One menu setting that is worth checking out is Focus Lock On. This setting is found in many cameras, both DSLR and mirrorless, just search in your autofocus menu to find this setting. Nikon calls if Focus Tracking with Lock On, but it might be called something different in other brands. What is Focus Lock Read More
Shooting Tips
Z6II Subject tracking
Autofocus is quickly advancing right now. Cameras have been incorporating predictive autofocus systems for awhile like Nikon’s 3D Focus Tracking in many of their DSLRs, and now face/eye and animal tracking in their latest mirrorless cameras. One of my favorite features in the the Z6II is face/eye autofocus, it works like a charm. If you Read More
Nikon Webcam Utility
In March when we started offering our online classes, I decided I might want a nice camera instead of my built-in iMac video camera. So I went to Amazon and others, and everyone was sold out of webcams. So I quickly decided to set up one of my cameras to be a webcam….except you really Read More
Image acuity versus depth of field
Today is the last day of our online advanced landscape class, and we had a lot of discussion about image sharpness. We have discussed everything from where to focus in the frame, subject matter and acuity, depth of field, chromatic aberration, diffraction and light affects on sharpness. I think one statement really got folks thinking Read More
Rule of Odds
We’re getting ready to start our next online class next week, Advanced Landscapes, and it is going to dive deep into composition and technique we don’t have time to cover during our workshops in the field. I’ll be talking about ten new compositional guidelines way beyond the rule of thirds. And one of those I’ll Read More
Maximizing Depth of Field
Depth of field is important in all types of photography. While portrait and wildlife photographers might want very shallow depth of field for a tight headshot, landscape and travel photographers often want as much depth of field as they can get. We all know that by closing down to smaller apertures like F16 or even Read More
What is focus breathing?
There are a lot of new lenses being introduced right now, and many in the 200mm range. One topic that is being mentioned in reviews is focus breathing. Many of you might be saying what is focus breathing, and does it really matter. Focus breathing is a lens aspect worth knowing about, and depending on Read More
Focusing on stars
Spending hours in the dark last week photographing the Milky Way, I was reminded of a few questions I was recently asked about focusing at night. We teach a number of workshops that photograph stars and the northern lights. With the amazing ability of modern digital cameras to capture night skies, all photographers should be Read More
Dragging the shutter
We have had a fantastic week of teaching speedlights, three classes each day, and participants have been creating some fantastic work (check out on Facebook ‘Photos for Inspiration TBPW’). We have covered numerous topics…but the one thing that surprised folks was how much you can do with one flash on camera. We showed seven on-camera Read More
Black and White Creative Challenge
One class we teach during our online Creative Camera Class is shooting in black and white. Black and white was the original foundation in photography, and I love the pure design aspects of it. General post processing wisdom says shoot in color and convert in black and white. But we take a different approach during Read More