I continue to answer your most popular questions about night photography. I’ll answer what you’ve asked most recently. This time? Filters, ghosts, and light painting. Do bear in mind that I am answering these questions from the perspective of a night photographer who largely photographs on or near a full
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
My husband frequently chides me for not editing tightly enough, of hanging on to image files that I “will never use and never show.” There is some truth to this. I have no problem doing the first pass, throwing out clear mistakes and duplicates. After that, it gets a LOT
Over the past couple years, I’ve realized more and more just how many filter options there are out there. Whether you’re looking for Neural Density (ND) filters, polarizers or creative filters … the options are limitless. But rarely does a filter product come to market that changes the game. That’s
Are you new to landscape photography? One of the challenges you’ll encounter is capturing balanced exposures of a scene despite the strong or mixed lighting. For example, you’ll do well shooting during the so-called Golden Hour for some dramatic landscape shots. However, you’ll also have to contend with a dark
Every once in a while I get a request for review that makes me raise an eyebrow a bit. The Freewell Magnetic VND filter system was one of those requests. As someone who regularly uses magnets for my photography (with the MagMod system), the thought of using magnetic filters intrigued
As you are taking a photo of a landscape or cityscape, have you wondered how people create the streaky look of water or clouds or car headlights? Some use a neutral density (ND) filter. What are they and how exactly do they work? In this video, join renowned photographer Elia
I was given the opportunity to try out the OM-D E-M1 Mark III along with the M. Zuiko 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 and the 60mm f/2.8 Macro lenses. You can check out my first impressions of the camera here. I’ve had more time to play with this camera, left
Variable ND filters are a great choice for photographers looking to block some of the light coming into their cameras. They let you easily increase your exposure time, making it key for things like long exposures and video capture. Variable ND filters have their problems though — color shifting, vignetting
There are times when the available light does NOT work in your favor. Perhaps you want a longer exposure of a waterfall to obtain that soft silky water effect, but there is too much light. Even when your exposures are set to their limits, that is when filters can come
Olympus sent me some gear to try out. I’ll share some thoughts as I put the gear through some paces. The kit includes the OM-D E-M1X body and three lenses. For today’s post I used the M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 lens as I explored the in-camera Neutral Density filter feature,
Some of the most-utilized items that photographers have are lens filters. These give photographers ways to control color, reflections, highlights and more. But what filters should you get, and when should you use them? UV Filters As a beginning photographer, I used UV filters on all my camera lenses. They
