Is This Your Most Difficult Photographic Assignment?
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Your assignment this time is you. Self portraits that tell your story, told by you. Scary? Shouldn’t be. Challenging? Perhaps. An awesome project? Absolutely.
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The Time After Time Project
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This time I want to introduce the Time After Time Project. It’s very simple but has a long duration.
It definitely requires planning in advance and a commitment to stick with things. Your end result could be an Express presentation, a slide show, a collage or some kind of montage.
Read MoreArchitectural Photography - Care To Give It a Shot?
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Architectural photography involves capturing images of buildings and other structures, both interior and exterior, with an emphasis on accuracy, composition, and aesthetic appeal. Architectural photography sometimes gets buried in street and even landscape work but it is its own discipline, one that you may choose to build expertise within.
Read MoreAnswering a Sensor Question
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In this article, I discuss camera sensors, prompted by questions from a channel reader
Read MoreDo I Need An Incident Light Meter?
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Learning to use an incident light meter will help you learn to see the light and to see exposure separately from what your camera’s internal light meter will tell you. It’s also a killer tool for manual flash. Every photographer committed to the craft should have one and learn to use it.
Read MoreSlow Sync and Fill Flash - A Solution to a Vexing Problem
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Managing ambient and flash together is very powerful but requires thoughtful planning, particularly when your primary subject’s luminosity is nowhere near middle grey.
Read MoreYour Challenge, If You Dare
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I have a challenge for every still photographer engaged in the craft of photography. Are you daring? Willing to try something new?
Read MoreRemembering to Shoot Some Video
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In this article I want to talk about the reluctance in some photographers to try doing video and use examples from a recent still assignment that would be great videos.
Read MoreWhat Is a LUT?
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In this article I explain what LUTs are and how they can be used in still photography editing.
Read MoreThere's Nothing New in Photography!
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I am hearing that there is nothing new in photography more these days. Let’s examine this lament.
Read MoreDo I Crop? If so, when?
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Knowing when and how to crop is part of the creative process. if you only doing it to fit a picture frame, you are making a mistake
Read MoreHow to Spot Meter Successfully
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Learning to spot meter properly is both art and science. This article will get you started
Read MoreIs The Zone System Still Relevant?
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The question of whether the Zone System is still viable for digital cameras is a recurring one. In this article I share my thoughts on why it is and how it will help you make better photographs
Read MoreTips for Better Black and White Photography
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In this article I discuss learning to see in black and white as a requirement for better black and white photographs.
Read MoreWhy Dynamic Range Matters and What to Look For
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Many photographers do not fully understand why dynamic range is so important, possibly the MOST important specification of a camera sensor.
Read MoreAutomation Cripples Creativity
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There’s a common illusion that more technology and more automation spur creativity. It’s actually the opposite. Learn how automation cripples creativity
Read MoreToo Much Noise About Noise
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How many times have you heard a photographer complain about digital noise, but if it had not been mentioned, you would never have noticed, and if you did notice, it was irrelevant if you enjoyed the image? The time is past where this nonsense needed to be beaten to a pulp.
Read MorePresets May Be Killing Your Creativity
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Presets are a very effective way to murder your personal creativity. Learn how to use them correctly if you use them at all
Read MoreUnderstanding Adobe Lightroom Classic Catalogues and Libraries
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It’s time for a quick review of Lightroom Classic catalogues and collections
Read MoreA Plea for Smartphone Photography
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Why not consider stepping up from smartphone picture taking to smartphone photography? Is there a difference? Yes there is but the process is quite simple and extremely rewarding
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