Using colored LEDs to transform your photos
admin Do you want to quickly pop up some light in your scene? A great piece of gear to keep in your camera bag at all times is a colored LED.…
Using window light for your portrait
Using the light from a window is a terrific way to illuminate your subject. It can be the biggest and softest light off all — and it's free.
Using a macro lens for environmental portraits
Up until recently, I would rely on either an 85mm or 24-70mm lens to photograph my environmental portraits. But on a couple photoshoots recently, I felt the need to get…
The four things I’d buy right now to get started using off-camera flash with my Canon DSLR
The core gear that you need to get started in off-camera flash today, for creative portraits, event photography and weddings.
Using a neutral density filter
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…
Focus on your subject by using layers
There are many ways that we, as photographers, bring focus to the subjects of our photos. We use light and shadow, composition and focal points. One of my favorite ways…
Using a kit lens on a panorama? You bet, part one
Kit lenses were banned from a college photo class by the instructor. Here's a sample of what can be produced with a simple lens & creativity
Using a kit lens on a panorama? You bet, part three
Sensor spots in your photos? Here are a number of ways to deal with them as well as to prevent seeing them in the 1st place
Using the Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 to photograph fall
When creating images that show and tell the stories of fall, my go-to lens is the Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD. It is very versatile
Stabilization: Turn this off when using a tripod
Many lenses these days, especially zoom lenses, have some type of stabilization on them. Turn off that feature when you are using a tripod.