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Final 2011 Nature Photography Class Offered at Rookery Bay

Published on December 9, 2011 By Gordon Campbell

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 [...]

Follow These Steps & Crop Your Photos Right

Published on July 25, 2011 By Gordon Campbell

Have you ever cropped a photo only to find it wouldn’t print the way you hoped?  Friend and excellent fellow photographer Jenni Brinkman asked if I’d share my take on cropping her attractive Bald Eagle photo.  Try these tips for proper cropping and printing: Start With a Strong Image- Starting with a big high resolution [...]

Lighting & How to Take Your Best Outdoor Photos-

Published on July 8, 2011 By Gordon Campbell

    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 [...]

Photoshop Elements For Nature Photographers…

Published on June 20, 2011 By Gordon Campbell

3 Tips For Getting Started- Would you like to confidently and correctly finish your digital photos?  Gone for the most part are the darkroom days so today’s photographer has the need for and luxury of utilizing photo editing software like Elements.  The newest version is Photoshop Elements 9 but the older versions are very similar [...]

“Part 1-Digital Processing Tips For Night Pictures”…

Published on May 13, 2011 By Gordon Campbell

Earlier in the week we addressed getting started with night photography. Required equipment, basic techniques involving the use of both aperture and shutter priority, ISO setting, focal points and more were explained in easy to understand and act on terms.  Today let’s look at how to create artistic nighttime photos via bracketing and effective photo [...]

“3 Photography Tips For Taking Night Pictures”…

Published on May 6, 2011 By Gordon Campbell

Taking pictures at night is one of the most creative, fun and surprising areas of photography. If you’ve ever wanted to know how, here is a 3 step guide to getting started.                   1- Tools of the trade: Your best camera will be a DSLR which allows [...]