Last night, I got ready for bed and was ready to turn off the light when I remembered that last night was the night of the so-called ‘supermoon.’ That is, when the moon is full at its perigee (the closest point of its orbit). When these factors combine, the moon appears 12-14% larger and brighter…
Category: Technique and Vision
Large Sensor Look from a Small Sensor Camera
One of the great advantages of using a full frame DSLR or even larger formats such such as 645 or even 4×5 view cameras is that there is a shallow depth of field and extreme background blur component that can’t really be matched on smaller formats such as APS-C or Micro 4/3. For portraits or…
Weekend Project – Revisiting Florence
Blue Droplets Frozen in Time
Today I finally did a little photographic project I’ve been meaning to do for a very long time. I’m sure most of you have seen pictures of water drops, perhaps you’ve tried it, perhaps you have always wondered how it’s done. Today I did it. It was a very simple setup. I put my camera…
5 Dos and 5 Don’ts for Beginning Photographers
You’re a photographer just getting serious about the craft… There’s so much gear, there’s so much information, there’s so many buttons! How do you settle down and get started, and most importantly, how do you get great pictures! I thought I’d put together this little list of five things that helped me progress from a…
Lazy Winter Day Abstracts
There are days when you need to express your creative side and get out and shoot, but then you look outside, and it’s just a dull, dreary day, and you don’t have time to go to any favorite places. Maybe you’re stuck inside and can’t leave because you have to do laundry all day. Whatever…