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Learn The Basics of Photoshop Elements
During a seminar I conducted this week at the South Collier Regional Library on how to effectively edit, enhance & correctly save photos with various versions of Elements I was surprised to find how many people had experience with the program but who were unaware of some of the most basic actions and work flow. [...]
3 Easy Steps To Freshen Up Your Photography
It’s a topic that comes amongst photographers- you’ve taken an interest in a certain field, your shots are good but now your enthusiasm for the same scenes is waning. Here are 3 things that always work to rekindle things for me: 1- Go someplace new. A recent invite to visit good friends in their Cleveland [...]
3 Times To Use Manual Focus
This week a question came in about photos that seemed unnecessarily blurred. Upon further investigation it looked like an auto focus problem so this weekend’s photography tip should help you know when to get the best results using your DSLR’s manual focus option. 1- The most common call for manual focus is when nature photographers [...]
Would You Blur your Photos?
At first that sounds like a stupid question, right? Not for those who enjoy sports, light trails and other scenes involving moving subjects. Anyone who’s attended one of my classes or seminars knows I like to hit on the subject. Sometimes a completely frozen action shot is impressive but more often than not an image [...]
3 Steps to Great Night Photos
Do you put your camera down once the sun sets feeling that landscapes, street scenes and nature photography are over? Last night I taught a class on the subject and attendees learned to use low light and darkness to liven up their portfolio. There are some tricks involved but here’s how to get started: [...]
Deliberate Blurs, This Weekend’s Photography Tip
One question often received regards how to take pictures showing an element of purposeful blurring, especially involving sports and water. I was recently honored to speak on the subject at the DPI-SIG camera club meeting in Naples. A few of the points I covered on this sometimes tricky subject were: What’s Going On?- low light [...]
Were You In The Audience?
With a growing interest in digital photography I was privileged to be called on to do a series of seminars on the topic through the Collier library system. Were you at the Central Ave location yesterday? We had a full house of about 95 in attendance and covered everything from camera set up, composition and [...]
Enjoy the Holidays
Regular readers normally expect photography tips, new images and other info related to the topic here. Today I’d like to start by saying “Happy Holidays” and “thanks” for your readership and support again this year. On the topic of Holidays and photography I thought I’d link to an article that reminds us that it’s the [...]
Holiday Photography Tips- Outdoor Shots
Last week we took a look at some ideas for indoor photography during the Holiday season so now here are a few ideas for outdoor shots especially at night- 1- Try out your different lenses or if using a point & shoot vary your zoom to compose both close ups and deeper scenes. Wide [...]
Final 2011 Nature Photography Class Offered at Rookery Bay
Interested in nature photography? Want to learn to get the most of your camera out in the field? Rookery Bay, famous for environmental research and education will be offering the 3rd of 3 nature photography classes beginning Tuesday at 8:30-11:30 am next week. Camera set up, composition, lighting and more will be covered in class [...]
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