The ONE Filter Every Committed Photographer MUST Have
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For digital photographers, there is only ONE filter that every committed photographer should have. Do you know what it is?
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Thoughts from Respected Photographers
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For this article I looked up some quotes from what the web calls famous photographers, and chose quotes from photographers whose work I respect AND enjoy.
Read MoreYou Cannot Trust Adobe - The Latest Terms Scam
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Adobe’s latest change to their Terms and Conditions has professionals in an uproar and so it should and you too could get screwed.
Read MoreThe Point and Shoot is Dead. Or Is It?
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The once dead point and shoot is alive, and committed photographers are buying in, as powerful alternatives to smartphone.
Read MoreAnswering a Sensor Question
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In this article, I discuss camera sensors, prompted by questions from a channel reader
Read MoreIt's Time For You to Make a Video
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I can hear the screams already. Make a video? Are you insane? I don’t know anything about video? I never wanted to learn video!
Read MoreMedium Format Digital - Where Does It Fit?
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In this article I had hoped to test a theorem about the practicality of using a medium format mirrorless camera for closeup and sports. Timing and illness got in the way, but there was still some good learning for your consideration
Read MoreLet's Talk About Infrared Photography with Digital Cameras
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Infrared photography with your digital camera can be great fun. Join me in getting started.
Read MoreThe Spaces that Time Forgot
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Liminal photography is fascinating, and it’s possible that you may have done it without knowing you were doing it. Jump in a learn enough to get engaged with this style
Read MoreDo I Need An Incident Light Meter?
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Learning to use an incident light meter will help you learn to see the light and to see exposure separately from what your camera’s internal light meter will tell you. It’s also a killer tool for manual flash. Every photographer committed to the craft should have one and learn to use it.
Read MoreFlashphobia - I Learned a New Word
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For a long time I have been aware that for some folks, the idea of using a flash is anathema. Honestly I have yet to understand why flash is so disliked by such folks, but I have recently learned a new word, flashphobia. This is saddening to me, being such a flash fan, so I want to understand what it is and how to help folks manage this fear and learn to embrace their flash.
Read MoreSlow Sync and Fill Flash - A Solution to a Vexing Problem
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Managing ambient and flash together is very powerful but requires thoughtful planning, particularly when your primary subject’s luminosity is nowhere near middle grey.
Read MoreSimple Tips for Smoke Photography
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Join me in learning how to photography smoke and steam.
Read MoreLighting for Close Up Photography
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Managing the light is critical in close up photography. Join me to learn a practice that works.
Read MoreYour Challenge, If You Dare
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I have a challenge for every still photographer engaged in the craft of photography. Are you daring? Willing to try something new?
Read MoreRemembering to Shoot Some Video
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In this article I want to talk about the reluctance in some photographers to try doing video and use examples from a recent still assignment that would be great videos.
Read MoreSuperb Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
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Would you consider some amazing alternatives to Adobe solutions that deliver what you need and cost you a LOT less? Then it’s worth you time to learn a bit about Affinity
Read MoreWhat Is a LUT?
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In this article I explain what LUTs are and how they can be used in still photography editing.
Read MoreThere's Nothing New in Photography!
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I am hearing that there is nothing new in photography more these days. Let’s examine this lament.
Read MoreDo I Crop? If so, when?
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Knowing when and how to crop is part of the creative process. if you only doing it to fit a picture frame, you are making a mistake
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