"Stairway To Heaven”
"Stairway To Heaven”©David A. Ziser I'm leading off today's post with one of the images from our Technique Tuesday video below. This is one of the images I made of our bride after we re-entered convention center after my wedding shoot out in downto...
Technique Tuesday: Finding Lines In All The Right Places; Master Class Kick-off: and Shooting With Tamron 28-300VC Lens
Good Morning Everybody, My class kicked off to a fine start yesterday. We had photographers attending from around the country and around the world. One of our attendees coming all the way from Australia. We moved through a lot of information during the...
The Importance of Perspective
How large do you suppose these rocks are? Could you pick them up in your hand? Step over them? Are they the size of your bed? Your car? Your house? Well, now take a look at this photo: That’s me up there! Here’s another angle. Here’s another one. Pretty mountain stream? Or enormous Upper Falls...
"Color My World”
"Color My World”©David A. Ziser This is an image I made in Washington D.C. a few weeks ago. We had just finished photographing at the church and had returned to the Washington D.C. Convention Center. Near the entrance was this large cylindric...
Expose for the Sky
A reader recently asked, “I’ve read a lot of photography articles where they say to “expose for the background” or “meter for the subject”, then “recompose and shoot”. When I do that, it still doesn’t work! My camera just adjusts the exposure for whatever I’m focusing on. For instance, if I want to take a...
How to Compose Shots When Shooting Skateboarders
Here’s a tutorial by skateboarding photographer Michael Burnett in which he discusses various composition tips and techniques. His area of expertise is in shooting skateboarders, but the tips are very applicable for other types of photography as...
"A Moment Together – Just Us"
"A Moment Together - Just Us" ©David A. Ziser This image was taken just before all the guests entered the dining room for dinner. I've mentioned it many times at DigitalProTalk that this is one of the special moments I really enjoy capturing for my b...
"And Liberty For All"
"And Liberty For All" ©David A. Ziser You guessed it. This image was made during our tour of the Capitol Building on Wednesday. It was my first visit and I was impressed. Heck, I even got a chance to catch a glimpse of Congresswoman...
"And Justice For All"
"And Justice For All" ©David A. Ziser I captured this image yesterday after our tour the the Capitol. With the Supreme Court hearings wrapping their third day of testimonies, quite a crowd had gathered on the step...
"Ghost of Museums Passed"
"Ghost of Museums Passed" © David A. Ziser I captured this image during our visit yesterday to Duncan Phillips Art Museum in Washington, DC. As you can see I was using a very wide-angle lens – my Sigma 12–24mm lens on my new...
Images and Impressions of Canon’s 5D Mark 3 HDR Feature: and Easy GPS in Lightroom 4
Good Morning Everyone, After getting yesterday's blog posted, we headed out to see the sights in Washington, DC area. Our first stop was at the Duncan Phillips Museum which was showing an exhibition entitled Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard...
"Hotel Affair"
"Hotel Affair" © David A. Ziser I captured this image late last night after we returned to the hotel from dinner. I’ve had the Canon 5D Mk 3 on my shoulder everyday since I unpacked it a few days ago. I was really...
