All Posts

These are all of the posts on this blog, listed from newest to oldest.

• Creating Photos With Realism
• Review: The Tough Camera I Take Everywhere Without Fear
• The Lensbaby Velvet 56 Lens
• Creating Cinematic Widescreen Photos and Video With an APS-C dSLR and Lenses
• The Roads Less Traveled
• Best Photography Sites for Photographers
• How to Shoot Better Photos More Quickly
• Photographic Meditation?
• Easily Set Up Your Camera for Exposure Bracketing and HDR Stacking
• Take Better Sunrise and Sunset Photos
• Telling Stories About Photos
• Why Shooting Landscapes and Nature is Better at f/11 or Less
• HDR Programs Compared
• Review: The Sigma 8-16 mm Lens is Excellent for Landscapes
• I Missed the Shot
• Review: Why the Hoya HRT CIR-PL Circular Polarizer is a Winner
• A Free Photography Lesson
• Why Center-Weighted Average is the Right Metering Mode 85% of the Time
• A Secret to Getting Great Color and Focus
• Hand-Holding the Camera and Sharpness
• Back-Button Focusing and Why You Should Use It
• Buying guides: Digital Photography Review
• “Photo Editing Overview – Caribbean Sailboat” by @larslentz of NegativeMoments.com on Vimeo
• Camera and Lens Review Sites
• Canon’s New APS-C Camera – the Canon 80D
• “Early Morning Farming Preparation” by @larslentz of NegativeMoments.com on Vimeo
• Craft Camera
• Microstock Photo Rewards and Rejections
• Meaningless Labels on Photographers
• DSLR Camera Bag Recommendation
• Taking Great Fall Photos
• Favorite Film Emulations
• Review: Comparing Circular Polarizing Filters – Hoya HRT CIR-PL UV vs. Singh-Ray LB Warming CP
• When to Use a UV Protective Filter on Your Lens
• The Rule About Rule-breaking in Photography
• Werner Herzog’s “Life Rules” and Photography
• Photography Book Reviews
• Naming and Describing Photos – A New Idea
• Getting the Correct Color in Lightroom and DxO Software
• Care What YOU Think
• Winter = Cold = Clarity!
• 2014 in review
• Native ISO and Noise
• A Photo Critique
• Easy Night Sky Photography
• B+H Photo Video
• Photo Artifacts in Stock Photography Submissions
• Expose to the Right? NO! Go left!
• Maximum Lens Sharpness – The “Sweet Spot”
• How much camera do you need?
• Copyright Your Photos
• The Importance of Light in a Photo
• Storm Light
• The Sigma DP2 Merrill Camera
• What topics would you like to see in a book about photography?
• How to Export a Video for Vimeo
• Bit Depth and Why it Matters!
• Instruction Manuals
• To Re-work or Not to Re-work Old Photos?
• Camera Straps
• Choosing a Focus Mode and AF Frame
• Characteristics of the Best Landscape and Nature Photos
• GoPro Camera Settings for Videos and Time-Lapse
• Mobile Chargers
• A Great Camera Strap – The BlackRapid “Curve” (RS-7)
• How Not to Lose Your Remote Controlled Helicopter and GoPro Camera
• Speeding Up a Normal Video to Simulate Time-Lapse
• Printing and Displaying Photos Like Peter Lik
• Another Still Image Time-Lapse – This Time Without Motion, Without Panolapse
• The Still-Image Time-Lapse Video Production Method
• Photography e-Books – Reviews and Comments
• The Video Time-Lapse or Hyper-Lapse Production Method
• Website Hosting Change – Smugmug vs Fine-Art America
• Sigma DP Camera Workflow
• QuickTime Pro Settings for Vimeo Video Conversion
• There when you need it . . .
• The Problem With Timelapse
• The Golden Hours
• Why You Need a Fast-Loading Photography Website
• Transforming Photos Into Maxfield Parrish Paintings
• 2013 in review
• Creating GoPro Videos with GoPro Studio
• The Auto Tone Adjustment Has a Good Idea
• The Authentic Photographer and Artist
• QuickTime Pro Settings for YouTube Video Conversion
• How Sharp is Sharp Enough?
• Quicktime Pro vs. Cineform Studio (GoPro Studio)
• Camera Lens Filter Effects You Can’t Get From Post-Processing
• Should I Watermark My Photos?
• How to Make Your Camera Settings Before You Need Them
• Behind the Shot: Ludington Beach
• Unfocus for Composition
• GoPro Hero Camera Lens Corrections in Lightroom
• Photography Hashtags
• How did you do that?
• Toning Down Photos
• How to Think Like a Photographer
• Increase Detail With Focus Magic
• GoPro Camera Reset
• Being Prepared to Shoot
• Geotagging Your Photos
• Color Saturation – What is the limit?
• Video: Downtown Budapest
• Capturing Color – What You See vs. What Your Camera Sees
• Lightroom Sharpening – Where to Start?
• Night Shooting
• What do Filters and Flash have in common?
• Composition and the Mind – A Modification of the Rule of Thirds
• Using a Cable Release and Intervalometer with the Tripod
• Output Sharpening for Print
• Wet Weather Shooting Photos – Dealing with Rain, Mist, and Fog
• Checklists for Photography – Tripod and Filters
• Preventing Motion Blur
• Smugmug Gallery Sharpening Settings
• Highlight Recovery
• Camera Focusing Modes
• Photographic Filters in Photo Metadata
• Making a Photography Website
• A Chromatic Aberration Eraser in Lightroom
• Dynamic Range in the Camera
• Black Rapid RS-7 (Curve) Camera Strap
• Photo Aspect Ratios and Picture Frames
• Poll: Photo Books – Where to Publish?
• Scouting Shots
• Flashlights for Outdoor Photography
• Video: Metallic Paper Prints
• Tripods – Love and Hate
• Video: Thinwrap Prints
• How to Photograph Flowing Water
• Video: Metal Prints
• How to Avoid Too Much HDR Effect
• Video: Time Lapse of Night Sky – My Second
• Helmet Cams
• Video: Time Lapse of Night Sky – My First
• Vignette to Draw the Eye
• Same Location – Different Photos
• Film Grain – Is It Cool?
• Video: Using a Lens Cover
• Video: A Basic Trick With the Circular Polarizer
• Video: Safely Removing a Filter
• Shooting Sand and Snow
• Video: Changing Lenses
• Video: Installing a Filter
• Thank you!
• Photography Videos – Reviews and Comments
• Panoramic Images From Normal Photos
• Filters and White Balance
• Photography Books, e-Books, and Videos – Reviews and Comments
• Neat Image Noise Removal Optimum Settings
• Photographing Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons
• Helpful Photo Critiques
• HDR Overdone – Sacrificing Light and Dark
• How to Paint with Light
• Lightroom Adjustments for Correct Prints
• Realism in a Photo
• What is your steadiness limit?
• Hyperfocal Focusing
• The Circular Polarizing Filter
• Camera Cases, Wraps and Straps
• The Barbell Strategy…for photos
• Printing Photos and Soft-Proofing
• Analyzing Photos Taken by the “Masters”
• Quick Shot Mode
• Lightroom + Focus Magic Workflow
• Lightroom Workflow
• 90% JPEG Quality
• Go Wide
• Practice