Yearly Archives: 2013
Aerial Perspective
How-ToA favorite angle from which I love to make photographs is from very high above my subject. The higher up I get, the more unique the view. This compels the viewer to study the photo longer to discern why it’s … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – 11 July 2012
Approaching StormPhoto ? JJR47 with permission to About.com, Inc.Click on the photo to see the original post in the forum. Each week I select a photo from those posted in our forum to be the new photo of the week. … Continue reading
Delete A WordPress Post Using AJAX
Published in Design AJAX is an extremely powerful tool for bridging the gap between your server side code and your client-side code. It enables you to not only make better interfaces and more useful tools, but to lower your bandwidth … Continue reading
Defeat Chromatic Aberration
How-ToThis photo of Mono Lake, California, shows a fair amount of chromatic aberration. The Lens Corrections palette in Adobe Lightroom 5. Figure 1: You can see the fringing in this enlargement. Figure 2: In Photoshop, go to Filter > Lens … Continue reading
Spider Season
Have you ever wondered why it seems like there are more spider webs around this time of year? I
Tic-Tac-Toe
What does a game of tic-tac-toe have to do with photography? The grid this simple child’s game is played upon is key to composing your image in a dramatic way. In photography, this grid works with the “rule of thirds” … Continue reading
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e-Newsletter Archive2013
Successful Low Light Photography
How-To What defines low light photography? Is it dictated by how bright the sun appears? If so, what if it’s twelve noon but you’re photographing an interior? What if dark gray storm clouds force you to shoot at slow shutter … Continue reading
Gigapixel
How-ToText And Photography By Stephen Oachs Digital photography is an amazing medium. The rate in which quality and performance are increasing is staggering, and the possibilities are endless. It’s as if the digital age has opened up an entirely new … Continue reading
To Sunny Days
With unsettled forecasts throughout the Cascades a few weeks ago, Aubrey and I abandoned our hopes to do a week long trek across the Cascade crest and instead headed for Bugaboo Provincial Park in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia. … Continue reading
Simply Squat
How-To There are many factors that contribute to the success of an image. If you’re a regular reader of the “Tip of the Week” on the Outdoor Photographer website, you know about my passion to capture subjects in great light. … Continue reading