Dealing With Distortion

To many of my fellow photographers, distortion is very bad and would rather not take the shot than to have it look distorted; I agree, in part. Having said that, there are times when distortion is not a problem and can actually help you take your image what I refer to...

Why Print Your Work?

Digital imaging has fundamentally changed the way we work as photographers.  Digital brings immediacy, flexibility and lowers the on-going cost of creating images: once you own a digital camera, creating thousands of images entails essentially zero incremental cost. ...

What’s the Story of Your Trip?

Travel photos help you to remember and re-live the experiences you had, and for those who weren’t on your trip, your photos are a way for them to vicariously share your experiences. Every trip you go on tells a story. Within the story arc of your trip are...

A Very Useful App

  As a photographer, the position of the sun (or the moon) at different times of the day is something that concerns you.  Knowing when and from which direction either will rise or set, is important information particularly if you shoot landscapes.  You can...

How Big Can You PRINT?

A question I often hear in my course “The Art of Printing Your Art” goes sort of like this: “How large does my file have to be (or how many megapixels do I need) to make a print of this or that size”.  The answer often surprises some students. Recall that digital...
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