Shooting After Dark: Lightpainting vs Car Headlights

Lightpainting vs car headlights I have experimented with light painting and car headlights for many years and sometimes, the lights from car headlights can be absolutely amazing. Often, while I’m in the middle of shooting a shot after dark, and using my flashlight, a...

Creating a sense of place: Case Study #6

This post is one in a series on how to create a sense of place.   CASE STUDY: DESSERT AT A SEASIDE CAFÉ 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 photos...

Print Resolution: Myths & Misconceptions

What is an appropriate resolution to print your images?  How many “pixels-per-inch” do you really need?  The answer is really tied to another question, “How good is your eye-sight?” It stands to reason that the closer you are to something the better you can see any...

Shooting After Dark: It’s all about the light!

  Those five magic words sum it all up for me with photography: “It’s all about the light!” Whether sunrise to sunset, the light is the key. But truth is, with shooting after dark, it is also all about the light! I think I have always been infatuated with...

Editorialize Your Pictures

I don’t know about you but I like to have people stick around spending time looking at my photos. Now, I suppose there are photographers out there that shoot solely for their own gratification and never share their images for whatever reason. However, if we go on the...
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