In my last post I explained some of the basics of photographing a rock concert. Aspects like watching your ISO, using spot metering for tricky lighting situations and switching to manual exposure mode. In this post I’d like to explore the more creative side of rock concert photography. After you’ve read through these examples, please [...]
Live concert photography can be an exciting, yet, nerve-racking time. The lights, the stage, the crowd….there are so many things out of your control as a photographer but that needn’t stop you from obtaining great results with a few hints to help get you started!
Introduce Yourself
This should be your first step in shooting a concert [...]
The nice thing about all the rules of photography is they can often be broken with great results. Some would even claim there are no actual rules of photography, just results. Whether the whole image or just part of it, I’ve complied 15 great examples of how overexposure can be used to enhance the end [...]
Most DSLRs and even half of the point and shoot crowd come with a variety of prefabricated scene modes to help novice and intermediate (and sometimes pro) photographers. The modes are created to instantly calibrate a number of camera settings to a specific situation. Today I’ll be explaining what Sports Mode is on your [...]
Capital One’s popular tag line is, “What’s in your wallet?” and that got me thinking. And thinking has lead to this post. My question is simple and two fold.
What’s on your background on your computer?
Why is it there?
I’ll start things off with the current background image on my travel laptop.
And as for why [...]
Photographing Fire can be a tricky thing – in this post Peter Carey shares some tips on how to do it.
All photography needs light. It’s at the heart of the word photography. For the most part that light comes from the sun or from an artificial flash. But today I’d like to [...]
Cold weather presents a few unique challenges to digital photographers. In this post, Peter Carey offers some suggestions to keep you photographing when the mercury drops.
When the weather outside turns cold, there are a few precautions every digital photographer should take.
First, give your camera time to acclimate!
This one is very important and it’s a [...]
It’s the time of year when family and friends come together for a meal or two celebrating any number of special occasions. No matter the holiday, family gatherings are a time worth sharing and remembering through photography. In this post, Peter Carey takes a look at eight ways to capture great candid photos of your loved ones.
We’ve all [...]
Whether traveling for business or just on a well deserved vacation, there are times when we all don’t feel like carrying around our full compliment of lenses, flashes and accessories. During trips like this the inner photographer in each of us starts to panic; “What if I need my wide angle lens?” [...]
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