https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M44m_d5I4Gs We all know how rewarding it feels to hike to the top of a mountain and have the opportunity to capture the inevitably beautiful scenery. But sometimes you want to take a break from the cliche landscape photographs and just capture an image of the neighborhood raccoon; even if it's just digging through your trash bin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdKv9TCcdAE If you have ever seen a Patagonia photograph, you are likely to have seen a photo taken by Jeff Johnson. Having been a part of Patagonia's elite staff of photographers, Jeff has done every kind of photography from travel to portraiture. Johnson is a self-taught photographer who believes the best way to create a photographic
http://youtu.be/icY0Kv_i-4M Taking a photograph is not hard; any toddler with a point and shoot can take a photo. Taking a good photo, on the other hand, takes years of practice and advancing your craft. Although most of us have probably developed our passion for photography from that very first click; only a few have the guts
http://youtu.be/ygeixGd8ZMw Who better to get natural lighting tips from than three-time Travel Photographer of the Year award-winner Bob Holmes. For over 30 years, Holmes has been photographing all over the world and his travel photos have appeared in National Geographic, Departures, and 46 books as the sole photographer. Working outdoors on most of his trips,
http://youtu.be/Orq5c6hNPow?list=UUYYY0OELyiUyMfYHn0ZL6vw Hunter Freeman found his passion for photography at a very young age. As a child, he worked as an assistant in his father's darkroom doing all manner of photography related tasks, such as developing, printing, designing, etc.... Having grown up in New York, Freeman was never short of subjects or inspiration and spent his
If there’s one thing we can count on as photographers, it’s our brethren's love for debating the finer points of photographic gear. If you have been a pro or an amateur for any length of time and you happen to know others who share this specific, expensive interest, you probably participated in a debate about
http://youtu.be/ctw0mF4ynOA Hunter Freeman found his passion for photography at a very young age. As a child, he worked as an assistant in his father's darkroom doing all manner of photography related tasks, such as developing, printing, designing, etc.... Having grown up in New York, Freeman was never short of subjects or inspiration and spent his
Q: I have a wedding coming up that I'm shooting in October. They are doing it about 2 hours before sunset on a shore cliff. How do I properly expose them without using flash or washing out the sky behind them during the ceremony? A: That's a tricky situation. Either the exposure will be right
Q: I dropped my camera on the ground. Everything seems to be working okay but my shots just don't seem as sharp anymore. Are there any tests I can run to see if the sharpness is still okay? A: The first step is to do some tests. Set your camera back up on your tripod
This week in Advancing Your Photography, we sat down with Deanne Fitzmaurice, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer who is based in San Francisco, California. She specializes in journalism stills and motion. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Time Magazine, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated , Men's Journal, Newsweek, The Economist, Stern, GEO and numerous
