Taking photos is one of the most inspiring and exciting of pursuits. It can encourage you to have adventures, see the world in a newer, fresher way, meet interesting people – all while creating something that is totally unique to you.
We are born makers, and creativity is the ultimate act of integration it is how we fold our experiences into our being. – Brene Brown
But what happens when your well of inspiration runs dry, when you cant get excited by... more
If you have not heard about Winter Storm Jonas hitting the US, you must have been hiding under a rock (which was covered in snow anyways). For some this meant that they had to stay at home and cancel plans. But for others, who planned ahead, this was a great opportunity to break out the [...]
A few years ago I broke the filter on my 24-70 2.8 Nikon lens.I felt quite thelucky guy, as that lens is about $1,800. The comments on the usefulness of that filter were mixed. I think the comments on how the new Sigma filter protects a lens will be different. On December Sigma announced that [...]
Has anyone ever saidto you, Thats a nice photo, you must have an expensive camera!?
According to photography legend Ansel Adams,The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
Your camera is simply a tool, that you use to create your vision of the scene in front of you.A camera can only do what you tell it, so it’s not going to capture that “nice photo” all by itself. But, what if the camera doesn... more
For the last couple of years, I have been involved in the planning process for the Fuji X-Pro 2. I've been using a pre-production unit since October. One of the photos I did for them (the only one where I used flash, actually) is the miniature chrysanthemum seen above.
Up for a quick game of Guess the Light? Then take a moment before... more
It is a good thing to break from the norm once in a while, and do something different to challenge your personal photography. Limiting yourself to a few rules could help with this and encourages you to learn something new.
One new thing to try, is to use anchor colours in your photography. An anchor colour could be any colour that does one or more of the following:
Lightroom is a popular choice for post-processing software for many photographers. There are many common mistakes newbies make when using it – and losing some of their photos is one of those.
In this video Phil Steele will show you how to find lost or missing photos and prevent it from happening again:
If you enjoyed that and want to learn even more about Lightroom you can check out... more
Seattle-based Corbis Corporation has announced that its massive collection of over 100 million images and 800,000 video clips has been sold to Visual China Group, a Chinese investment company whose majority owner is Getty Images. Corbis, originally founded by Bill Gates in 1990, announced this morning that all still and motion picture archives, along with [...]
GoPro cameras are meant to take a beating. But accidents do happen and sometimes you can end up scratching or cracking the lens of a GoPro. Thankfully, YouTube user MicBergsma, who weve featured many times before, has shared a quick and simple way to replace the lens on your GoPro. All it takes is a [...]
