feeling or
Have you been shooting 35mm film for a while and are considering moving to medium format next? You may have encountered 645 (6-by-4.5 cm) as one of the formats available for 120 film. But, is it the right film format
I wish I had a real studio! This was my big goal at the end of 2019. Right before the world went crazy. I mean it has always been my dream! But 2020 was the year it was going to
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today Skip and I have a detailed discussion about what photographers can do to make 2021 (and 2022, actually) better than ever. “Growth
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
For many photographers, 35mm is the ideal focal length for street photography. However, if you’ve ever been curious about wide you can go with your choice of lenses for this genre, the quick video above by Pierre Lambert will give
We are all photographers. Phones. Tablets. Cameras. Every one of us can at almost any given moment take a photo. The question is how can you make your images different from anyone else’s? “The real voyage of discovery consists not
