Presets 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
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Understanding 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
Read MoreStrobes and Light Shapers - How Do You Choose?
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Choosing speed lights or strobes or light shapers should not be harder than it is, yet it is made challenging particularly given the amount of BS being shovelled around on these subjects. Avoid stepping in something lousy by checking out this article
Read MoreWhen You Hear Shutter Speed, what do you think of first?
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Hey folks. Simple question to start us off. If I say “shutter speed” to you, what is the first thing you think of?
Answers of course vary, but the most popular answers relate to a) prevent camera shake and b) stop motion. Neither is wrong. but the challenge with commonality is that it is so darn common. As photography is a visual art form, let’s look at how we think about shutter speed informs us as to how we see things.
Read MoreEmbracing Film
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It sure looks like a lot of photographers are including film photography as part of their engagement. For those of us who started in film, this is very interesting, at least it is for me. Let’s look at some of the pros and cons of shooting film in the third decade of the 21st century.
Read MoreTen Top Photographer Tips - from a top session guitarist
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Music and photography are quite similar, so this article’s tips are drawn from tips for musicians from an interview with Bill Frisell in the September 2022 issue of Guitar Player magazine.
Read MoreShoot for the "Feels"
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You’ve probably heard that the path to competence is 10,000 hours of doing. I think that this is misleading. 10,000 hours of work done poorly does not make competence. We need to make sure that what we are doing over time is the best work we can do at the time.
Read MoreWhat is Diffraction at Small Apertures? Do I Care?
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Diffraction at small apertures has become a popular topic recently. Diffraction is a real thing, but it’s worth knowing the facts about it, in order to determine if it really matters to you
Read MoreEncouraging the New Photographer
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How do we encourage the new photographer? Particularly when the teacher has been doing photography for some time. The challenge of course is to facilitate knowledge transfer without boring the new photographer to death or worse make photography sound so complex and tedious that the new photographer decides that it’s the equivalent of TL:DR
Read MoreSensor Sizes and Focal Lengths
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Hey folks. This is our next article in our series to simplify things for newer photographers. This time I am going to tackle two subjects that are related and cause some confusion.
Read MoreThe Exposure "Triangle" Simplified
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This is the second in a series for newer photographers to help clear the air and reduce the miasma of confusion around technical terms. This time we are going to dissect the concept of the exposure triangle.
Read MoreComposition Tips for New Photographers
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Welcome! If you are new to taking ownership of your photographic pursuits, you are probably inundated with sites and articles all designed, ostensibly, to help you be a better photographer.
Read MoreDo you have a website?
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Every creative should have his or her own website. Let’s talk about that
Read MoreDisplay Calibration - only the first step
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Those who like editing invariably look at calibration tools. They do a great job but many users aren’t happy with the results especially when printing. Why didn’t the calibration device work?
Read MoreTelephoto Lenses for Landscapes
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Has it ever happened that you made a landscape image because you were blown away by what you saw but when you got home, the image felt flat and unimpressive, maybe even forgettable? You aren’t alone and learn how to prevent this from happening
Read MoreSimple Soft Lighting At Home On a Budget
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I’m often asked how to get really nice soft light while photographing in the home without needing a ton of space or hundreds of dollars in gear. In this article, I am going to give you a couple of options that are very inexpensive, and that anyone can use to get really nice soft light for photography.
Read MoreFeeling Stuck? Consider the Prime Time Challenge
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Feeling stuck in your photography? Consider the Prime Time Challenge! To learn what this is, read the article!
Read MoreA Look at Video Capture Formats
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It’s time to talk about video formats. Read on to learn more…
Read MoreWhy You Might Think About a Handheld Light Meter
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A handheld light meter may not be necessary any more, but if you want to build your light understanding and really learn to manage exposure, there is no better tool to assist in skills development
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