Camera shutter trick

It’s Day 3 here in Paris and I just showed Hannah (the 10-year-old traveling with me on this trip) a little trick… When you want your subject in focus, but you want it on the rule of thirds and outside of the center of your image, you can sometimes put your subject in...

Clip vs. chop: how to crop pictures

It’s Day 2 here in Paris, and Hannah, the 10-year-old traveling with me on this trip, is already doing much better with her photos with only an occasional tip from me. She’s using The Rule of Thirds.  She’s getting in close.  She’s kneeling down and pointing her lens...

Three tips: how to take vacation photos that sell

If you want to: Sell simple pictures for extra money… Not have to worry about lugging around a bunch of expensive photo equipment… Have fun… … and do it all without years of practice (or having to go to the trouble of reading your camera manual), this week’s free...

Four characteristics of a good photo

By way of warning, if you’re eating as you read this, you might put your fork down for a moment… Ready? Let’s jump right in… When a parasitic nematode wants to reproduce and spread his seed, he needs to get inside the belly of a bird. Once there, he’ll make his way...

Seven tips for interior architectural photography

Interior architectural photography poses a number of challenges, including cramped rooms, low light, and cluttered subjects. Lighting-related challenges are often handled by using artificial lights, but most can be tackled with simple techniques that require no...

Tips for photography in bright light

Most photographers, myself included, will extol the virtues of photographing early and late in the day, when the light is soft and warm and beautiful. And most photographers, myself included, will wrinkle their noses and look with disdain at those who dare break this...

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