This weeks interview is with Cliff Mautner. For those unfamiliar with his work, Cliff has been rated “One of the top ten wedding photographers in the world” by American PHOTO magazine. He has 26 years experience as a professional photographer. He got his first camera, as a child, for a dollar from a street vendor [...]

Different pictures can be made of the same subject simply by adjusting the zoom. For a refresher on the concepts behind this, check out our lesson on Exposure: Lenses, Aperture and Shutter Settings. Go outside with a friend, get some distance between you, use your camera and zoom in as far as you can, taking [...]

You are looking at one of the most famous portraits ever made by one of THE greatest portrait photographers ever. Josef Karsh, also known as Karsh of Ottawa. Over his lifetime he made over 15,000 portraits.

Nearly all 35mm point-and-shoot film cameras have now been discontinued in favor of digital cameras. However, for those who prefer the familiarity of film, there are still a couple of models available out there. Though film point-and-shoot cameras haven’t been tested by consumer reports since 2003, film SLR cameras are still popular. Camera Accessories for [...]

NATURE …. CLOSE UP Photography by John Kirchner You are seeing this butterfly about twice it’s normal size. John took this beautiful image with a 100mm macro (close-up) lens and Kodak 800 Max film. Exposure was f11 at 1/500th, hand-held! See how this self-proclaimed “serious amateur” manages to generate these marvelous, first-rate images.