Have you ever seen those photos that contain the same person doing different things throughout the entire image? It’s almost like a time lapse in one photograph. I’ve seen these types of photos pertain to the sports industry and a few other places. For instance, let’s say a basketball player is jogging from the center […]
Practicing Waterfall Long Exposure Photography in Industry, Maine
A few days ago, my lady and I went on a rather long ATV ride through the hills of Industry, Maine. There are dozens of miles of trails in this region and there’s no shortage of fun to be had. Of course, being the amateur photographers we are, we brought along our cameras. Luckily, my […]
50 Travel Photography Tips – Good or Bad?
I was watching a photography video on Youtube a few days ago and I came across one that offered 50 alleged photography tips. I’m not using the word “alleged” in a negative sense here. It’s just that I haven’t tried all these tips and I don’t know if each and every single one of them […]
How to Add Variations to an Etsy Ad
I sell a lot of greeting cards and photo prints on Etsy and every time I try to add variations to my ads, I totally forget how to do it. Etsy’s system isn’t all that intuitive, so I figured I’d write this post as a reminder for myself as well as a helpful tool for […]
On-Image Adjustment Tool + Curves Adjustment in Adobe Photoshop
The Curves adjustment is, hands down, one of the best tools you can use in Adobe Photoshop to edit contrast and the like. As opposed to the regular, more straightforward Brightness/Contrast adjustment, the Curves adjustment has the ability to fine-tune edits in a way that the other simply can’t. In the Brightness/Contrast adjustment Properties panel, […]
Using Advanced Blending Options in Photoshop
I was toying around with a section of the Layer Style palette a few days ago when I stumbled upon a neat little area that offers some granular control over blending modes. If you’re familiar with blending modes and how they work in Photoshop, you may enjoy what I have to share below. The section […]
How Do I Set the Timer On My Canon Rebel Camera?
Question: Anyone know how to set the timer on my Canon Rebel T7i? I looked through the menus and I can’t find that setting anywhere. Thanks. Answer: To set the self timer, push the left arrow button on the back of your camera. Make sure you’re not in Live View mode, because if you are, […]
Prime Lenses + Shallow Depth of Field: A Good Combination?
There’s been an online trend that I’ve seen evolve through the years that has amateur and professional photographers alike trying to out “shallow depth of field” one another. There are actually websites popping up that are dedicated to how thin the plane of focus one can garner. It’s pretty strange because, from personal experience, having […]
Tips & True Costs For Selling Greeting Cards on Etsy
My lady and I have recently taken an interest in color photo printing. We’ve got oodles of very high quality photos that we’ve taken through the years and thought it might be nice to see these photos on paper. Over the past few weeks, We’ve been doing a lot of printing. We purchased a Canon […]
I Hand Hold My Camera a Lot. How Can I Avoid Camera Shake Blur?
This is a very common question when it comes to photography. Essentially, the question is, what’s the bottom limit when it comes to shutter speed for hand holding a camera? What’s the slowest shutter speed you should have to avoid blur from camera shake? Because after all, camera shake is experienced every single time you […]
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