The great thing about Southwest Florida for the shutterbug is that there is always something going on. Whether it’s a learning situation like formal photography classes or fun shoots with group outings, something’s always on the calendar. Looking ahead, there’s lots of excitement about Balloons Over Paradise out at in Immokolee. Like last year I [...]
The price of digital camera technology continues to fall especially within the “consumer” models and products. Meanwhile the capabilities and picture quality of even pocket cameras continues to impress. Just a hundred bucks or so gets you something worth toting around whether over to the beach or away on vacation. Over the last week I [...]
Hopefully everyone’s holiday season went well complete with lots of photography and maybe even a few new gadgets. According to several blogs I read myself & will link to, new technology is focusing more and more on the consumer markets and smaller digicams or hybrid DSLRs. Basically many non traditional cameras are coming with interchangeable [...]
… and one of our most approachable & photogenic species is the burrowing owl. For those who know where to find them, cool mornings and warm sunny afternoons bring the owls from their hidden burrows out to daylight where they make the perfect target for a DSLR and 300mm zoom. The trick to great pictures [...]
Nature Photography at Rookery Bay- This Fall take the opportunity to enroll in classes totally centered on nature photography at Rookery Bay. Included will be illustrative visual presentations with Q&A plus productive field trips for everything from burrowing owls to the Everglades and all the alligators, bird life and scenery that the area always offers. [...]
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 [...]
That’s easily one of the common questions I get and in some sense the breakneck speed of developments in photo technology makes it a tricky question while on the other photography is still basically light through a hole. So the question to the answer is “what do you plan to do with the camera and [...]
You know when a picture looks good right? Framed nicely, attractive use of light, sharp focus, etc. Yet one of the things I encounter most when guiding nature photography excursions is people’s excitement to get a shot at the cost of good composition. Here’s the thing: a pretty subject isn’t always a pretty picture if [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]