To the many fans of uber-creative artist/instructor Mark S. Johnson, the way in which he sees the world is one of pure inspiration and creativity that can’t help but be infectious to others. If you’ve ever had the fortune to be taught Adobe Photoshop creative techniques by him, then you know what I’m talking about. [...]
Damselflies and Dragonflies are some of the most curious, colorful, and strangest looking creatures I’ve run across in my quest for macro subjects, and also some of the most challenging and rewarding to shoot. I stumbled upon a popular roost for Damselflies in the park earlier this summer and shot them for at least [...]
For any of us who make it our business to keep up with the constantly changing tsunami of information regarding digital imaging, credible resources on the topic become essential for research and advisement purposes. The question quickly becomes who to trust amongst the din of fact, opinion and rumor. One such trustworthy voice “out there” [...]
The whole vernacular of Twitter – tweet, tweeting, tweeted, etc. – denotes some kind of bird language gone suddenly viral. What the heck is Twitter? Why use it? What has it contributed to society at large? How can it help with connecting, inspiring or even doing business? As a primer, here is a great introduction [...]
There are times when posing people offers distinct advantages. In To Pose or Not to Pose People: Part 1, we wrote that pictures of people give our travel photos personality and that “nothing captures the spirit of a trip like captivating candid shots.” But there are times when posing people offers distinct advantages. After all, when [...]
I recently returned from a trip to Peru, which included a trek to Machu Picchu. As with almost any instance of international, “just-for-fun” travel, the trip was a heck of an experience, which allowed me to see new things, meet new people and revel in the fact that I managed to escape the confines of [...]
This article was written by one of RMSP’s newest instructors, Allen Rokach and his wife Anne Millman. Allen will be co-instructing our first workshop in Holland in 2012 with Eileen Rafferty. He has written some incredible articles on travel and macro photography. This article was first published on Adorama’s Blog where Allen contributes regularly. Enjoy! Travel [...]
Following my adventure with bees, I put away the Speedlite, screwed on Canon’s dual macro flash (with diffusers), and haven’t looked back. The versatility of being able to so easily adjust the intensity (exposure compensation) and direction of light along an arc has opened up new possibilities for lighting and clarity in my macro images. [...]
There is a good chance that if you are using Sunny 16 and shooting in bright sunlight there will be a lot of shadows. As I discuss in Part I & Part II of my Sunny 16 article, this requires a little bit of exposure adjustment to maintain details in those shadows. This set of [...]
For those of you who missed Part I of my explanation of Sunny 16, be sure to read it. Once you have, please join the rest of us as we continue looking at when and how to use the rule of Sunny 16 to manually expose your images. This article will focus on exposing without a [...]
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