A Photo Story

On a whim, I took this creative photo of a waterfall.  I achieved the abstract effect by zooming in while the shutter was open.  I looked at the photo on the LCD screen and decided the experiment didn’t work and moved on.  Looking at it on my large monitor I see potential for abstract art.  [...]

Happy Friday.  We are only two weeks away from Halloween. If you need ideas for carving your pumpkin, click here to see some carvings on Flickr. Taking pictures of your pumpkin Take a spooky picture of your carving by lighting the candle inside and turning out the lights.  Compose your image to fill the frame [...]

Taking photos of landscapes can be harder than most people think.  In order to make your photo of a landscape more interesting than the guy next to you, you must change your angle or perspective.  Make the photo interesting and people will want to look at it. 1.  Use the rule of thirds Put the [...]

When taking photos of your pet, there are a few things to consider.  Firstly, be sure to take photos in well lit areas where you don’t need to use the flash.  Flash photography and pets usually end with photos of glowing and red eyes making the pets look more like the devil than your best [...]

One thing that really makes a great photo stand out from a good photo is the incorporation of both a foreground and a background.  Having both gives a depth to the photo and adds some interest.  Certainly when choosing your foreground and background, think about how the overall depth of field should look in the [...]

I went out for a walk this morning with my camera and found this tree along my route.  I looked up and the way the branches pulled my eye in made me turn on my camera for a photo.  The sun came through the clouds to brighten the tree trunk and create interesting shadows and [...]

Photography is all about making your photos appear new and exciting and of course creative.  I take advantage of the long light of morning and evening to get some pictures of just the shadows.  Many times you can tell a story with shadows.  You can be silly with shadows.  Try taking a family portrait of [...]

The question has come up.  What is Aperture? I will not go into extreme detail, as most of my blog readers are beginner photographers who just want general information about taking better photos. Aperture is the size of the hole behind the lens that lets light into your camera.  See these two pictures to see [...]

The Rule of Thirds is in nearly every photography book and is one of the first things people learn in a photography class.  The rule actually applies to all the visual arts from paintings to photography to video.  Basically the rule states that an image divided into thirds from top to bottom and from left [...]