Better Quality Night Sky Images Using Luminosity Masks
Digital cameras have revolutionized our ability to create images of the night sky. Using film, there are essentially two ways to expose a night sky image. One is to leave the camera shutter open for a LONG time on a fixed tripod. This technique creates star trails as...
10 Items to Bring on Your Next Photography Trip
Whether you are heading out on a photography adventure for a weekend or week, or even longer, there are things we all think about taking beyond our camera equipment and accessories. I believe there is non-photography equipment that helps make or break the outing. I am...
Finding Your Niche
Finding Your Niche I recently met up with photographer Mike Moats, and remembered his story of photographing the Watchman in Zion National Park. He stood there with 150 other people photographing the same damn scene and realized he couldn’t compete with all of them,...
“Luck is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity”
This is a famous quote by the Roman philosopher Seneca, and it’s been a guiding principal in my photography as well as life in general. There is a misconception I hear a lot from people at art shows as well as online. People will say things like “Wow, what an...
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