I put this old sports shot up to impress upon all of you a few basic MUSTS about shooting sports. Learn and practice these pre-requisites and you will be well on your way to shooting good sports photos.
This is a Corvette sports car that was in a sanctioned race. It blew out its [...]
You can learn more about photography and develop your skills faster by spending some time shooting sports
events. It is a very demanding form of photography with a lot of conditions out of your control. Subject matter is constantly moving,
usually in unpredictable ways, and faster than normal activity.
Thus, it is best to start [...]
Typically, aerial photographs are taken
from an aircraft or helicopter. Helicopters tend to offer much more stability and
manueverability - plus - you can remove the door for even more freedom of movement.
However, choppers are quite costly so prepare carefully before the flight.
Determining exposure can get tricky**, especially at higher altitudes so I
usually take a reading before [...]
NOTE: 60 years ago Frank Lloyd Wright designed The Monona Terrace Center and that project was delayed by
politicians looking for headlines, etc. Then Madison’s new"hippie-mayor"
Paul Soglin took office and pushed the project to completion. Since I had met Mr.
Wright and seen the original models for the project I was elated to discover it being
finalized….and [...]
You can build a fine basic darkroom for under $200.00 -
especially if you take the time to shop. I find .ebay.com
has a great selection of darkroom equipment…. just go to the Photographic
Equipment link and then click the Darkroom Accessories link and you’ll find everything you
need.
FIRST: Please go to the camera
store and get a good book [...]
