Reading Time: 4 minutesStanley was invited into the subject’s home to get this intimate photo of her sewing. The Creepy Photographer There
#1 mistake made with multimedia/video
Reading Time: 3 minutesShure FP15/83 Combo Wireless System, H5 Our teaching team for our International Missions Photography Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal, started
How did your Easter family photo come out yesterday?
Reading Time: 2 minutesFujifilm X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 200, ƒ/8, 1/180, flash is set for -1 EV If you look closely, you will
Composition Tips from world renowned photojournalist Don Rutledge
Reading Time: 6 minutes Don Rutledge took this in 1967 inside the Arctic Circle. People are so comfortable with Don that he
How to fix the silhouetted subject when you want to see them
Reading Time: 4 minutes[X-E2, XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 6400, 1/18, ƒ/5.6, (35mm = 27), Neewer TT850 flash
16 Travel Mistakes Made By Photographers
Reading Time: 6 minutesDon’t make these common mistakes when traveling for vacation this year. They are in no particular order, but here
Stills + Video | NOT Video OR Stills
Reading Time: 4 minutes A client wrote to me the other day. Here was her question: CLIENT: A production company did a
Storytelling is about capturing moments
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nikon D2X, 24-70mm ƒ/2.8, ISO 800, ƒ/2.8, 1/40 Storytelling is about moments. You may think that sitting around
Visual Storytelling involves being prepared
Reading Time: 5 minutesBe Prepared: The Motto of the Boy Scouts of America “Be prepared for what?” you might ask. For everything
Storytelling using multimedia to tell the story
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow many times have you been called to talk to a group, and you have either said or
Photographers: Three ways to direct the audience
Reading Time: 5 minutesNikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 1100, ƒ/3.2, 1/100 Custom White Balance with ExpoDisc Composition/Graphics You can use compositional elements like
Storyline involves a Plot
Reading Time: 4 minutesFujifilm X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/3.6, 1/250, custom white balance with ExpoDisc A plot “ensures that you get your
Storytelling involves Setting The Scene
Reading Time: 4 minutesLayering is one of the best techniques I know for setting scenes. Layering is when you have a foreground,
Storytelling Involves Characters
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere is one way to introduce a character running straight at the audience. The show, don’t tell. When introducing
Storytelling involves conflict
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy last post was on the elements of the story. This is just on one of those elements: CONFLICT.Here
Visual Storytellers: The elements they use to tell a story
Reading Time: 5 minutes To help with the conflict portion of the plot for my story on coffee growers in Mexico, I