The next Readers Photo Challenge assignment is “still life.” Merriam-Webster defines a still life as ”a painting, drawing, etc., of a carefully arranged group of objects.” It’s a photo of things without any people or living animals. This could be also said for landscapes but a still life is usually a more intimate scene, dealing [...]
Most people probably think that if you pit a cellphone camera against a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera that it would be no contest; the DSLR would win hands down. While in some cases that may be true, cellphone cameras and the photos produced by them have advanced enough to warrant their own merit. [...]
Even though this is a blog about photography I don’t normally talk about specific cameras in this space because I believe that in general all of today’s modern cameras work pretty well. Oh sure, there are some differences between models and manufacturers but when it comes to purchasing and using a camera it’s all a [...]
Who’s world’s the biggest camera maker? Canon? Nikon? Neither; it’s Apple. Yes, Apple, the maker of computers, the iPad and the ubiquitous iPhone. It’s that popularity of the iPhone and its built-in camera that propels it past all of the traditional camera manufacturers. For a few years now Apple and other mobile phone companies have [...]
“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.” – Frank Lloyd Wright . From the buildings that we work, play and live in to the bridges we travel over to the monuments erect in our communities, architecture is an art and craft that can [...]
“It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.” – Winston Churchill My daughter, who is now a freshman at U.C. San Diego, took what seemed like the longest time to decide what her major would be. I actually should say she took a long time to tell [...]
When considering subjects for the current Readers Photo Challenge assignment: Architecture it’s only natural to think of buildings, specifically the exteriors, as the subject of your photos. But you don’t have to limit yourself to the outsides of buildings. In fact you don’t have to limit yourself to buildings at all. Interior architectural photos are [...]
Architectural photos are a staple of most vacation and travel photography. The essence of a city or town can be, at least in part, captured in its buildings and structures. This month’s Readers Photo Challenge assignment is: Architecture. Architectural photography is more than just walking up to a house and snapping a picture. To get [...]
The subject of this month’s Readers Photo Challenge assignment was “Motion.” Motion can be a tricky thing in photos. Often people will think their pictures are out of focus but in reality they’re blurry because of the movement of the subjects and the use of too slow of a shutter speed. The results are similar [...]
So you’ve mastered the fundamentals of photography. The principles of shutter speed, aperture and ISO are ingrained in your brain. You’ve developed an eye for composition and understand the essentials of light and lighting. You’re comfortable and skilled with using your equipment and got your timing down. Perhaps you want to step up your skills [...]
