Author Archive
Ok, so you’ve spent all of this money on camera gear. You’ve bought a camera body, lenses, batteries, memory cards, bags, etc., etc., etc. You maybe even spent some money on a trip somewhere to take photographs. You’ve taken dozens or even hundreds of photographs. Now what? What do you do with those photographs? That’s where storage becomes an issue. How…
So a little while ago I got the chance to go back to New Orleans. I really enjoyed my second trip there because I enjoy the history of the city. On this trip I went with some family that had never been there before. We stayed at the south end of the French Quarter on Canal Street. It was…
As I mentioned in my “Photography Basics” post, aperture is the size of the opening in the rear of the lens that allows light to pass through to the camera sensor. Aperture is described in f stops. The higher the number of f stop, the smaller the opening at the rear of the lens is, and therefore,…
So, if you’ve read my other gear posts, you know that I have a bag compulsion. I have multiple briefcases for my regular work and have used several different bags (sling, small backpack, and large backpack) for my camera gear. Well, I guess I have to add one more to the camera backpack mix. That…
After the busy day Saturday, I was pretty tired and wanted to sleep in on Sunday. That, however, did not happen because Sunday was the LA Marathon. On Sunday morning I was awakened by the drum beats of the performers at the corner of 1stStreet and Grand Avenue. Hearing the drum beats, I figured that, since I wasn’t…
Because my last post was about shooting in shutter priority mode, it would only make sense that this post be about shooting in aperture priority mode. That post will come soon, however, I had an interesting weekend that I wanted to share. I had a pretty interesting weekend, at least Saturday and then Sunday morning. Saturday was…
In my last blog post I talked about my downtown LA night photography with my friend Becky. In that post I spoke about showing her how to use shutter priority to make light trail photographs of the traffic on the freeway. I figured it only made sense that my next post be about how to shoot in…
It has been too long since my last blog post. I took a short trip to Phoenix to visit some family and watch a couple of Spring Training baseball games which kept me away from my blog. However, I had a fun experience this past Friday evening that I wanted to share. A friend of mine, Becky, has…
Ok, so I’ve had this blog up for several weeks and I’ve posted a half dozen posts about all kinds of different gear, but have failed to post on the most crucial thing…actually making photographs. So, here’s a post on the basics of making a photograph on a digital camera. Two Components of a Photograph: If…
Tripods are important. They hold all the weight of your camera and lens while you make a photograph. Given the value of all of your gear, a little thought on your tripod seems like a good idea. In addition to just holding your camera and lens, tripods make many different types of shots possible. Without a tripod you…