Gear
Landscape photography presents many opportunities in the winter months! The second worst choice as a landscape photographer is to stay inside at home. The worst choice is to go out to these beautiful places unprepared for what mother nature is going to throw at you! So, let’s take a look at what it takes to capture images in the winter months without sacrificing your safety, sanity, or serenity.
Read MoreOne of my most recent purchases was an Apple Watch. Since using it for a couple months at this point, I feel confident in saying that it is one of my best purchases for photography that I have made!
Read MoreI have owned a couple of tripods since I started out in photography. Having a sturdy, yet lightweight, tripod and ball-head is very important when creating images. They keep the camera from moving with camera shake, breaking from a fall, and composing at different heights consistently. Good tripods also come at a cost though… they are very spendy!
Read MorePhotographers love to talk about and dream of the title of being a ‘professional photographer’. It stems from what I believe to be a pipe dream of ambition to break free from a more monotonous life. This ‘professional photographer’ that we all idolize is someone who shoots all the time, has the best images, makes a ton of money, and has all of the gear. This daydream is just as false as it is dangerous to our amateurism in photography. Plainly put, being a professional photographer isn’t all its cracked up to be. Let me explain…
Read MoreA few years ago, there was a megapixel race to see who could pack as much resolution as possible into a sensor. It resulted in some awesome technology and cameras that we use today, but it didn’t change how photography is done at an essential level. We still use a box with a sensor in it and a lens if front of that.
Read MoreI may be full of it, but after shooting a couple of different camera bodies in the last several years I don’t think my eyes are deceiving me. The green tones of my Fuji camera are simply better than all of them!
Read MoreI have all sorts of lenses and many different subjects. I have only shot one lens on my Fuji though, and I only really need the one because I know it is by default going to be the best!
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I recently shot this at 24 megapixels and delivered it at 18 megapixels. I didn't lose any detail in the image at all, and actually delivered more resolution than necessary. Why? Read on to find out!
A good question is asking whether megapixels really matter in photography. Do they? I look into the question in this blog post, and the answer I come to may be surprising to you!
Read MoreIt may be expensive depending on your perspective, but this is the best way to get better images quickly! In fact, this is the only way to rapidly acquire much much better photos.
Read MoreThis is another gear-related article about what I use to create photos, and also on why I don't switch to a mirrorless camera. My opinion only in today's world.
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