Have you ever heard of kelvin temperature? Did you know it was based on a scale? Did you think it was instead of celsius (yes that's an actual question from google). Well, kelvin temperature is actually the scientific study of the temperature of light. Yes, light truly has a temperature and even if[...]
Ever wonder how some photographers get the best and most amazing colors for their photos...especially in the fall? Well, some of that is luck of geographic location (hello beautiful northeast fall colors) but another way to enhance your fall colors is through your editing process. I'll be the first[...]
One of the biggest struggles with teaching photography comes when my students have become really good technical photographers. New photographers especially start to rely on their technical technique ("look at me! I know how to create really great photographs") and stop really enjoying the art of ph[...]
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[...]