Famed American Army general George S. Patton once advised those under his command to “accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” Unlike a military conquest, I’m pretty sure that none of the photography projects that any of us engage in will ever have such profound global implications. Yet, given that […]
Understanding Light Articles
As photographers, we have a tendency to try and to try and bring as much light into a picture as possible. We are afraid of the blocked up shadows, dark corners, large black areas. While it’s certainly undesirable to have some of these problems in an image, I’m here to advise you to embrace the […]
As an unabashed music geek, I am fully aware of the impact of dynamic range as it applies to audio recordings; no matter how great a song may be, I find it slightly more difficult to enjoy when it is poorly recorded. So when I first came into the world of digital photography and noticed […]
As we all know, light is a key component of taking amazing photographs. Some will tell you that sunshine at certain times of the day is bad, some will swear by capturing the light the best way you can. Others will only use artificial, controllable light for perfect results. Personally, I think light is light. […]
I’ve got news for you. Your flash is smarter than you are. Think about it? How long would it take you to read the ambient light of your scene and then calculate the proper exposure to balance your fill flash with the background light? Your flash does this in the blink of an eye, and […]
As most of us know, the golden hours for photography are around sunrise and sunset, when the light is soft, golden and easy to work with. However, sometimes it’s not possible to shoot a subject in these hours, you may be forced to shoot at what is arguably the worse time of day for photography […]