I’d seen photos taken from this bridge before, and was excited when my buddy Musa asked me if I wanted to go shoot it with him! The W Palm St pedestrian bridge is located right off of India Street near the San Diego Airport, and it was just a short walk onto the bridge before we were able to setup …
Los Penasquitos Waterfalls, San Diego
After the heavy rain in San Diego yesterday (ahem…), I decided to take a little hike and capture the Los Penasquitos Waterfalls this morning. I have to admit, I took a shortcut (the hike was only about 1.5 miles instead of 3.5 miles!), but considering I was carrying my camera gear, I felt I deserved it! It was a muddy …
Flash Modifier Comparison
I picked up some new flash modifier equipment today, and wanted to run some tests to outline the different impacts and effects they had when shooting with them in harsh light conditions (like midday shoots). So I let Molly out of her bag (yes, I named my mannequin!), set her up, and performed some tests for everyone to compare! I …
Meet the Master Photographer on a Mission to Help us See the Sea
A circle of barracuda swirls around Dinah Halstead in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Schools of barracuda often form circles in the sea as a defensive behavior. Dinah extended her hand as they swam around her, creating a gesture that makes the picture stronger. —David Doubilet PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID DOUBILET Without photography, the world beneath the ocean’s surface would remain …
Nice Shot! How a Photographer Captured a Once-in-a-Lifetime Image of Lightning
As an evening storm lights up the sky near Wood River, Nebraska, about 413,000 sandhill cranes—tall, bugling, crimson-capped birds—arrive to roost in the shallows of the Platte River, which is fed by the aquifer. PHOTOGRAPH BY RANDY OLSON, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC This shot happened on my last night on assignment. I was working on astory about the Ogallala Aquifer near Wood …
Behind the Picture: The 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
A horseman charges across the frozen plain in Inner Mongolia. Photographer Anthony Lau captured this misty moment on his trip to the region. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANTHONY LAU, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT Nat Geo Travel spoke with the 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year, Anthony Lau, to learn how he made the grand prize-winning photo. Congratulations on winning the …
QUICK TRICK FOR “HIDING THE LIGHT” FOR LOCATION SHOOTS
This is the written tutorial of something I did in my course on using Westcott Speedlight Modifiers over on KelbyOne, and the trick is a very effective, location lighting technique for a formal portrait of the bride, and part of the technique is done in camera, and then the other part in Photoshop, and the good news is — both parts are …
9 Steps to Get Over Your Fear of Off-Camera Flash
For the first three years as a professional photographer I suffered a severe case of Photophobia and Photoaugliaphobia. I tried to cover it up by saying things like, “I’m a natural light photographer” or “I really don’t like the aesthetics of flash photography”. In reality I was scared to death of using flash. I just couldn’t wrap my head around …
Knuckles: Photographer documents the fascinating world of knuckle tattoos
For his ongoing series Knuckles, Brighton-based photographer Edward Bishophas spent the past six years documenting the fascinating world of knuckle tattoos – known as one of the last areas of the body a diehard tattoo aficionado will consider for tattooing. Hard to hide, these tattoos are nicknamed ‘Career Killers’ or ‘Job Stoppers’. But in recent years, they have grown in …
Opted for the Nikon D3300 instead of the D3200
Here’s a quick update on my launch into photography as a hobby: after a little further research, I opted to spend a few dollars more and purchased the Nikon D3300 instead of the D3200 that I was originally planning on getting. The primary reasons I opted to move up to the D3300 were: Shoots about 30% faster fps (5fps vs. …
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