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March 11, 2018 - I commonly use focus stacking to extend the area of sharpness within a photograph. This picture of the Beckman Institute...

December 26, 2016 - A few years ago I visited a national cemetery. In an effort to compress the many tombstones, I attached a telephoto lens...

October 05, 2016 - During my last road trip, I captured thousands of images. The majority of those pictures involved taking more than one e...

April 19, 2015 - Focus stacking can be a valuable tool to expand the area within a photograph that is rendered in sharp focus. Earlier th...

March 17, 2015 - Last week, I photographed a baseball game between the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Fighting Illini at Illinois Fiel...

September 09, 2014 - During my last road trip, I used focus stacking for several images. Focus stacking involves taking multiple exposures to...

June 16, 2014 - While visiting the Arlington Racetrack, one of my goals was to capture the horses as they approached the finish line. Cl...

May 19, 2014 - When capturing portraits of animals, I focus on the eyes. Viewers tend to lock in on the eyes first, so it's important t...

March 24, 2014 - While visiting the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas earlier this year, I captured this image of two green jays in action...

October 09, 2013 - When taking pictures of animals in captivity, I tend to select a very wide aperture. Wide apertures, or lower f/stop num...

May 10, 2012 - When attempting to maximize the depth of field of focus for an image, the concept of hyperfocal distance comes in handy.