 | I rarely spend sunset shooting the setting sun. Usually, I am facing the other way photographing whatever subject is being lit by that warm evening light. Read Complete Article |
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 | You’ve perhaps heard of the secret to good photojournalism—“f/8 and be there!” Well, the secret of good landscape photography is not much different—“f/22 and be there!” Probably the most important ingredient in a landscape photo is light. So be there when the light is right. For me that begins about 20 minutes before the sun comes up. In the summer that means getting up at 4:00 AM or earlier, driving 20 miles to Orlando Wetlands Park, and walking about a mile to my favorite sunrise spot. Read Complete Article |
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 | Using a point-and-shoot camera can have its advantages – especially when traveling – because they are small and lightweight. But, with this concession, there is often a loss of control in tricky lighting and other unexpected shooting situations. One way to offset this is by paying close attention to the light. Typically while traveling, days will be spent sightseeing, and the light changes as the day progresses into night.... Read Complete Article |
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 | Denver DPA instructor Russ Burden offers some tips for using your flash when shooting in low light or night situations. Read Complete Article |
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 | Serious photographers know that capturing the image is simply the first step in the digital process. Most tend to capture in RAW. It provides options that jpg captures can’t. One of these relates to white balance. Striving to get the proper white balance is high on all photographer’s minds. Read Complete Article |
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 | When shooting scenes like this, you’ll need to use exposure compensation in order to get white snow. In both of these images, I used +1.3 stops. Shooting at the metered setting will likely give you dingy grey snow since the meter is overwhelmed by all of the white in the scene. Read Complete Article |
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 | You need not go to Washington D.C. or Kyoto, Japan in order to catch all the world's cherry blossoms. Every spring the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in New York City hosts its' own cherry blossom festival. In this case I photographed directly into the sun to create this backlit image. Read Complete Article |
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 | Flat lighting is not the end all be all of a good photograph. By doing a simple levels correction in Photoshop, a flat image can be turned into a photograph with good contrast and nice lighting. Read Complete Article |
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 | Digital Photo Academy Instructor, Darren Hauck, is out of Chicago and has been tracking the presidential campaign for the last year and a half. Read Complete Article |
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