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Just after full twilight has passed about 90 minutes after sunset, look to the west in a dark place in the Northern Hemisphere, and you will see a glowing pyramid of white light rising from the horizon. You may dismiss it as city light pollution, but don’t turn your...

What is meant by the term ‘backlight?’ Backlight can be confusing. Some beginning photographers assume that backlighting means that the light source (usually the sun if you’re outdoors) is behind the photographer, hitting them on the back of the head. However, the...

How often have you walked or driven by something that caught your eye, and immediately began an inner debate: should I stop and shoot that? Is worth the effort? And having NOT stopped, how often have you later kicked yourself for your decision? Travel photographer...

I will often walk up to one of my fellow photographers on some street in Sicily, France, or in another destination and what I observe and notice (right away) is that the photo was not taken at the optimum point in time; to achieve the most visual interest and tension....

Heard about the Supermoon this weekend? A Supermoon occurs whenever the moon is BOTH full AND as close to the earth as it ever gets during its monthly orbit; technically known as a perigee full moon. And this weekend’s is the biggest Supermoon in decades; the next...

Photography is the “art of subtraction”. Unlike painting where you start out with a blank canvas on an easel and fill it in until you have a finished work of art, the camera on a tripod stars out with everything the lens can see, and you take things out until you have...

There’s so many aspects involved in taking a photo that you’ll remember and that will stand the test of time. Since I enjoy the game of golf and I often play (I’m a much better photographer), I can draw this analogy…to simply hit a golf ball straight and not...

“Sometimes things aren't clear right away. That's where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.”  -- Mary Pierce   “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” --  Samuel Johnson   These quotes, the first by a 20th...

Shooting to a theme is one way to keep your mind quietly alert to photographic opportunities.  In the context of photography, a theme is simply a coherent set of subject matter.  A theme could centre around a set of objects, (Doors, Abstracts, Hands) or it could be a...