The Nikon D7100 that recently came into my possession is the first camera I have owned that is capable of really ridiculously high ISO settings, and is purportedly capable of delivering reasonably clean images at those settings. By “ridiculous” I mean 25,600 ISO, which was unthinkable in the film era. Additionally, the camera has a built-in…
Continue reading →My wife Abby and I went to her hometown (link) of Ryan, Oklahoma, yesterday. After a nice lunch, she and her family caught up on the latest news about town, while I decided to walk toward the Red River, which is not far, and make some pictures. The day was clear and warm. The only…
Continue reading →Since it is the Christmas season and the Christmas lights season, I thought I would share a couple of tips about photographing the tinsel and glitter. Turn off that flash. If you shoot in AUTO (also know as “green box mode”) while trying to photograph a Christmas tree or a parade, your camera will probably…
Continue reading →I live in the county, and springtime is everything you might imagine it is here. It’s a little like a Norman Rockwell painting, only without the Depression-era school children fishing from the pond. We’ve had adequate rain this spring, and with that, everything has been green. In addition to the extra mowing that I need…
Continue reading →During a basketball tournament recently I saw a friend of mine who shoots a lot of basketball action, often deploying two White Lightning monolights and a radio slave. The setup provides a tremendous amount of light, but is both quite expensive, each unit costing about $500, and bulky. I, on the other hand, shoot all…
Continue reading →In my recent post about shooting city lights at the right time of day, I talked about the magical hour just after sunset, in which the sky has pleasing hues but is just right to let the city lights shine through. Here is a sample of that from our recent trip to Las Vegas…
Continue reading →My wife Abby and I have just returned from our annual anniversary vacation, our seventh. We usually head west, often to Moab, Utah, where we married. This year, however, we decided to try something different and sample the photographic fruits offered by Las Vegas, Nevada. Neither Abby nor I gamble, but we both love to…
Continue reading →Today’s lesson in Photo I was “command of light.” Since we were in the studio some yesterday where we could easily control where we placed our light and how bright we could make it, today we walked around campus, in and out of buildings, observing and photographing the way existing light interacted with the surroundings…
Continue reading →As a professional photographer, I have lots of friends, including my lovely wife, who are photographers. I guess the axiom “birds of a feather fly together” really does make sense. One of the things we like to do as photographers is get together for the purpose of making pictures, often with the idea that we…
Continue reading →At a basketball game tonight, one of the player’s parents joined me courtside to ask a couple of pieces of photographic advice, then stayed for nearly two quarters for what ended up being quite a cordial chat. One of the things she asked me was, “What would be the advantage of getting an additional flash…
Continue reading →Photographers who shoot outdoors a lot try to take advantage of what has become known as the “Golden Hour” or “Golden Moment.” In reality, this period of time during the first or last light of day can vary depending on what you are shooting and how you want to use the light. Essentially, this moment…
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