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You’ve probably heard that the path to competence is 10,000 hours of doing. I think that this is misleading. 10,000 hours of work done poorly does not make competence. We need to make sure that what we are doing over time is the best work we can do at the time.
Read MoreDiffraction at small apertures has become a popular topic recently. Diffraction is a real thing, but it’s worth knowing the facts about it, in order to determine if it really matters to you
Read MoreHow do we encourage the new photographer? Particularly when the teacher has been doing photography for some time. The challenge of course is to facilitate knowledge transfer without boring the new photographer to death or worse make photography sound so complex and tedious that the new photographer decides that it’s the equivalent of TL:DR
Read MoreHey folks. This is our next article in our series to simplify things for newer photographers. This time I am going to tackle two subjects that are related and cause some confusion.
Read MoreThis is the second in a series for newer photographers to help clear the air and reduce the miasma of confusion around technical terms. This time we are going to dissect the concept of the exposure triangle.
Read MoreWelcome! If you are new to taking ownership of your photographic pursuits, you are probably inundated with sites and articles all designed, ostensibly, to help you be a better photographer.
Read MoreEvery creative should have his or her own website. Let’s talk about that
Read MoreThose who like editing invariably look at calibration tools. They do a great job but many users aren’t happy with the results especially when printing. Why didn’t the calibration device work?
Read MoreHas it ever happened that you made a landscape image because you were blown away by what you saw but when you got home, the image felt flat and unimpressive, maybe even forgettable? You aren’t alone and learn how to prevent this from happening
Read MoreI’m often asked how to get really nice soft light while photographing in the home without needing a ton of space or hundreds of dollars in gear. In this article, I am going to give you a couple of options that are very inexpensive, and that anyone can use to get really nice soft light for photography.
Read MoreFeeling stuck in your photography? Consider the Prime Time Challenge! To learn what this is, read the article!
Read MoreIt’s time to talk about video formats. Read on to learn more…
Read MoreA handheld light meter may not be necessary any more, but if you want to build your light understanding and really learn to manage exposure, there is no better tool to assist in skills development
Read MoreTo help you keep moving your craft ahead, here are some quick tips for holiday image making and ideas to keep you on the shutter release.
Read MoreIn our final article on the path to better video, we now look at the steps to closure of your video project. The first step is the editing to completion, and the second step is the encoding for viewing, often called publishing.
Read MoreCarrying a grey card can be a superb tool to help you get to the level of exposure compensation that will deliver the image they way you want it. Learn more here
Read MoreThe next step in our video for still photographers series is here and it’s all about audio. When I was first studying videography, most of my projects that helped fund the whole thing were corporate work. This was before the boom in self video and the increasing ubiquity of crappy sounding video being acceptable as more and more pieces were disposable
Read MoreFollowing success in learning about shutter speeds, depth of field and gain in video recording, it’s time to look at some basic recording techniques with some best practices.
Read MoreThis time, we are going to look at two other elements that impact the success of your video, being your choice of aperture and ISO.
Read MoreVideo does not have to be confusing, so let’s start with a simple explanation of video frame rates
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