The Three Types of Photographic Criticism and How to Handle Them | Light Stalking Quote: Part of taking photographs is the enjoyment you get with sharing them. Along with sharing, comes learning, and along those lines are criticisms. This article will show you how to handle the three types of photographic criticisms without getting overly [...]
Photography Links for June 20 2010
June 20, 2010 By 4 Comments
Photographing Flowers – A How-to by Elizabeth Halford on Digital Photography School When many beginners pick up a camera for the first time, it sort of seems like an automatic first step to begin photographing flowers. They stand still and do as they’re told while you practice. For some photographers, they begin feeling more comfortable [...]
Eastern Screech Owl – Take Two
June 15, 2010 By 8 Comments
Here’s another shot of the little Eastern Screen Owl from the visit to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center’s First Saturday event. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld.
Photography Links for June 13 2010
June 13, 2010 By 28 Comments
How To Color Balance Your Flash With Gels Quick, what’s the difference between the light from your flash, the sun, those crazy, twisted light bulbs and the not so crazy twisted light bulbs? Easy answer: degrees Kelvin, or the color the lights give off. How to Take Better Landscape Photos – PictureCorrect Taking great landscape [...]
Great Horned Owl – Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
June 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
Here’s a Great Horned Owl from the visit to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center’s First Saturday event. He looks frightened . Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld.
Barn Owl – Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
June 7, 2010 By 11 Comments
Here’s a Barn Owl from the visit to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center’s First Saturday event. Notice the differences in the wings…the owl can fly buy not well. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld. This is a captive bird.
Photography Links for June 6 2010
June 6, 2010 By 8 Comments
How to Use Lines in Photography Compositions – PictureCorrect Quote: A very powerful method of improving the composition of photos is the use of lines. Properly used, lines can significantly increase the impact of images. The 7 Deadly Sins of Indoor Photography | Light Stalking Quote: Indoor photography is perhaps one of the most challenging places [...]
Photography Links for May 30 2010
May 30, 2010 By 4 Comments
If I Were Just Going Pro Today – Here’s The First Thing I’d Do- Going Pro 2010 “The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” Quick Tip: 3 Creative Uses of Slow Shutter Speed | Phototuts+ Experimenting with shutter speed on [...]
Photography Links for May 23 2010
May 23, 2010 By 3 Comments
Moose Peterson’s Guide to Wildlife Photography – Book Review
May 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
I’m a huge Moose Peterson fan and recently found “Moose Peterson’s Guide to Wildlife Photography: Conventional and Digital Techniques (A Lark Photography Book)” at the local Half Price Books store. I was a little hesitant to buy it since it was printed in 2003, which is a quite a long time ago in photography equipment [...]
Photography Links for May 2 2010
May 2, 2010 By 3 Comments
Photography Composition – Tips For Composing Great Pictures – PictureCorrect Quote: Learning how to properly compose pictures can mean the difference between great looking pictures and bad ones. This article will help give you some tips to improve your photo composition and take great digital pictures. Photography v. Reality « Photofocus Quote: I’m reminded of [...]
Photography Links for April 25 2010
April 25, 2010 By 3 Comments
Simple Steps for Shooting Amazing Silhouettes | Phototuts+ Quote: Silhouettes can be an excellent way to add drama to a scene. The stark contrast and lack of detail in the subject infuse a psychological effect into the image that can be beautiful, mysterious, or even frightening. Break the Ice to Get Better Pictures of Your [...]
American Robin
March 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
An American Robin from a few weeks ago. The light is a bit harsh but the detail is excellent in the chest and wings. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod.
Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Photography Field Guide – Book Review
January 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I received Bryan Peterson’s “Understanding Photography Field Guide: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera” for Christmas and haven’t been able to put it down since. The book is split into 11 different sections: Digital Basics – In this section, the author provides a basic intro to the world of digital photography. Exposure – [...]
Serenity – Flickr Find
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Found this beautiful photo on Flickr titled Serenity by archangel_raphael. The title is perfect – Serenity. I’d like to visit this location sometime and experience that serenity.
On Being Average
January 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
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 [...]
Tips for Great Photos during the Harsh Hour
December 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
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 [...]
Scott Kelby – New Digital Photography Book Input
April 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Scott Kelby is looking for some help with his new Digital Photography Book #3 (not sure if that’s the real title). Scott is finishing up the book next week and would like your input. He asks: Next week I’ll be wrapping up writing Volume 3 of my book, “The Digital Photography Book,” and while I [...]
Getting Great photographs of animals
February 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Stephen Oachs shares some excellent tips for getting great photographs of animals over on DPhoto Journal. The tips are: Tip 1: Miss the eyes and you’ve missed the shot. Tip 2: Use a telephoto lens. Tip 3: Shoot with two eyes. Tip 4: Adjust your shutter speed to stop/show the action. Tip 5: Anticipate behavior. [...]
Photographs are taken by people – not technology
February 11, 2009 By 4 Comments
This probably isn’t news to anyone reading this blog, but I wanted to take a few minutes to say it anyway. It doesn’t matter how much money you spend on a camera or lens, if you don’t have the basic skills to take a good photography, you’ve wasted your money. Believe me…I know Digital Photography [...]
