Follow Someone 076 Photography Tip of the Week (audio) Think back to kindergarten when your teacher asked you that fateful question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  I don’t want you dwell on what you did or did not achieve, but I do want you to think about what you wanted [...]

That’s a Sweet Brick Wall 075 Photography Tip of the Week (audio) There are many things in life that have a sweet spot and photography is no exception.  For this tip I’m interested in the sweet spot of your lens, specifically which aperture is the sharpest all around. It’s a very simple test and only [...]

Keep it firm 074 Photography Tip of the Week (audio) It’s time to check your camera, even though it’s working just fine.  Your lenses are clean, there is no dust on the body and your strap is secure.  But there is another thing you may need to check… the firmware.  Firmware is the software that [...]

More than just focus 073 Photography Tip of the Week (audio) What are the things that are most appealing about portraits?  I have my short list, and an image to illustrate. 1) Off center lighting.  The light shouldn’t be coming from the flash mounted on your camera or a flash on the camera. 2) Blurry [...]

The land of Crop-a-lot 072 Photography Tip of the Week (audio) There is  whole discussion one could have on cropping focused solely on whether one should crop or not.  That discussion would go into whether you should use cropping as a way of making a photo better verses getting it framed properly in camera.  This [...]