How to correct your color using RGB values by Chris Nicholson Part I — Part II Part I: Prep Work Several times people have asked me, “How can you be a photographer if you’re color blind?” This question comes after these people learn that my eyes are particularly insensitive to the red/green areas of the [...]
by Chris Nicholson The first question many digital newcomers ask when scanning an image for computer use is: What DPI should the image be? The answer these people usually get is: 72 DPI. However, the correct answer is: It really doesn’t matter. This can cause a lot of controversy, because many people — even ones [...]
Why you shouldn’t pack your camera after sunset by Chris Nicholson A good sunset gives you opportunities to create many types of images: You can use the sunset light to warm the colors of objects on the landscape; you can silhouette objects in front of the setting sun; or you can photograph just the sun, [...]
by Chris Nicholson I was shooting in Maine in October 2001 and stopped at the marina of a small seaside village. I photographed some basic scenes with docks and boats and buoys, including this frame of a mooring line. But while the subject was decent enough, the light was rather flat. Lincolnville, Maine. Nikon F5, [...]
by Chris Nicholson You can’t know for sure if a sunrise or sunset will be as spectacular as you and your camera hope. But by paying attention, you can make a good guess as to what colors to expect when that sun hits the horizon. And if you don’t like those colors, you can, to [...]
by Chris Nicholson A key to good landscape photography is knowing when to use a polarizing filter. If water, foliage or sky is in your shot — and at least one of them often will be — then your color can almost definitely be improved by using a polarizer. But sometimes predicting the exact results [...]
by Chris Nicholson We all know the value of using tripods: Regardless of the situation, they will keep your camera more still than any other standard photography tool. But sometimes you may not have your tripod handy. After all, if you’re just out for an afternoon errand, you may carry a camera with you, but [...]
by Chris Nicholson Any beginning photographer wielding a camera in snow gets pretty surprised when they see his or her first results: All that fluffy white stuff, more often than not, turns gray in the picture. The solution? Do not to trust your in-camera meter when shooting snow scenes. In winter settings dominated by white, [...]
by Chris Nicholson There are many ways to fail to execute a good photo shoot, and, at some time or another, I’ve done most of them. In fact, most photographers have blundered in almost every way at least once. The trick is to ensure that the same mistakes don’t happen twice. Sometimes to learn how [...]
by Chris Nicholson One look through this website will make clear that I love making sunrise and sunset pictures. Most photographers do. Here are five considerations to making great photos of sunrises and sunsets: 1. Meter carefully—then throw out the reading Many beginning photographers are disappointed with their photos of sunrises and sunsets because they [...]
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