Spring is the time when everyone thinks of flowers.  They are blooming and popping up everywhere, adding dashes of color after a winter of white. So let’s talk about some dos and don’ts of flower photography.  Some people don’t know how to make a close up of a flower they love not blurry, while others [...]

The basic definition of a fish eye lens is a wide angle lens that takes in a wider than normal image that is hemispherical in shape. If you look at a photo taken with a fish eye lens there are varying degrees of distortion apparent in the picture but you will notice that they take [...]

Last weekend I did some head shots for a friend of mine and her band.  I don’t have a lot of lighting equipment, I generally rent it when I need it, but this particular time renting was out of the question because the budget was very small.  I knew we were going to be shooting indoors due [...]

I grew up taking lots and lots of pictures that didn’t have people in them. I thought I was better catching the scenery that I liked instead of cluttering it with people.  Well, I was wrong.  When out taking photographs in exotic and foreign locations you want to be able to showcase and share all [...]

To the newer photographers out there windows seem like something to avoid.  Why use the unpredictability of a window when there are other more reliable, more controllable ways to obtain light.  Windows can be a big hindrance to good quality photography if you don’t know how to handle the natural lighting it creates. Here are [...]