A Photo Story

With the start of the new year, have you considered starting a 365 photo project?  Many people decide to take one self or family portrait every day for 365 days.  This is a really interesting project.  The photos don’t have to be in  your best condition.  In fact it’s just fun to see a narrative [...]

Many people have the misconception that purchasing a DSLR means better flash photos.  While this is true with the right equipment, it is certainly not necessarily true when pulling the camera out of the box. Pop Up Flash Most entry and mid-level DSLRs come with a pop-up flash.  Be sure to read your owner’s manual [...]

Boy, what a large topic I picked for today.  This post will  cover the types of lenses and when to use them.  Stay tuned for more posts about other aspects of SLR lenses. Types of lenses Fisheye Focal Range: Usually 8mm to about 17mm What is it: These lenses are easy to spot as they [...]

If you have been stung by the photo bug, you are probably interested in a DSLR.  See yesterday’s post on reasons you might want to upgrade to a DSLR if you need help deciding. Where do I start? Now that you’ve decided to get a DSLR, where should you start?  I can tell you that [...]

There are many reasons to put down your point and shoot camera and pick up an SLR camera.  An SLR camera is a single-lens reflex camera that uses mirrors to allow the photographer to see the image through the lens using the viewfinder.  A DSLR camera is a digital SLR camera.  SLR cameras have interchangeable [...]

There are many reasons to get into the habit of copying your memory cards to your hard drive (or other storage device) as soon as you get home from taking photos. You’ll have a clean memory card next time you go out taking photos. You will have a copy of your photos (and hopefully a [...]

I read a great blog post this weekend written by Bryan Lindsey of BCL Photography.  Read his post here.  He wrote an article entitled Technology vs. Skills and discussed when to buy new photography equipment.  His mantra was “not to upgrade equipment until I was limited by it.”  Specifically he mentioned to wait and buy [...]

Your profile picture is linked with your name everywhere on Facebook.  When people try to find you, they look at your profile picture to determine if they know you.  But it’s so tiny!  How do you make that profile picture a little bigger? The first and most important step starts with taking the photo.  Zoom [...]

White balance is always a confusing topic that most camera owners know very little about.  I hope to shed a little light on the topic. White balance in a camera is simply the act of telling the camera if the light is cool or warm so that colors appear accurate in the resulting photo. Our [...]

There are so many gorgeous views, sights, and details surrounding us all the time.  I love photography because it allows me to capture a moment of pure beauty in the world.  Sometimes the beauty is in the details, but very often the beauty is in the surrounding sights.  I also love nature and hiking because [...]