The fourth topic in the photo club was “Reflection.” The idea was to have the subject in a mirror image on a shiny object, or where the main subject would be reflecting a pattern or a background. In the photo at left, the focus is on a spoon that is reflecting a ceiling fan above it (click...
Our third photo topic was "Shadows." The focus of this assignment was to think of the negative space and/or "shadow" as the main subject. Below is an example of a shot that not only uses the shadow as the subject, but also uses the negative space to help frame an object. Look for...
Our second photo topic was "Things That Fly." We weren't picky -- the photos didn't have to show things that were supposed to fly, or things that were actually flying. (Below is one example of a photo shot for this topic which contains neither things that are supposed to fly nor things...
Travis wrote a great post recently about shooting holiday lights with just your camera in hand — truth be told, it's how I'd prefer to do it, since I'm a lazy man and like to travel light. But I got a new lens recently, and I wanted to see how it performed under a variety of circumstances. I headed to...
Your new digital camera probably has you taking more pictures than ever before. The instant results are great — but the pictures pile up quickly, clogging your hard drive. And it's not easy to find that great picture you took last month at the family reunion. Since digital photography is supposed to...
Photographic motion blurs are pretty cool. The goal is to show streaks of motion in the background while maintaining focus on a moving subject. Even when your subject is moving slowly, it can look like it's traveling a hundred miles an hour. A hiker leaps a small stream...at what looks like 75 miles...
Adding a telephoto lens to your camera lets you zoom in on distant subjects, but did you know that it can be useful when taking nearby people shots, too? Well, it does -- a telephoto lens can help you flatter your subject when you're taking portraits. A lens at its 50mm equivalent is roughly the same...