Nothing but chocolate, all day every day? Sounds enticing, but eventually it will all start to taste the same. With photography, we can run into a similar sort of problem: If you shoot from the same perspective, with the same…
On the lookout photographers require a hunter’s instinct—not unlike those instincts possessed by some of our favorite subjects: cats make excellent models to follow. Their patience ensures the successful pursuit of a mouse or bird. Patience is necessary for photography: sometimes you have…
Today’s high-end DSLRs have made it possible to capture the night sky that were simply impossible in the film era. Film lacked the sensitivity to record the night sky as we see it, with apparently stationary stars. Exposures on even…
Images by Jack Dykinga There’s a time when the subject matter of your photograph shifts from what you originally planned. An example of this is when the negative space, or the background space, or a vacant shadow area forms an…
From Beyond Point-and-Shoot by Darrell Young As a beginner photographer, you may wonder how people are able to capture sharp images of moving subjects. Or you may have seen images in which the subject is blurred to imply motion. Motion…
A Visit with Photojournalist Gerd Ludwig Gerd Ludwig is one of the few internationally renowned photojournalists; a member of the core team at National Geographic; founder of Visum, one of the earliest photography agencies in Europe; recipient of the 2006…
Choosing the right lens or lenses is one of the most important photographic decisions you can make. Nothing affects the quality of a photo more than the lens. Many first-time buyers of DSLRs don’t venture past the basic lens included…
Olympus launched the OM-D E-M1 camera with a specific purpose in mind: to create a Micro Four Thirds camera for professional and advanced photographers. The E-M1 is the peak of the Olympus digital imaging system—a true system camera for those…
In most cases, making an outdoor portrait involves mixed light sources and demands greater control of both exposure and lighting. Outdoor lighting with electronic flash can be daunting. There are many means for balancing the light output of a strobe…
The first thing to consider when purchasing a new camera should always be: what will I use this camera for? After all, the purpose of buying equipment is to put you in a position to create better photographs. That being said,…