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…
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…
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…
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Don’t Be a Slave to White Balance
Auto White Balance: it’s one of the first things I ask my workshop students to turn off. When outdoors, choose Daylight or Cloudy white balance instead. Indoors, tungsten white balance…
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…