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Street Photography- Know The Rules & Your Rights
If snapping another pelican or sunset photo here in Naples may be enough to cause your head to explode then a venture into street photography may be just the cure. Even better if you’ll be traveling where the novelty of new scenes can be invigorating. There are rules that apply and to my surprise several [...]
Hit The Links For Great Pictures
An outing with a client out on a very scenic golf course gave me the idea for this week’s weekend photography tip. With one of the largest number of golf courses per capita Collier County offers a bevy of photography opportunities especially in the Naples/Bonita Springs area: Landscapes- are an obvious opportunity. Look for [...]
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 [...]
Beat the Heat With Night Photography
This weekend’s photography tip will help with an alternative to shooting under our late Summer heat & humidity. I like to get out at night for photography in downtown Naples and you can too wherever you live. Sound interesting? Here are techniques you can use to dodge the sun & take great pictures at night: [...]
Birds of Florida, Bald Eagle
Saving the best almost for last let’s take a look at this magnificent bird, our nation’s symbol and the top of the avian food chain. Some facts on the Bald Eagle- -Florida has the second largest breeding population only to Alaska. – Their wingspan ranges from 6-7 1/2 feet (Audubon). -Adults easily noted by dark [...]
Great Nature Photography Right In Naples
How’d you like a convenient spot right in town where you could photograph birds and wildlife including snakes and ‘gators all from the comfort of a raised boardwalk and clear walking paths? It’s called Freedom Park. Where- From any direction including the Ft Myers area to the North and Marco to the South simply check [...]
Birds of Florida, Ruddy Turnstone
I’d like to give you something! Before we get into the bird of the week, I’d like to start a trivia contest for readers. For each question answered correctly, you’ll get points toward a 16×20 canvas gallery wrap of your choice. Here’s the trick: some questions will carry more points than others depending on the [...]
Know Your ISO & Take Better Pictures
There’s a photography tip you can get a lot of miles out of. I don’t know if its the change in acronym from the film days (who remembers that?) when it was ASA but I’ve had students confuse the ISO setting with everything from aperture priority to shutter speed. ISO is a measure of your [...]
Lighting & How to Take Your Best Outdoor Photos-
Would you like to make your outdoor photographs really “pop” without complicated settings and tasks? Nature photographers have always keyed in on the “golden hours”- that hour or so window around sunrise and sunset when warm light makes for both great exposures and dramatic silhouettes. Here’s the trick- – The best lighting [...]
3 Tips For Great Fireworks Photos-
As we approach Independence Day and prepare to celebrate our great nation, shutterbugs everywhere are ready to photograph fireworks displays. Here in Naples I usually position myself on the beach to catch the excellent show launched from the pier. Today’s post is a reprint of last year’s with a bit of new info. So without [...]
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