Camera Craft
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Get Up Early and Shoot the Sunrise
As a photographer I’m known for my extensive portfolio of sunrises and sunsets. I’ve been photographing these for years, and…
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Shoot in Color, Convert to Black and White Later
One of the best practices an experienced photographer should be aware of, is to shoot all of your photographs in…
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The Importance of a Good Tripod
As a nature and still life photographer, I shoot 98 percent of my photos on a tripod. It’s a habit…
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Shooting and Stitching Panoramas
With the popularity of stitching software and hence great improvements to Photoshop and Elements in recent years, its now easier…
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Even Though its Digital, You Still Have To Start Out with Pristine Images
About 6 years ago, I went on a photography trip up to the North Country. For the 5 days I…
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About Photographing People
Anyone who isn’t blessed with boundless self-confidence and a natural gift of gab will find it difficult to take pictures…
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Photographing Fall Color
One of the tricks to photographing spectacular fall color, is knowing where and when to go. Living in the U.S.…
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Commonplace Photos and Your Own Point of View
Sometimes you have pictures planned out in your head before you set out on a trip. They may even be…
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Photographing Waterfalls
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is blessed with some of the most dramatic waterfalls in the country. Often, I’ll return to the…
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Why Subjects Should Move a Bit to the Side
When you take a picture, where do you instinctively position your main subject – the center of your image? Smack-dab…
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