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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.
More and more these days, I see landscapes – especially sunsets and sunrises – as a background, not a whole photo. Of course you can be lucky and have a great foreground object to add the extra interest the photo needs. But without it you might have a background desperately in need of a subject. In these situations, I will often look for a way to introduce a human element into the image. People can add interest to a photo […]
It can be hard to handle bright lights in a photo. It’s difficult to correctly expose the rest of the photo without overexposing the lights – which often appear as a huge burned-out blob spoiling the image. But there’s an easy technique that can turn a problem area into the sparkling highlight of your photo. When you close your aperture down to a smaller size, small points of light begin to show this star-like effect. Remember that F-stop numbers are […]
There are few subjects that have such universal interest as the moon. We are all fascinated by it from time to time. As photographers, it is often one of the first subjects we try to tackle as soon as we have a telephoto lens powerful enough to bring it a little closer. But the moon in the night sky can be a difficult subject because it comes with an inherent exposure problem. How do you photograph a white object, lit […]
Whenever we meet/greet a person in the real world, we seek to make eye contact – even if we’re not aware of it. But did you know that viewers do the same thing when they look at a photo of an animal or a person? Eye contact is what creates a personal connection with the subject, and it can be the difference between a so-so ordinary shot and something really special. So here are a couple of tips to help […]
It’s almost impossible to explain how to shoot lightning, as no two events are ever quite the same. And I don’t just mean every storm is different – every flash of lightning is different, so the perfect settings for one flash might be completely wrong for the next. But I got a pretty good shot of my own recently, so at least I can tell you how I managed to get this one. FOR THE RECORD, THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN […]
