The Photoshop and photography Guru Scott Kelby once proclaimed something along the lines of “if you want to be a great sports photographer, the first thing you need is a really big wallet!” And, he’s right on the money. One of the most challenging aspects of shooting action photography in an outdoor arena is the …
A new gallery: Bikini Barrel Racing in Belen 2011 The pictures below were taken as a last-minute schedule change just South of Albuquerque. As I understand it, a young Hannah Wilkinson came out West with her family in the late 1870s. One night, after hearing a strange bump in the night, young Hannah overheard another voice, …
If you decide you want to shoot a slower shutter speed to blur action, the bright sunlight will not allow for a shutter speed slow enough to blur the motion. Another really good example of when to use a slower shutter speed is when you are shooting waterfalls in the bright sunlight. Instead of capturing …
Time to come back to one of the three most basic parts of using a D-SLR or a point and shoot camera. But first, a refresher on how to take the right picture with the most basic formula of phtoography, if you know it, feel free to sing along… Shutter speed x aperture x ISO …
I’ve done a lot of silly things in my life and I’m very fortunate to have lived through them. I’ve climbed a cliff face in Idaho and come face to face with a rattlesnake at 2:00 in the morning. At least I thought it was a rattlesnake, it could have been a garter snake who was …