Photography Minute

American Robin – Part 2

Here’s one more American Robin from the weekend from my Better Beamer practice session.
Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting atop my Induro CT314 Tripod.

Interview with Photographer – Pat O’Brien

I reached out to Pat O’Brien (www.obrienstudios.com) last month to ask him some questions about his photography, his approach to this passion of ours and his thoughts on where the field of photography is headed…below are Pat’s questions and answers.
Pat has some great insight into the industry…looking forward to see what comes out of his [...]

Sunrise over Carolina Beach NC

Another from the archives:
Another few minutes looking through the archives and ran across more of my photos from the trip to Wilmington NC in 2008.  I captured this sunrise one morning with my Canon 40D and Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 lens.
Enjoy.

Addra Gazelle at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

I was looking through my photos from the trip to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center last month and saw this Addra Gazelle that seemed interesting.
Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L.

Egyptian Goose Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 500mm

I took the Canon 500mm f/4 lens that I rented from Borrowlenses.com out this morning for some fun.
It was pretty overcast so I didn’t get any good light but I got a few good shots with the first one being this one of an Egyptian Goose.
Enjoy.

Be ready for the photo opportunities

Tracie and I went to Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons in 2009 and we got some amazing opportunities for landscape and wildlife photography.
Thankfully, I was able to take advantage of some of those opportunities even though I wasn’t completely prepared or able to use my equipment to the best of my ability.
Be Prepared
Like the Boy [...]

On Being Average

I just read a post on David duChemin’s PixelatedImage that really made me think.
The post, titled “Doomed to Mediocrity“, and the follow-up posted titled “Doomed(?) Revisted” really hit home for me.
The basis for the original post was a letter received from a photographer who felt that they were doomed to mediocrity because they didn’t feel [...]

Uploading Photos to Flickr – Options Galore

Image via CrunchBase

Have a flickr account? Do you do a lot of uploading of files one-by-one or using Flickr’s on-website upload system?  Did you know there are multiple options to upload to Flickr that are faster, easier and sometimes even much better?
Not surprisingly, due to the huge Flickr community, there are a few options for [...]

Outdoor Photographer announces “Assignments”

Outdoor Photographer has just announced a new section on their website called “Assignments“.   In the announcement, the Editor of Outdoor Photographer writes:
As editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine, I want to let you know about a new feature on our website that I’m particularly excited about. Assignments is an area on OutdoorPhotographer.com where you can post [...]

Five tips for taking photos through glass

SimpleScrapper has a few good tips for photographers shooting through glass titled “How to photograph through glass“.
With winter upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it can be difficult to get outside to enjoy our hobby & passion of photography.
When it’s too cold out, try these tips for shooting through your windows:
1. The 45 [...]

Tips for Great Photos during the Harsh Hour

As photographers, we’ve been taught to get out early or late to get the best light and to pack up the cameras during the middle of the day.  This time of day, called the ‘harsh hour’ by some, finds most serious photographers relaxing rather than taking photographs.
Would you be surprised to learn you can still [...]

Metadata and your Photos

A recent podcast by Derrick Story podcast, titled “Mark Your Photos“, talks about adding metadata to your photos to ensure you’ve got your copyright info and other data (exif, etc) embedded in them.
This is a great tip that a lot of beginning photographers don’t think about. While you may only be taking photographs of your [...]

Worldwide photowalk – July 18

Looks like only 9 more days until Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk happens.
You can read more about the Photowalk and find one near you at the Photowalk website & Blog.
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Make your own Macro lens with old binoculars

Lifehacker has a great write-up on how to make your own Macro lens for your DSLR from old binoculars using achromatic diopters from the binoculars.
Also provided on the Lifehacker page is a video showing you exactly how to make the macro lens…jump over to MetaCafe to view.
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Back-to-back lens rings for macro [...]

Backup Solutions for Photographers

If you don’t know, I’m a bit of a technology geek…I like gadgets and love to tinker around.  Having this technology background has helped me move into the world of photography more easily and has especially helped me be prepared to build a backup solution for our (my wife Tracie and myself) photos.
I’ve been struggling [...]

Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk

Scott Kelby has announced the 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk…it is to take place Saturday July 18 2009.
Jump over for the deets…you can even sign up to lead your own photowalk.
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From a Snapshot to a Photograph

I’ve talked about the difference between a snapshot and a photograph before (here and on EricBrown.com here and here).
I still take snapshots for the most part but I’m learning.  I’m also learning that I can take a regular snapshot and, using tools like Adobe Photoshop CS4 as well as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 , I [...]

MooseNewsBlog Photo Contest

MooseNewsBlog (run by the one and only Moose Peterson) is having a contest.
Contest Rules:
The subject is nesting birds, deadline is 30 June, 2009. The rules are pretty darn simple.

Gotta have a really nice photo of a nesting bird with young. Just sitting on the nest or adult with eggs will not qualify.
Gotta have a [...]

My Digital Workflow – an intro

I’ve been tweaking my workflow over the last few weeks and think I’ve got a good system.  That said, I am not a pro and am probably missing A LOT of things…but this is working for me right now.
Here’s my workflow right now.

I take my card from the camera and drop it into my reader.
Import [...]

Photography as never-ending learning experience

Much like life, you never stop learning about photography.  There is always something new popping up to help you in creating a better photograph.
Most of the photos (snapshots really) that I take are outdoors.  I like taking photos of animals, birds, landscapes and other outdoorsy things.  The one thing that I’ve never really learned much [...]