It took me some time to understand the aperture settings and why I might want to use one value instead or another. The basics aren’t that hard to explain…. A smaller number denotes a larger opening in the lens, which if course lets in more light faster than a smaller opening. A large aperture also effects aesthetics of a [...]
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A short while back I did some examples of fun bokeh shapes with our Christmas tree lights. This article from DIYPhotography shows a simple and easy way to make your own bokeh shapes kit. I did mine even more low-tech than this version… I used scissors to cut half-shapes into folded business cards. I then [...]
I’ve always tried to leverage social media as I’ve been building up my own web presence. Digital Photo Buzz has done a decent write-up multi-part on how to put these different outlets to work for you.
A fellow seller on Etsy asked me for advice on taking good product photos. This topic has been written up in the forum there a hundred times before, but I took the time to write up my own personal response. Rather than share it with just one person I wanted to share it with all [...]
A friend writes: Wondering if you might be able to give me a few pointers on taking better indoor sports pictures without a flash. Any suggestions on camera settings, modes, etc.? I have played with the white balance and tested out several modes on the Nikon D90. You are quite the expert and thought you [...]
One of the photos in my flickr photostream that seems to get traffic every day is a picture of the bad-ass mouse-trap racer that I built for my wife’s after-school engineering class. It got picked up by the Make (Magazine) Blog and turns up in search results all the time. Every time I glance at my [...]
A friend recently asked “Do you have any suggestions for a high quality, but not over the top, camera for my wife? I would like to get one for her birthday. Good battery life is particularly important. Not too bulky.” My response was as follows… I like the Canons myself. The Elph line is small [...]
I just got back from a trip to Austin Texas, where besides starting a new full-time job I also took a few hundred more photographs to process. One night I was out wandering around on downtown 6th Street and ended up photographing a couple bands and a lot of random people. If I handed you [...]
Moving Over, Moving In
A while back I embarked on the “Project 365″ photo challenge. Since January 1st of 2o1o I have been taking and publishing one good photograph every day and will be doing so through the end of the year. (Well, to be completely honest, the “publishing” part is often a day or two behind, and the [...]