Don’t run away from the rain! Rainy days are great opportunities to find unique perspectives on otherwise ordinary scenes. Look for unusual reflections in puddles or on water-covered surfaces and try to capture raindrops as they fall. And find the emotion in your potential subjectssome people love the rain, and other people are made downright […]

Let’s say you’re headed out to the beach to take some photos of the surf. You check out the weather forecast on your smart phone and learn that torrential downpours are expected for most of the afternoon. Do you A) stay inside and play Mahjong all afternoon or B) reschedule your trip, then play Mahjong […]

A lot of the technique of photography is not choosing WHAT you photograph, but HOW you photograph it. Here’s an example from the March Photography Dash that dramatically shows this. One of this week’s topics for the “Manual Mode” dash was to take a photo of a park bench. Now there was more too the […]

Concerts are a symbiotic experience, each one unique to the music, the musicians, and the audience. The reciprocal nature appeals to us on a visceral level. It’s a way to connect with people over a shared interest and at times, a shared adrenaline rush. Of course, it is then natural, to want to capture the […]

Have you ever taken a photograph inside your house only to find that your picture had an eerie yellow tint that made your subject look jaundiced? The reason for the weird tint is caused by the naturally warm hue (color temperature) of the incandescent light bulbs which are common light sources in homes. Likewise, if […]