There’s something about barns. They speak to history, hard work, a way of life, and in some respects a kinder, gentler mindset. We see them all the time: on the outskirts of town, travels to ‘where we grew up’ and vacations. Some barns we’ve seen so many times that we may not notice them anymore. […]
Author: Sheen Watkins
Sheen Watkins is a conservationist, wildlife photographer, instructor, author and photography writer. You can follow her photography on Facebook, Instagram and her website.
Playing with selective color is one of those things that everyone tries in photography at least once or twice. While “the establishment” often frowns on the practice, it’s really up to the individual and their client if it’s something they want to do or offer. For that reason alone it’s worth taking a look at […]
When we decide to add to our collection of lenses or purchase lenses for the first time, it can be a challenge select one over another. This article highlights lenses by categories starting with wide & ultra-wide, midrange and telephoto along with where they shine. Links to related articles along with a lens rating site […]
Recently the Natural History Museum and the Audubon Society published their award winning photographers for 2015. As I visited the Natural History Museum’s traveling exhibit here in Detroit, Michigan, I was held captive by the beauty photographed by many talented photographers. On January 6, 2016 Audubon published their 2016 bird photography contest information. At the […]
Summer flowers, winter flowers, fall berries and the foliage in between bring endless photographic opportunities. With flowers, we are quick to pull out our macro and close range lenses. Instead of switching your lenses back to a macro, leave that lens on the next time you’re planning to do flower photography! We’ll explore flower and […]
There are three easy-to-use Lightroom tools that that allow you to quickly isolate areas within a photo to make specific adjustments. These three tools include the Graduated Filter, the Radial Filter and the Adjustment Brush. A previous article explored the Radial Filter: How to Use Lightroom’s Radial Filter to Enhance Your Subject. We’ll explore how […]
