I just got back from a real nice vacation and in looking at, and learning from my own photographic successes and failures, it’s pretty clear that a good number of potential great photos are handicapped by a bit of  “photographer laziness”. What I mean by ..read more

While most folks naturally will start their lens collection by going for more and more focal length, eventually every good photographer will need a good wide angle lens to add to their camera bag, and for some, choosing the right one can be difficult. For ..read more

This lesson continues what we started last week in our tutorial for correcting white balance in Adobe Lightroom. It’s not necessary to read it for this lesson, but the techniques are similar given Lightroom and Camera Raw share the ..read more

photo credit: EJP Photo

It can be handled in any number of ways, but the lonely tree motif makes for an eye pleasing composition…doubly ..read more

Photoblogs are a popular way of displaying one’s photographs on the internet and can serve several purposes, a simple way of displaying a portfolio, or an ongoing visual diary. Like most blogs, the format invites feedback from readers, so in addition to being a creative ..read more

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Peter Carey at DPS walks you through the steps. I’ll add that great results are largely dependent on patience (which Carey mentions) and a bit of ..read more

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Smashing has a collection of tilt-shift photography, a technique that creates a distinct miniature look. I’ve never been exactly sure why or what it is ..read more

DPS provides some sound advice on taking better landscapes. Depth of field, the weather, tripod, things you’ve thought of, and some you haven’t. I liked this on “lines”

One of the questions to ask yourself as you take Landscape shots is ‘how am I ..read more