Quick Photo Tip: Turn Your Photo Upside Down

Closing in on fifty years of taking pictures, I can turn the composition I’ve created in the viewfinder upside-down in my mind, without having to physically rotate my  camera to see my photo inverted on the display. So, you’re probably asking yourself why in the world...

Backlight & Silhouettes

There was a time on Inle Lake, Myanmar where the fishermen really did use cone-shaped nets you and where they did in fact move around their long narrow boats in a somewhat acrobatic fashion, but today that ‘old way’ of fishing has been exchanged for the much wider...

Sometimes the Magic Works

Sometimes the magic works. On this dark, somber windy morning in Vik, Iceland, the weather and light opened the door to motion-filled opportunities i.e. slow shutter speeds such as 1/2 and 1/4 second were readily available, particularly with low ISO’s and small...

Creating a sense of place: Case Study #11

This post is one in a series on how to create a sense of place.   CASE STUDY: VIEWS INSIDE A NATURE RESERVE Next time you’re taking photos on holiday or during a celebration, include detail shots to flesh out your story. Details shots, when added together with...
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