… confidently. Advances in digital camera technology and the corresponding reduction in price make it possible for literally everybody to have a camera capable of producing fine photos. Learn these three modes on your Point and Shoot: 1- Program Mode. For all around ease of shooting don’t be afraid to simplify things. Instead pay more [...]
… and have fun while doing things just a bit differently to improve your photography. Regular readers especially those I’ve met know that when writing on the subject or when teaching, my goal is to see you move from “picture taker” to photographer. That’s really the difference between just pointing and shooting versus using your [...]
… one of the birds you’ll often encounter resting in large groups along the beach and or diving with missile like accuracy once a wild feeding frenzy has broken out over a school of bait fish. A very pretty target for the photographer and a few interesting facts on the Royal Tern- 1- You’ll notice [...]
… grab the SLR and visit the “city at night”. After a pleasant sunset beach dinner last week we decided to swing by downtown Naples knowing it would be decorated in a full seasonal display and the opportunity to “paint” some street scenes with long exposures was an irresistible allure. Take great pictures at night- [...]
… for smart shopping and lots of discounts. Recently I’ve fielded a few questions along the lines of “what camera should I buy”? The answer while simple does have a lot of moving parts- buy the equipment that will help you take the type of pictures you prefer. Under some conditions a pocket sized point [...]
… can be successfully pursued 365 days per year. With an array of beaches, Gulf of Mexico scenes, the Ten Thousand Islands plus our award winning state and national parks the shutterbug need just head out the door. Tips for great pictures- Take advantage of great light- living near the coast and on relatively flat [...]
… which might actually be all white! Just to keep the enthusiastic birder on her or his proverbial toes this smaller heron spends the first year of it’s life not in solid blue plumage with a purplish head and neck but rather disguised in solid white and looking like it’s relative the snowy egret. Photographing [...]
… in the vernacular of the swfl big game fisherman. Known by several monikers not limited to “Silver King”, “Poon” and the “Great Herring” Tarpon hail from one of the oldest families of fish on earth with a genetic lineage stringing back almost seventy million years. That’s a lot of tide changes. Today they fixate [...]