ShareWe all love the beach, but getting a decent photograph from your beach excursion can be a little tricky. Here are a few quick tips on beach photography that should help you improve your results. 1) Be Early or Be Late – In general the best photos you will capture at the beach will generally [...]

ShareBlack and white can add drama and emotion to many different kinds of photographs. There are however, many different ways to convert your digital images to black and white and an almost limitless amount of effects that you can apply after that. Here are some of the best Photoshop tutorials for black and white lovers [...]

ShareSports bring people together, adults and children alike.  Sports can teach our children how to get along with one another, confidence and humility all at the same time (with the help of a good coach).  Sports can provide memories that last a lifetime … but pictures are how you can share those memories with others. Capture [...]

SharePortraits taken during the golden hours – that is, the time just before sunset and after sunrise – have an incredibly powerful light to them. The dramatic back-lighting from the sun and the golden tones that flood your viewfinder can give you an incredible image. Not only that, the mood of your photo is vastly [...]

SharePhotographing fire performers – and the trails they make – is an art form of its own. These incredible artists can put on quite a show, and photographers love the opportunity to capture surreal images using long exposure techniques. Burning Dan by naturalturn, on Flickr Successful fire trail photography takes much skill and practice – [...]

SharePhotographing the night sky can be a surreal experience, and star trail photography is highly rewarding if you have a bit of patience. Those 2 hour long single exposures can turn an otherwise mundane day shot into an otherworldly image. Racing Stars by Andrew Stawarz, on Flickr When photographing star trails, your goal is to [...]

ShareContrast is a design principle that artists and photographers have used to create compelling, interesting pictures. Contrast is achieved in a photo when two things with visible differences are presented in the same frame. Here are simple ways to create contrast in your photo and enhance its artistry. 1. Find Contrast Between Sizes of Elements [...]

ShareSo you got your new dSLR, you’ve charged the battery, and you’re ready to get on the steep learning curve to making awesome photos. Where do you start? How do you get better in a way that inspires you, week after week? If you’re like most camera owners who have picked up photography as a [...]

ShareFireworks displays are a sign of celebrations of important events all over the world. For brief moments in time we are fascinated and enamored with their brilliance before they fade away forever. With a handful of basic starting points, equipment, and essentials, one can capture these moments using a digital camera giving life and longevity [...]

ShareSome people are technical learners, able to learn with a mathematical approach. Some others, including myself, don’t take to that technical approach very well. When I make an exposure, I begin with the subjective idea or the impact I want to create, and then think about the technique that will produce that impact, a moment [...]