Digital lets you shoot in manual mode and still be in the auto.
Fuji X-E2, XF 55-200mm, ISO 3200, ƒ/8, 1/1000 I was shooting some photos of birds on our bird feeder when I realized I wanted a little more depth-of-field than wide open at ƒ/4.8, so…
Year: 2014
The use of color is essential to the overall look of a project.
If you want your portfolio to go to a new level, maybe you should pay attention to color pallets [color schemes]. One thing that sets professional work apart from home videos is control of the…
How will your audience see your photos?
Print When you shoot for print, especially a magazine, you will compose some photos for the cover. As a result, you leave a little more space than you would have if you had not been…
The Importance of a photography community–that you belong to one
Ben Gray, Visual Manager at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was our keynote speaker. [Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/6.4, 1/110] While I have tried for many years to get a large group of photographers together for mainly…
Ideas for working with NGOs & Companies using Storytelling
A friend wrote me, asking, “Were you ever able to make progress on ideas around working for NGOs?” Here are my comments to help him navigate this from what I have learned. Today, it is easier…
Shallow depth-of-field @ ƒ/9 can give great Bokeh
Nikon D3S, 28-300mm, 100mm ISO 200, ƒ/9, 1/200 When you first think of ƒ/9 you might think of the photo above where you can see from the lady to the sign behind her that most…
Carrying my Fujifilm X-E2 every where I go–for a good reason
Fujifilm X-E2 with 55-200mm, ISO 2500, ƒ/5.6 & 1/125 with OS turned on and handheld. Being ready is why it is essential to take photos all the time. I tested my new FUJINON LENS XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8…
Explore with your subject
Nikon D3S, 85mm ƒ/1.4, ISO 200, ƒ/1.4, 1/5000 A couple of years ago, I made environmental portraits of the students in the executive MBA program at Georgia Tech. I would take about 15 minutes to…
Successful photographers focus on two things others do not
Benjamin Franklin says he wasn’t sure if the painted image carved on the chair used by George Washington during the Constitutional Convention was a sun rising or setting. However, when the Constitution was finally approved…
Photographer how’s your memory?
I bought some of the Case Logic hard drive cases, which I continue to use today. The cases outlast the drives. Here is a link to those cases in Case you want them. I haven't…
Where’s your camera?
Fuji X-E2 panoramic mode I finally started carrying my camera everywhere with me a few years ago. I think of it like my watch. I can't benefit from owning a look if I don't wear…
Fuji X-E2 Manual Focus
Here in this photo is the setup I am using to demonstrate the manual focus of the Fuji X-E2. When you switch the focus mode selector to M (manual), you can turn the focus on…