This is one of my favorite compositional techniques because it can be very obvious or really subtle in nature. But either way, it is always effective. Natural framing is really a focus on framing while looking through the viewfinder in the camera. This can be done with an actual pre-existing "frame[...]
There are several ways to create interesting images, even if you are using a point and shoot camera or your phone. Most of what makes an image wonderful, impactful, and interesting has nothing to do with the tool (the camera or the lens) but everything to do with the artist who is taking the image[...]
Ever gone out and started photographing a scene or portrait session and then you look at the back of your camera and it is totally not exposed correctly? Yeah, happens to me too. I often tell my clients that my camera is fighting with me. Why does this happen? Well, it is likely because of som[...]
Let's talk about the differences between Lightroom and Lightroom classic. Many people think when they download Lightroom (usually pictured as Lr) that they are using the professional version of the program, but that actually is not correct. Lightroom classic (pictured as LrC) is the professional ve[...]
A few weeks back I talked about the only 3 lenses any photographer really needs, and in that blog post I mentioned that I only have one zoom lens. And that one zoom lens is not one of the top 3 lenses that a photographer needs. So today I'm going to explain why I stopped using zoom lenses, and wha[...]
This is a question I get quite often from people, especially when they find out I am a photo educator. I have been a classroom photo teacher for 15 years and in that time I have gone through lots of cameras with my students. The abuse is real. New photographers tend to make a lot of mistakes and be[...]