Football Tips
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, ISO 7200, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 Here are a few tips to help you get better football pictures this fall. First, arrive early and…
Month: August 2015
How to add HSS Sync to the latest cameras using PocketWizard Flex system
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, Nikon SB-900, Nikon SB-800, PocketWizard Transceiver TT5, PocketWizard Mini TT1, AC-3, ISO 6400, ƒ/10, 1/2000 Getting this type of photo of…
Photographing Hummingbirds with Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S & a High-Speed Sync Flash
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, Nikon SB-900, Nikon SB-800, PocketWizard Transceiver TT5, PocketWizard Mini TT1, AC-3, ISO 6400, ƒ/10, 1/2000 The hummingbird bird feeder we have is…
Capturing Hummingbirds with Fuji X-E2 with 55-200mm
Fujifilm X-E2, FUJINON XF 55-200mm, ISO 5000, ƒ/6.4, 1/2000I may have accidentally gotten a photo of a hummingbird in the past, but now with a feeder on our back porch, I think I will make…
Are you stuck in Ground Hog Day like Bill Murray’s character Phil was in the 1993 movie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSVeDx9fk60 Back in 1993, Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell starred in Groundhog Day. It was a story where a weatherman repeatedly found himself living the same day. He is learning from his mistakes and even intentionally…
President Jimmy Carter and my fellow Photojournalists have something in common.
Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 7200, ƒ/5.6, 1/500 I was blessed today to see former President Jimmy Carter teach Sunday School at his hometown, Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, GA.…
Shooting HS Football Look for Competition
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, ISO 4000, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 Here are four photos from the same play. Which one would you choose to use if you…
Throw Back Thursday tips for copying old photographs
Throwback Thursday If you are on social media, you know that today, people post old photos to remember loved ones. This is a photo of my little sister with our great-grandmother, Mama Benfield, and me.…
Why Photography/Photojournalism is an Awesome Career
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 160, ƒ/8, 1/100 This simple photo of Claudio Cesar Aguirre, who is helping run a Chicken Coop in San Esteban, Olancho, Honduras, helped to get funds for micro-loans to help…
Window Light shooting with Fujifilm X-E2 & Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G
Fujifilm X-E2, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, Nikon AI Mount Lens to Fujifilm FX Mount Camera Adapter, ISO 2500, ƒ-wide open, 1/500 Window light is not all the same when it comes to shooting portraits. Having…
Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S shooting Friday Night High School Football
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, ISO 10000, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 My daughter's high school had its first football pre-season game tonight. Roswell High School played cross-town rival…
Photographer’s self-sufficiency is another word for poverty
Nikon D2X, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM, ISO 400, ƒ/2.8, 1/1600 Self-sufficiency is another word for poverty. I read that and immediately bristled, but as I listened more to Matt Ridley’s comment,…