Archive for January, 2009

How To Photograph Flowers – Part I

Part I – The Basic To Start We all know that April showers bring May flowers. Since we've had a rainy April – witness the floods in the Dakotas – we can assume a bumper crop of May flowers. And flowers are a favorite target of every camera enthusiast. Here are a few tips to [...]

Fine-Tuning Your Fireworks Photography

How to Take Great Fireworks Photographs By Liz Masoner Now that you?ve explored the basics of fireworks photography you are ready to fine-tune your images. Some extra preparation and a little creativity can take your fireworks images into a whole new range. Framing We?ve covered the basic idea of framing wide so that you won?t [...]

The Making of an Image: Scalebar Force

by james.paul In April 2006, I'd been enjoying a day out in Malham, one of the many picturesque villages in the Yorkshire Dales. For anyone who doesn't know Malham, the village is surrounded by some of the England's finest limestone scenery. I'd made quite a few images in Malham but was finished a little earlier [...]

Centering Your Photographic Subjects. When You Should (and Shouldn't) Center Your Subjects

By Liz Masoner Centering your subject is taboo in some photographer circles. It is seen by many as an amateur mistake. However, while you should never just automatically center you subject without thinking, there are times and situations where centering your subject makes perfect sense. Centering as a Composition Tool Centering your subject means that [...]