Photoshoot and Beyond
Adobe Spark Page is an amazing story-telling platform. It can be used as a travel journal to share adventures, a means to display a portfolio, or as a marketing or training tool. I am just getting my feet wet, having created a couple of on-line journals to share with friends, and am very excited by future…
Here are some tips to improve your travel photography, that have nothing to do with taking the actual photograph. Research where you are going and have a good idea of what you would like to see and do, before you leave on your trip. Don’t forget to check out local festivals and celebrations. If there are any events or…
Category: Travel Photographer: Jan Stria “Spring Waves” Photographer of the Day, Jan Stria, takes us on a journey to the vibrant green landscape of rural Southern Moravia, Czech Republic. I am drawn into the simplicity of this abstract scene, and the interplay of the leading lines of the rolling hills of crops and horizontal beams of light. Originally shared…
Category: Travel Photographer: Francesco Cimato “Milky Way In Canal Grande-Venice” Photographer of the Day, Francesco Cimato, takes us on a trip to Venice, at sunrise, and then beyond into our imagination. The golden light, the Milky Way sky, the colors, the leading lines to the sun, and the twinkle of the stars reflected on the soft…
I’m not one to rely too much on third-party plug-ins. I try to keep things simple, and usually stick with Lightroom and Photoshop. Macphun’s Intensify is an exception. I use it regularly in my workflow. A plug-in for Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Apple Aperture, it is unfortunately only for Mac users. I use…
Category: Travel Photographer: Prabhu Shankar “Ayyanakere Lake, Chikamagalur, Karnataka” Photographer of the Day, Prabhu Shankar, stops time as he captures the perfect moment when five men simultaneously dive into Ayyanakere Lake, India. The leading line of the pier down the center of the photograph is strong, drawing the eye to the man sitting on the cupola. This sitting…
Category: Travel Photographer: Jim Denham “Manteo Lighthouse Smooth” Photographer of the Day Jim Denham used a long exposure to soften the water and clouds, and to capture the quiet, stillness of the evening at Manteo Lighthouse on Roanoke Sound, North Carolina. His shutter speed was 245s, at F/8 and ISO 100. Originally shared on the Photofocus…
I am star-struck. My Fuji X-T2 just arrived, it was released September 8. I am reading through the manual and looking at the camera’s features. It is definitely an exciting upgrade from the Fuji X-T1 and in some regards even the Fuji X-Pro2. Here are my ten favorite Fuji X-T2 camera features, in no particular order: A focus stick…
Category: Travel Photographer: Ken Lee “Skogafoss In The Mist” Photographer of the Day, Ken Lee, has captured the might and majesty of Skogafoss, in Iceland–a country known for its waterfalls. The sheer magnitude of the falls, with people dwarfed in the foreground, is intensified by the mist and water softened by a slower shutter speed. The woman…
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is traditionally a Mexican holiday to remember and honor the dead. I traveled to San Miguel de Allende to join in the celebrations and to work on my street photography skills. San Miguel de Allende is considered by some to be one of the prettiest cities in Mexico.…