Tech Tips

‘Res up’ or resizing your image is something most photographers will want to do at some point. I shoot a lot of wildlife images with my Nikon D4, a 16MP camera, and if I want to make a large print to hang on my wall, I may need to enlarge the image. Or maybe you Read More

Happy Fourth of July to everyone! I just returned from an assignment in Alaska, always one of my favorite places. One day I visited a local market photographing various vendors and interesting people, and used one of the staple TTL flash techniques, on-camera fill flash. If you are photographing a parade this weekend, or a Read More

Moving water is a common subject for many photographers. Landscape and travel photographers often encounter moving water, and portrait shooters may use it as a dynamic element in their shot. The question then becomes how to capture this moving element, and specifically what shutter speed is best? The best way to answer this question is Read More

On workshops one question that pops up frequently is how to develop images in post production. And one step, sharpening the image, always gets people’s attention. In Lightroom there are presets and slider controls for manual sharpening, and in Photoshop you have even more sharpening algorithms to use. But whatever method you choose, I highly Read More

One of the most powerful design elements photographers can use is color. Color evokes a strong emotional response from the viewer, and can help the photographer achieve their vision and concept. Often the first step in creating the color is choosing your white balance. Your white balance might match the scene, such as Daylight for Read More

I know many nature photographers who don’t like to use flash. Their biggest concern; the shot looks ‘flashed’. Beautiful nature photography is all about gorgeous natural light. But what if you could create your own gorgeous natural light? When I first started out, I loved natural light and wasn’t interested in flash…until I could see Read More

It seems almost everywhere I photograph it’s dusty. I mean really dusty; dry gritty deserts in New Mexico, salt ponds in Peru, windswept plains in Patagonia. I’m not one of those photographers who worries about dust getting in my camera when I change lenses. If I need to switch lenses, then I am going to Read More

With a subscription plan to Photoshop CC, it is sometimes hard to know what exactly is changing in the program. In addition to supporting new camera RAW formats, what new features can we use to help with processing photos? I’ll tell you one of my new favorites: the camera raw filter. This filter is exactly Read More

I had some questions from my last post, so I thought I would explain in detail. A friend, Steve Dondero, gave me some pointers on the technique, and I have since been experimenting a lot. For starters you need an egg whisk, a 3 foot chain or cord attached to the egg whisk, a lighter Read More

Star trails are just plain cool, and with the incredible noise performance of today’s cameras, all you have to do is point and shoot. One technique involves shooting around ISO 3200, 25 seconds at F4…this should put you close to the correct exposure without any star movement if you are using a wide angle lens. Read More