Photographic Composition: Conception and Fine Tuning
This was one of those “stop the car” moments. Snowy Telescope Peak had nice side light on it, and there was a lone Joshua tree… Read More »Photographic Composition: Conception and Fine Tuning
technique
Stacking Starry Night Landscapes With Sequator
For quite some time astrophotographers have used a program called Deep Sky Stacker to align and combine multiple starry images and create a better result.… Read More »Stacking Starry Night Landscapes With Sequator
Anticipating Optimal Dune Lighting Via Sun Position
In the absence of interesting weather, are there optimum lighting conditions on certain dates and times to photograph some sand dunes? One of the advantages of going… Read More »Anticipating Optimal Dune Lighting Via Sun Position
“I Don’t Like My Pictures!”
“I Don’t Like My Pictures” We’ve all said that after a shoot, after visiting a location that we had high expectations for, such as after… Read More »“I Don’t Like My Pictures!”
Planning Sunrise and Sunset Landscape Photography
Planning landscape photography has traditionally been a process of considering a combination of location and weather. If you have a general understanding of the geography… Read More »Planning Sunrise and Sunset Landscape Photography
The Simple Math of Light Painting and Exposure
In March 2015 I bought a high end ProtoMachines LED2 light to use for light painting. It has presets for tungsten and daylight white balance, so… Read More »The Simple Math of Light Painting and Exposure
What Camera Do You Use? It’s Not the Camera!
Every week someone asks me what camera I use. When I cook a good meal, why doesn’t anyone ask what pan I use? Everyone knows… Read More »What Camera Do You Use? It’s Not the Camera!
Single Exposure vs
HDR, Color vs. Black & White vs. Lightroom PresetLike many photographers I like to be out shooting and I prefer to have as much done… Read More »Single Exposure vs
Tutorial on Planning Moon Photography
I’ve been enthralled with the moon since growing up watching the Apollo missions on TV, the original Cosmos TV series starring Carl Sagan, and getting… Read More »Tutorial on Planning Moon Photography
Moon Photography Planning – Landscape Photography Show #20
Have you ever tried to anticipate a cmoposition where you place the moon rising alongside or behind a landscape landmark? The time-lapse video above of… Read More »Moon Photography Planning – Landscape Photography Show #20