Spring and summer offer huge potential to shoot stunning flower portraits. These portraits can be endless! You'll find flowers in your garden, on your tabletop, on the side of the road, in the woods, or maybe with a quick visit to your local flower nursery. [...]
Can I just ask a small favor of you? Be proud of yourself! Seriously, take a moment to celebrate where you are on your photography journey. Think of where you started, and how far you have come! Now, think back to the time when you [...]
We received this question from a reader... I am a photo enthusiast and not a professional. I have just begun making some prints and selling at local craft shows. I like to offer 8X10 and 5x7 sizes to cover different price ranges. I really struggle [...]
We received this question from a reader... One thing I am very interested in is 'back button' focusing. Specifically, when using continuous mode and back button, do you still have to hold the back button focusing button? Since the BBF holds the focus, do you [...]
Sports photography is both frustrating and hugely rewarding. (And by “sports” I am also referring to backyard fun!) I’ve spent three summers shooting hundreds of baseball and softball games. Here are some of the pitfalls I have encountered and how I have dealt with them: [...]
Photographer Chase Jarvis nails it by saying “The best camera is the one that’s with you!” The essence of capturing the moment is having a device at hand. You may not have your DSRL or point and shoot with you on a daily basis, but [...]
I started out in photography like most of us do – taking pictures of my children and photos on vacation. I quickly discovered that I love nature and landscapes and decided to focus on that. I shoot with a Nikon D600 full frame camera and [...]
Sports photography is probably the thing that excites me most about using my DSLR. I experience this child-like glee when I manage to steal that perfect, unexpected split-second of time that I missed with the naked eye, like this ball flying right behind my son’s [...]
How do you know which shutter speed to choose when you look at a subject? Think of photography as a puzzle. There are many pieces that fit together to make a complete image, and you get to choose which pieces work together to create the [...]