Understanding Light

Understanding Light

Light is everything in photography.  It controls your shadows, your landscape, which direction you point your camera, and even if you bother going outside that day.   The bottom line is that light is extremely important because it can have a HUGE influence on the...
Understanding White Balance

Understanding White Balance

White balance is a setting many beginning photographers shy away from.  Either they don’t know what it does, don’t think it’s that important, or maybe have never heard of it.   To be honest, I didn’t pay that much attention to the white balance setting my first...
How to Capture Brilliant Star Trail Images

How to Capture Brilliant Star Trail Images

Star trails are one of the main factors that drew me to night photography.  When I first saw an example of a star trail image, I was blown away.   I didn’t know what they were but I wanted to create them.     Learning the process of capturing the stars...
Lightroom Explained for Beginners

Lightroom Explained for Beginners

Adobe Lightroom is a very popular and powerful tool for photographers. Most have heard of Adobe Photoshop, but some have been hidden from another photography treasure.  Well, today that changes!   I am going to explain the ins and outs of Lightroom (as best I can...
Why I Love Sunbursts and Why You Should Too!

Why I Love Sunbursts and Why You Should Too!

Sunbursts, sunstars, sunspikes, oh my!  Whatever you want to call them, they’re awesome!   They can add incredible value to your shots and transform a good photo into a great photo!   The best part is that they are super easy to create and can be a lot...
How to Focus at Night

How to Focus at Night

Night photography is all about FOCUS!  Literally!   When you’re shooing at night, it requires focus and patience to capture the images you want.  It also requires you to literally focus your camera.   If you haven’t read my article on obtaining sharp images,...