Tag: How To
Article: Blur It!
I don’t know about you, but when I look at a photograph on my monitor, I sometimes wish I had used a different shutter speed (to freeze or blur action) or a different aperture (for more or less depth of field).
Article: Shooting For Action
There’s nothing more thrilling in sports photography than nailing the climactic moment in a still image.
Article: Creative Wedding Photos
Photographing a wedding is one of the most challenging assignments a photographer can take.
Article: Photo Storytelling
How do you capture and convey the essence of a place with still photographs?
Article: Key Steps to A Better Print
Printing photographs well is both an art and a science. The science of printing involves all of the technology made for inks, papers and printers. It also includes monitor calibration, color profiles and other printing technology built into your...
Article: Dramatic Weather Photography
Should we turn back?” a workshop participant asks between breaths. Should we turn back?” a workshop participant ask...
Article: Flattering Light For Portraits
Let’s get one thing straight: There’s no simple formula for portrait lighting.
Article: Beyond HDR
One thing I love about digital photography is the capability to create images that are closer to what we see in the world, rather than being restricted by the technological limitations of the camera sensor.
Article: From Drab To Fab In Five Minutes
Check out the color, contrast and sharpness in this picture of a short-eared owl that I photographed with its prey, a small dove, in the Galápagos.
Article: Photo Adventures With GPS
You’re probably familiar with the metadata that’s embedded in digital photos—information your camera automatically adds to each image file—such as the time stamp, camera model, lens and camera settings and more for every shot.
Article: Travel With Still+Video
The year 2009 will go down in history books as a revolutionary one for photography.
Article: Photographic Time Shifting
I recently was watching a nature show on television and marveled at some of the nighttime images of jaguars.
Article: Water
Water can be a deep subject. But seriously, it’s photographically fascinating. It takes on so many different forms, you could build an entire portfolio around it.
Article: Overexposing Raw
Most photographers try to make the perfect exposure every time. But there’s a school of thought that says photographers who capture RAW files would do better to slightly overexpose.
Article: The Art Of Selective Focus
Save the planet. Stop world hunger. Eliminate poverty. These mottos bounced around in my naive brain as I entered journalism school years ago. ...
Article: Go Ultra Wide!
Ultrawide lenses are usually defined as lenses 20mm or shorter in full-frame 35mm-film-equivalent terms.
Article: Creative Flash
The word is finally out: TTL flash is a powerful tool to improve your photography, and easier to use than ever before. Modern TTL flashes are loaded with useful features and can even work wirelessly from your camera.
Article: Basic Tech: Photo Security
Every photographer should take backups seriously. Unlike a crashed hard drive, photos aren’t replaceable.
Article: HDR Is The Question
You’re reading this article because you want to learn more about high-dynamic-range photography. Cool. HDR photography rocks. ...
Article: Exposure Rescues
A confession: I’ve made every photo mistake in the book. But, hey, I’ve been at this game for 331⁄3 years.
Article: Master Depth Of Field
Depth of field (DOF) seems like a pretty straightforward thing, right?
Article: Haute Shot
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Article: 10 Best New Camera Features
The early generations of digital cameras focused mainly on matching the quality, speed and performance that photographers had come to expect from their film cameras.
Article: 10 Top Portrait Tips
Since no single pose is perfect for every model, professional or otherwise, each person before your lens should be looked at individually to decide what to highlight and what to hide.
Article: 10 Tips For Better Travel Photos
Whether you’re headed to the big city nearby or across an ocean, shooting on location is a lot of fun, and full of photographic possibilities. These tips will help prepare you to make the most of your camera as you explore.
Article: Seeing The Big Picture
Panoramas usually are associated with sweeping landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes.
Article: HDR To The Rescue
I guess I could have entitled this column, “Ricky’s Believe It or Not!” but “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” already has the corner on fascinating and intriguing stories—and has had that corner since I used to read the column of the same name in the Sunday...
Article: Master Your Camera Meter
Whether we shoot on auto or manual, we all share something in common: the TTL meter. It makes or breaks every exposure.
Article: Point-Of-View Photography
“Tom, what’s the main thing you think about when you’re shooting mountain biking?”
Article: A Way With People
David Stoecklein has a knack for putting people at ease and posing them naturally. When he walks onto a ranch or some other Western setting, he knows exactly what he has to do first.
