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 brakes [...]

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. Your subject matter is constantly moving, usually in unpredictable ways, and faster than normal activity. Thus, it is best to [...]

Typically, aerial photographs are taken from an aircraft or helicopter.  Helicopters tend to offer much more stability and maneuverability – 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 [...]

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 [...]

You can build a fine basic darkroom for under $200.00 – especially if you take the time to shop.  I find Amazon.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.