Black & White Photography–The Journey Continues

I am continuing my quest to learn black and white photography through the process of converting a number of my color images to black and white.

3 Photographic Techniques For Creating Beautiful Direct Sunlight Portraits

With just 3 techniques, you can create beautiful, striking portraits out in direct sunlight. Modifying harsh sunlight and positioning your model properly can lead to startling results.

Window Light, An Amazingly Elegant Photography Light Source

We all have that lighting system available, of course. I use window lighting for a wide range of photographic subjects, but I have noticed in my classes that many students seem to ignore it. It’s a seemingly easy light source …

Great Looking Historic Photographs In 4 Easy Steps

I was able to create a lot of great images, but all that color seemed jarring in that historic setting. I decided to sepia tone all of my photographs.

Mastering The Rule Of Thirds For Beautiful Compositions

When I first started to get serious about my photography, I would go out for a few days photographing landscapes and come home totally exhausted. Just the mental process of creating a balanced compositions with my 4x5 view camera would …

Control A Photograph’s Depth Of Field With Simple Focus Stacking

I used a solution called focus stacking. Making sure that I had frames where the focus on the fisherman’s face was sharp and others where the lobster is sharp, I didn’t change exposure or composition. I merely shifted the focus …

The Challenge Of Creating Visual Impact In A Photo Essay

A photo essay is essentially a story told with minimal words and, hopefully, lots of photographs. The trick is creating a diverse range of images that are all necessary to fully explain a subject or location.

How To Manipulate Depth Of Field For Spectacular Portraits

Using shallow depth of field for dramatic portraits

The 4 Advantages Of Photographic Backlighting

Control contrast, increase color saturation and create a rim light with photographic backlighting.

Give Yourself A Photography Assignment

Early in my career I often found myself wandering around various towns, frustrated, looking for something to photograph. I came to realize that there are always lots of subjects to shoot in any location. All I really needed was a …