Compress the Scene with a Long Lens

January 29, 2013 - Many people buy a long lens specifically for photographing birds or other wildlife. Although I use my 500mm lens for tho...
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Basketball: Using Strobes in Dimly Lit Gymnasiums

January 26, 2013 - It's been a while since I've used flash units while shooting basketball. But, I get a lot of questions from photographer...
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Ultra-wide Basketball

January 23, 2013 - I decided to try something different while photographing my nephew's recreational basketball game the other day. I captu...
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Get Low for a Different Perspective

January 20, 2013 - Too often, it's tempting to take pictures while in a normal standing position. For more interesting photographs, it's he...
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D800 Returns to Melville

January 18, 2013 - Last year, I sent my new Nikon D800 camera into Nikon's Service Center in Melville mostly as a precautionary measure. Th...
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Moving Water

January 16, 2013 - Moving water is rendered as smooth and silky in many photographs. Photographers often use long exposures to allow the mo...
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Evolution of a Picture

January 12, 2013 - Earlier this week, I captured a few photographs while visiting the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champa...
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Dog in Flight Photo Wins Contest!

January 09, 2013 - On November 5, 2012, my "Dog in Flight" photograph won Image Resource's Photo of the Day. It then placed first for the m...
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Third Time's a Charm!

January 08, 2013 - In November, Imaging Resource selected my "Dog in Flight" picture as its Photo of the Day for 11-5-2012. Then in Decembe...
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Turn on the Light with Photoshop!

January 07, 2013 - Often times, it's the little touches that make a photograph work. During my recent trip to New Mexico, I noticed the Inn...
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Move Around for Different Perspectives

January 04, 2013 - Often times, I find it helpful to move either closer or further from a subject in order to view it in a different perspe...
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Correcting White Balance

January 01, 2013 - Even the most current camera sensors are challenged to portray accurate colors given the variety of artificial lighting...
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