Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.” Link to images mentioned in this show. A bit of a different show for you today. A news item, then on to answering listener’s questions. You’ve got lots of options if you’d like to leave questions or comments! Go […]
Archive | 1. Smartphones
Find the Sun
Learn how to calculate and predict the location of the sun at different times of the day. Where should you be and when should you get there to get that great shot? Sometimes great images can come from the spontaneity of the moment. The perfect subject just happens to be framed by the perfect background […]
Organize Your Photos
Learn how to organize your photos! Have you ever had a problem finding a photo that is lost somewhere in the endless sea of files and folders on your computer? If so, you’re not alone. When someone first begins taking pictures, it may not seem like a big decision that has to be […]
Learn to really see
Inspiration and Magic I think one of the best things about photography is that it can teach you to “really see”, not just view the world. Our five senses bring in all the information of the world around us, but it can sometimes take an intentional focus to go beyond simply being […]
PLP004: Backup or die
Podcast: Play in new window | Download On this episode: We see another example of how the world evolves and changes to accommodate compact mobile photography. I answer a listener’s question about backing up your photos. I have a nice collapsible, inexpensive, light modifying thingamajig to share with you. I define number 2 of the 3 aspects of […]
How to take good selfies
selfie [sel-fee] noun, informal (also selfy; plural selfies) a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website On November 19, 2013, Oxford Dictionaries announced selfie as their international Word of the Year for 2013. The Oxford Dictionaries Word […]