Grabbing my camera and playing around with aperture settings is one of my favorite things to do after a long day at the office. Especially my office. I have no heating or air conditioning. There are always bug and rodent problems, sometimes even carnivores ramble through my workplace. No roof means I am at the […]
Fireworks are simple and fun to to capture on your camera. The best part is just being there and having a good time. But if you want to bring those memories home with you, here is how I do it. A tripod is a must unless you can remain perfectly still for two seconds. And […]
So you have found a nice waterfall or river and you want your photos to look a bit more “artsy” than usual. The trick is a slower shutter speed. You want to show some movement not a static frozen image. Below is a standard auto program photo of Madison Falls in Olympic National Park from June 2012. […]
Just because the sun has gone down doesn’t mean you have to put your camera away. Moonlight photos can be done quite easily with the right equipment. I am not talking about pictures of the moon showing details, but using the sunlight reflecting off the moon as a light source. You will need a tripod […]
Some newer cameras have a built-in panoramic or stitching mode but the final results vary quite a bit in quality. My advice is to do it manually. It is really very easy as I will show you. First, you have to keep the aperture setting the same for the photos that you will be combining. […]
Recently Kimberly Shawn Reeves asked us a great question on our facebook page: Your images are really cool! They look like you have increased the ISO to give a grainy appearance which is really nice. But there is something else that you’ve done that I can’t identify. Almost makes them look like a cross between […]
There may come a time in your life when, oddly enough, climbing a mountain seems like the only sensible thing to do. The urge to climb a mountain may hit you anytime, but the question is: Should you give in? Well, any reasonably fit, reasonably ambulatory person can make it to the top of some […]
