Shooting RAW? Elements, Lightroom, or Photoshop?
There are questions that get asked so often that I'm compelled to visit, re-visit, revise, or look at from different angles from time to time.
This is especially true when it comes to the digital dark room. Software updates happen so often and can be s...
Where Do We Find Vision In Photography?
There are two ways to look at vision in photography. The first, and most obvious, is what you see. But what about the second? It's about how you see things.
Vision is about how you see things in photography
While we all know that photography, just lik...
Don’t Be A Chimp!
You know you do it. You get caught up in all the technical mumbo jumbo that comes with today's digital photography. I know, I do it sometimes. It's why I have to consciously dial myself back. While it's important to pay attention to the 1s and 0s of di...
Do You Own Your Photos Online?
What's yours is yours, right?
That's the premise behind most photographers' understanding of copyright and ownership of photos and it's the premise behind Twitter's new move into hosting their own photography sharing service. The simple idea is that we...
Color Filters and Black and White Photography
Analog photographers make use of color filters to add drama and visual depth to their photographs. The various color filters allow the photographer to change the gray scale distribution which can add or subtract subject contrast. There are many goo...
K.I.S.S. Your Way to Better Photography
You've likely heard the saying K.I.S.S. or "keep it simple stupid". Well, I don't like calling my readers stupid so we'll go with silly instead. I mean, you are on one of the best websites for learning photography after all so you can't be stupid, righ...
Book Review – Photography for Kids: A Fun Guide to Digital Photography
We're giving away a copy of the book. Details at the end of the "review".
Photography for Kids!: A Fun Guide to Digital Photography [Amazon] Rocky Nook; 1 edition (May 8, 2011)
About the Book
Digitization is the biggest advance in the history of photo...
Choosing The Right Small Strobe System For You
The move to a smaller, and more compact, lifestyle is something many photographers are aspiring to accomplish. This means you've got to lighten your load and one of those places is by using small strobes instead of those bulky bigger strobes that most ...
Artists Use Photography to Teach Children Reading and Writing Skills
We've known for years about the many ways that art can help children learn. Schools across the United States are finding themselves facing budget cuts and the arts are often the first to go even as new studies show that the arts drive innovation and pr...
Amazing Video of Polar Animals Captured by Paul Nicklen
There's an amazing sense of awe and inspiration that comes from watching a photographer who shows passion in his/her work. This kind of passion can break barriers and can show people a world they've never experienced before.
Check out this video by pho...
GIMP 2.6 for Photographers Book Review
GIMP 2.6 for Photographers: Image Editing with Open Source Software [Amazon] Rocky Nook; 1 edition (February 4, 2011)
About the Book
Image editing has become a crucial element in the photographic workflow. Image editing tools, most notably Photoshop, ...
Think Tank Retrospective 5 Hands On Review
So I just unpacked from a week-long trip. I was able to go minimalist with this trip as there was no client or assignment to bog me down. This was perfect timing as Think Tank had sent me a review bag called the Retrospective 5.
The Retrospective 5 by ...
