Wedding photography tips!

Great Wedding photography tips!!

Food Photography with Natural Light!!!

Great video on Food Photography!!

Great Video on Photography Basics!!

This is a great video on the basics of photography

Peter Lik Fine Art Photography!

Great Video on Fine Art Photography. Also, at the end there is a job offer for sales.  Really I just like seeing how this guy works.  Notice that he gets up early to get a lot of his shots. He also uses a really expensive film camera.  Anyhow, Enjoy and find something that you can take away from this video.

Fill the Frame!! Basic Photography Composition!

Great Short video on filling the frame!!!

Basic Flash Portrait Photography!!

Great Video on how to use flash to get amazing shot!!!

Short Interview With Ansel Adams.

If you want to be a great photography, you need to look and study the masters. I personally have quite a few photographers that I study and research.  Ansel Adams, probably one of the greatest photographers is one of my favorites. Not only did he take great photos, but he helped form the idea that photography was not just for documentation, it is  art.  He also played a big part in helping the US government form the National parks of America, which I am very grateful for.

Today is Thanksgiving and I am grateful for my wonderful family, my great friends.  I am also grateful for my country and the freedom I have because of it.  Last but not least I am grateful for Ansel Adams and his photography which I have enjoyed for many years.

P.S.  I am grateful for you, my followers and visitors!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Learn About the Rule of Thirds!!

Awesome video on the rule of thirds.  Probably the most important rule about composition!

How to Create Dramatic Clouds in Photos!!

Great video that gives you a few ideas on how to get dramatic clouds in your photos!!

Learn about Interior Photography!

Tips on interior photography!!

Secrets to Photographing Romantic Portraits- Part 3!!

Secrets to photographing romantic portraits part 3!! Great set of videos!!!

Secrets to Photographing Romantic Portraits- Part 2!!

Another great video on photographing Romantic Portraits!! This is part 2.

Secrets to Photographing Romantic Portraits- Part 1!!

Great video on photographing romantic portraits!!

Posing and lighting for portraits!

Some great Tips on posing and lighting for portrait photography!!

Baby Photography Tips!

I know. I just posted a video on how to photograph a baby. And now I am posting another. The thing is that they are both good to watch! So, I you are interested, Watch both!!
Thanks!

Tips on How to Photograph a Baby!!

Great video of how to photograph a baby!! 

Learn How to Photograph Families and Couples Using Natural Light.

Great video on photographing families and couples using natural light!!

Fujifilm X10 review!!

A Great little camera for those of you who are on a budget and want a great little camera!!
It sells for around $600 at B and H.  

Tutorial on How To Photograph Shoes!!

Great video on how to get rid of photographers block!!! I've actually done this before!!

Nature Photography Composition

This video does a great job of explaining things like leading lines and the rule of thirds. It's worth a watch!

  

Online Colleges have
resource for learning more about photography.

Aperture, F/stop and Depth of Field Explained!

Every profession has its own lingo. It is the same with photography.  Photographers say things like,
“Use a wider aperture,” or, “What f-stop are you using?”  So, What is an f-stop? What is Aperture?

For those who want to learn more about topics like aperture, online universities have
photography courses.

 Aperture is a term for a measurable expression of how much light is entering a camera lens. F/stop is a number assigned to a specific Aperture.

All cameras have a lens which light passes through to help record the image. However, to get a proper
 exposure so you do not have underexposure or overexposure, light must come in through the lens in the
 correct amount needed.  The f-stop(aperture) on a camera helps control the exposure.

The “F” in f-stop stands for focal length.  The focal length divided by the diameter of the pupil ,
or the amount of light entering the lens is how the f-stop is determined. The numbers f/2 or f/16 are
 expressions of  f-stops.   The number denotes how wide  the opening in the aperture is.  The aperture
 is an opening behind the camera lens. The aperture works like the pupil of the eye. It gets wider when
there is not a lot of light and smaller when there is more light. Test this out. Get a flashlight and go
to a mirror. First look into the mirror at the black part or pupil of your eye. Notice the size. Now turn
on the flashligtht and point it at your eye.  While looking in the mirror you will notice that your pupil
gets smaller. This is exactly how an apeture works.  The more light, the smaller the pupil of your eye, the
less light the wider the pupil of your eye.  Now here is the weird part. When you apeture is open wider, the
f-stop will be a small number like f/5.6 or f/2(if you have a fast lens).  If the apeture is smaller, you will
 have a number like f/16 or f/22. The Aperture also controls the Depth of Field in your photo. To put it simply, Depth of field controls what is in focus in your photo. If you use a wide Aperture like F/1.4 you will have shallow Depth of field, or what is in focus will be shallow.  Here is an example of what shallow Depth of field looks like.

This photo was taken at F/1.4

If you use a small Aperture like f/22, you will have a photo where the depth of field is not so shallow. Below is an example.

This photo was taken at F/22

There are other things that control depth of field like the length of your lens and the distance you are from your
subject but that is another lesson. Anyhow, You should get the general point of this lesson.  If you have questions or need more help understanding, leave a comment below and I will do my best to answer it. Thanks! Hope you enjoyed this short lesson!!

How to Avoid Reflections of Flash in Eye Glasses!

Great video on how to avoid flash reflections in glasses!

Online masters
degree programs are one of the options when someone wants to learn more
about the art and science of photography.