Photo Tip Of The Week

Time for word association: TOP / bottom HARD / soft CAR / drive CAMERA / digital APERTURE / shutter speed…

The very first enlargement I ever made was in black and white. I’ll never forget that moment as I watched…

For those of you who are regular readers of my Tip of the Week, you’ve become used to a specific…

The colors that are included in a given composition are important to the emotional response an image receives. While it’s…

Slow-speed sync allows a photographer to use flash at shutter speeds slower than the native sync speed of the camera….

High-speed sync allows the photographer to use flash at shutter speeds faster than the native sync speed of the camera….

I love wildlife photography because there are so many factors that challenge the photographer to create a great image. The…

Have you ever experienced a stretch of time where your creative juices don’t flow? Your camera gathers dust on your…

The word “backtrack” has two definitions: retrace one’s steps and also to pursue. Both are perfect for photography if it’s…

The definition of a portal is a doorway or entrance into something else. It can be grand and imposing or…

A person on border patrol protects the boundaries of a given area. The guard’s job is to keep items found…

Summer has passed, the occasional warm days of a late fall are gone and you’re lounging on the sofa watching…

As the cold weather approaches, flowers are no longer abundant. Don’t let this impede you from making great flower images….

Have you ever needed to resize a number of images and you painfully go through the process one photo at…

It’s winter, and baby, it’s cold outside. Appropriate for the season, I’ll provide some cold weather tips to make your…

In regard to learning, repetition is key. The more you perform an action, the less you have to think about…

Motion occurs at many speeds, in many directions and with many variables. It can be constant, intermittent, fluid, repetitive, blindingly…

The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl. The Stanley Cup is bestowed to the…

Bad light produces bad photos. If your subject matter is a grand landscape, a huge building, a towering bridge or…

With tips such as checking your settings, simplifying your composition and modifying the light from part one, and choosing filters,…