Wait for the Trigger
This is such a simple concept, and yet it’s so often overlooked by photographers. I’ve been re-reading Jay Maisel’s “It’s Not About the F-Stop”. Among so many jewels of wisdom…
Simplify …
Creating strong images is often more about what you choose to exclude from your compositions than what you include. Extraneous objects, distracting bright spots, or other visual detritus rarely add…
The Importance of Patience
“Sometimes things aren't clear right away. That's where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.” -- Mary Pierce “Great works are performed not by strength…
Why Print Your Work?
Digital imaging has fundamentally changed the way we work as photographers. Digital brings immediacy, flexibility and lowers the on-going cost of creating images: once you own a digital camera, creating…
Themes
An answer to the question, “What is there to shoot?” Shooting to a theme is one way to keep your mind quietly alert to photographic opportunities. In photography, a theme…
Lightroom: Basic Panel or Tone Curve…
What's the difference?If you started your journey in digital photography using Photoshop, you like most others are likely familiar with the Curves Adjustment, and use it to adjust contrast, white…
