Ever wondered why some photos seem to “pop” while others look flat and washed out? The secret often lies in a simple photography technique: exposing for the highlights. This came up in a private shoot recently and I thought I might write a post about just this subject. What does
One word — histogram. What is it? The histogram is a picture of the spread and brightness of the pixels. Higher spikes in your histogram indicate more pixels at that level of brightness. Why to not use the LED on your camera? Making decisions based on the LED from the
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve chastised myself for failing to stop when a photo opportunity presents itself while driving. I’m trying to get better about that and here’s an example where I pulled over for a sunset photo… and glad I did. Driving Looking in the rear
Photography has come a long way, baby! There were rules for properly exposing the film. Then digital moved on the scene with new rules. Guess what? The rules have changed … again. Photography with negative film The negative film gave us quite a bit of exposure latitude. Overexposure, unless it
