Camera Talk: Photography Tips from a Pro
There may come at time in your travels where you wish to capture a lively performance of some cultural event taking place on a stage. Stage lighting can be tricky and in many instances the use of your camera flash is forbidden. To catch this photo of a very active...
Anywhere in the world you travel, you'll come across a crowd. They are at every major tourist attraction with their cameras in hand, clicking away trying to make postcard-perfect photos. What few of them realize is, they are not making best use of the available...
Probably one of the worst compliments you can give a wildlife photographer is, "Wow; what a lucky shot"! After all, we spend every dime we have buying camera gear and wake up between 4 and 5 everyday to get out before sunrise in search of the million dollar...
In order to freeze the motion of water you simply shoot at a higher shutter speed. To gain high shutter speeds, you need to have a more wide-open aperture. Where in yesterday's waterfall shot, the picture was composed so the water created a soft blur (veiled in...
There are probably more ways to compose a waterfall shot than there are brands of cameras on the market. In this photo I used slow shutter speed. It gives the water the appearance of a mist and does not freeze the motion. It also allowed me to capture the surrounding...
Everyone, including yours truly, uses Automatic Focus when taking pictures in their travels. It's probably one the greatest inventions the camera makers came up with, until digital cameras came along and replaced film. There are times, though, that Manual Focus...
Madagascar is a photographer's paradise. Its creatures and colors are so otherworldly, even an experienced photographer might have a difficult time capturing it all with a click of their extra powerful and super sensitive apparatus. As an armature photographer, it...
Here are a few of my favorite photos from my visit to Costa Rica. To say that nature is one of the primary draws would be a wild understatement. By the end of my first day, I had seen four types of monkeys! Having said this, there is much more to Costa Rica than its...
I was told that if I were going to be visiting the Cook Islands, missing Aitutaki would be a crime. I was told "It was the most beautiful island on Earth!" These are big words. I have heard them before. However, I took forty photos just on the approach of the...
Here are few of my favorite shots after my brief time in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. I am using a Canon Digital Rebel XT, but still thinking about the Canon 50D. This is mostly using natural light and no photoshop of any kind. That's me looking disheveled and growing a...
