Light and Shadow
I don’t believe I have a particular “style” of photography that defines my work. There are, however, several elements I enjoy experimenting with. One of those is the use of light and shadow. I’m always fascinated by the interplay of a strong light in an otherwise dark image. I most frequently see these on my [...]
Explorations in Macro, Pt. 1
DST came into effect on Sunday, which is a breath of spring. The light now lasts into the evening hours, the first buds are appearing on the trees, and there are crocuses blossoming in the neighborhood. It’s time to get back into the field and get moving again, so I dragged myself outside last night. [...]
Tethered Shooting
Like so many of my photographic explorations, my foray into tethered shooting probably lacks scientific methodology or testing. I pretty much jumped into it just because an opportunity arose and, since it was working, stuck with it long enough to figure out some pros and cons. I referenced this in a post a little while [...]
Orchids in the Studio
Today I’m going to join the ranks of millions on Flickr and bore to you tears with flower shots. Actually, I really hope that I don’t bore you. But I am still going to share them with you. Orchids are amazingly beautiful and I’ve always wanted one, but had heard that they are difficult to [...]
How I Process Panoramas
In my last post, I discussed how I shoot images for a panorama. This time, I’ll walk you through my post-production process for making a final, composited image. Again, this is pretty simple stuff – I like to keep things simple whenever possible.
How I Shoot Panoramas
I got a request from one of my readers to talk about how I shoot panoramas. I am always thrilled to get feedback from you guys, including requests. So without further ado, here’s part one of a two-part article that will hopefully show how I make these work: First off, I like shooting panoramas. There’s [...]
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
I’ll be heading to Vermont for a few days later this winter and am already putting together a list of the things I want to accomplish while I’m there. Actually, that’s a pretty generous way of putting it, saying “accomplish” as if I’ll actually be able to plan for success. But however you say it, [...]
Digital Graduated ND Filters
A graduated ND filter is standard in the bag of any landscape photographer, right next to the polarizer. But unlike the polarizer (which can’t be reproduced in post-processing), the graduated ND is one of the many filters that does have a digital counterpart, although it may be less well-known than many. The digital graduated ND [...]
Dodging & Burning in Photoshop
Dodging and burning have been with us for a long time now, beginning in the classic darkroom. I won’t bore anyone with a history lesson, although I will say this: if you’ve ever done classic D&B work by hand, over a physical print, then you know how difficult it can be to achieve just the [...]
eBay/Product Lighting
Small diversion away from the usual stuff of late to talk about lighting small items for eBay/product style shots. This is covered to death all over the internet and there are as many different ways and opinions as there are photographers. So what makes me think I have anything worthwhile to add? Normally I wouldn’t, [...]
