Every once in a while photographers need some sort of inspiration in their lives. That inspiration can come from many places: paintings, music, poetry, etc. Great quotes from other photographers have always helped me along the way on my photographic journeys; below are a ten. Can you think of any others? * Beauty can be […]

How many times have you been out taking photos and thought, “This picture would be great…if only those people would just step to the right and get out of the frame of my picture!” At one time or another this has happened to me. It can be frustrating, but have you ever thought that maybe […]

One thing I’m always looking for is good light for that great picture. Doing landscape photography usually means early mornings or late evenings to get that magical illumination. Sometimes it takes more than just the right time, but also the right day as to when the sunlight will shine its best on the area you […]

The one thing I’m consistently working on is photo composition.  This is one area of photography I think everyone can always use a little more education on.  I found a really great article online at Outdoor Photography written by Adam Barker, which can be found by clicking here. After reading Adam’s article I really took […]

In October of 2012, I took a photography workshop through the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park. I had a check list of things to do before the workshop, but what I failed to really focus in on was my camera’s users manual. The main reason why I put it off was because I […]

I went to the Annenberg Space for Photography today to see their latest exhibit, Helmut Netwon: White Women – Sleepless Nights – Big Nudes. The exhibit is pretty provocative, so let’s just say there’s a LOT of nudity in it. Helmut Newton is known not only as one of the top French Vogue photographers, but […]

DSLRs and their lenses can be a real pain to carry around. The DSLR I currently use is one of the smallest and lightest around, but I’ve been thinking more and more about moving to the world of Mirrorless technology. Mirrorless cameras are known to be much smaller and lighter than DSLRs and the lenses […]

I’ve been busy this weekend trying out my new upgrade to Lightroom 5. I have to say it has some really nice new features that make me wonder if I’ll be using Photoshop anymore in the future. The upgrade itself was actually easier than I remember when I upgraded from Lightroom 3 to 4. This […]

I’ve been reading a lot about filters lately. The one big topic that seems to be coming up is the use of graduated neutral density filters. The filter itself can really be useful especially when the upper and lower parts of a photo have extreme lighting differences. Many photographers use them, but there are just […]

On May 30th of this year, the Chicago Tribune laid off all 28 of its staff photographers (click here to read the article). The move was to make changes not only financially, but also in the direction the news is being presented. They were beginning to realize how important it was to also have video […]