Have you ever considered water balloons as a type of child-friendly extreme sport? When you bring some photographic elements into it, it can be. This one is perhaps not for the littles, but for older kids with a bit of adult supervision. It provides for some awesome fun (for the
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
Underwater portraiture is a beautiful medium with many factors to consider that can’t be addressed within a single post. So, we’ll start off here by focusing on one aspect: directing the light. Just like above water, the direction and quality of the light dramatically change the look of the portrait.
Virginia is a state steeped in a rich history with a rugged, natural beauty. From the monuments, museums and commemorative sites to the north, to the endless rolling hills and lush farmland in the central parts, to the beautiful mountain vistas and valleys of the southwestern climbs, to the wetlands
It is summertime and you are off to the beach. Here are some tips to improve your sunset shots. Bracket Sunset exposures can be tricky. With bracketing, you have a better chance of getting a properly exposed image. Or you may decide to merge images by blending layers or using
While there has yet to be a true “dump” of snow in West Michigan, I went back and looked at some older photos recently, pulling up this photograph from Fallasburg Bridge in Lowell, MI. Utilizing a NiSi 10-stop neutral density filter (B&H | Amazon), I was able to get a
In part one, I shared some ideas on capturing and processing a file. In this post, I’m going to expand on some of those ideas to take an image to the next level. A different view When I processed the first photo I was happy, but it didn’t take full
I recently got up early to beat the crowds up to a popular hiking spot called West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon. But apparently I didn’t get up early enough — the parking lot was already lined up out to the street by the time I arrived. Lucky me! It
It’s ain’t always easy to stay creative while stuck at home. Here’s a fun and easy macro photography project to do alone or with the whole family!
One of my favorite things to do when on vacation is take photographs of waterfalls. When I was in Ireland, I couldn’t help but snap a picture at literally every single waterfall. And just my luck, Viewbug has an amazing course all about processing waterfall photographs in Lightroom Classic! Viewbug
Category: Sports Photographer: fiore_lla4ever “fammi volare” This kitesurfing photograph struck me for several reasons. For one, the contrast. Black and white photographs in sports, in my opinion, are usually difficult to be effective versus colored photographs. But what the photographer does here is separate the subject from its background by
