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North Shore Surfing
March 08, 2017 - While in Hawaii, I planned to photograph surfers on the North Shore of Oahu. During my stay, there were three surfing co...
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When a Tripod Isn't Enough
January 28, 2016 - During my recent road trip through South Dakota, I visited Badlands National Park for a few days. During my time in the...
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Light from the Side for Texture
May 21, 2013 - The cold temperatures continue to linger well into March here in the Chicago area. Rather than brave the cold again, I d...
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Where Did Everyone Go?
August 06, 2012 - One thing that many viewers point out about my pictures is that generally the photographs are free of pedestrians. It's...
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Action Shots at the Zoo
July 30, 2012 - I visit the Brookfield Zoo quite often to practice my photography. While capturing photographs of the animals, I've noti...
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Using Long Exposures
July 16, 2012 - One of the things that I enjoy about photography is how it enables me to see things in new ways. Using long exposures pr...
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Creating an Abstract by Zooming
June 29, 2012 - In a recent blog post, I shared a technique for creating an abstract by rotating the lens during a long exposure. Anothe...
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Creating an Abstract by Panning
June 24, 2012 - I came across a colorful autumn scene in Northern Michigan. I decided to create an abstract photograph from the scene:...
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Creating an Abstract by Rotating
June 20, 2012 - Another method for creating an abstract is to rotate the lens during a long exposure. I used this technique to capture o...
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A Whole New World
June 17, 2012 - It doesn't always require traveling to amazing locations to capture photographs. Sometimes, interesting images can be cr...
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High Dynamic Range in the Shadow Room
May 26, 2012 - One of the challenges with photography is that the camera's sensor (or film) does not record as much dynamic range as th...
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f/8 and Be There
May 12, 2012 - When photographing certain subjects, a narrow depth of field of focus is preferable. For example, if I wish to isolate t...
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Hyperfocal Distance in Action
May 10, 2012 - When attempting to maximize the depth of field of focus for an image, the concept of hyperfocal distance comes in handy.
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A Frame Within a Frame
May 09, 2012 - One of my favorite compositional techniques is to include natural framing elements within the frame of the photograph. T...
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Through the Fence
May 08, 2012 - Another technique that comes in handy while photographing baseball games is capturing images through a fence. Sports pho...
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Every Lens in the Bag
May 02, 2012 - While visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden over the weekend, I carried five lenses and a tripod along with my camera. Sin...
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Moving Just a Few Feet
April 27, 2012 - Yesterday, I captured some photographs of the old Pachyderm House at the Brookfield Zoo. After taking the first image fr...
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Tripod...Whenever Possible
April 24, 2012 - Whenever possible, I use a tripod while taking photographs. The tripod provides several important benefits:
Slows me do...
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D800 as a Tilt Shift Tool
April 09, 2012 - When taking architectural photographs, I strive for straight lines. Getting the lines straight in camera is even more cr...
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Taking the Zoo out of Animal Photos
April 08, 2012 - One of my favorite locations for photography is the Brookfield Zoo. The Brookfield Zoo is filled with fascinating subjec...
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D800 and Cropping Capabilities
March 31, 2012 - I received my D800 a couple of days ago...and the thing that strikes me as most advantageous so far is the ability to cr...
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My Choice: Nikon D800
March 25, 2012 - Nikon has announced two (actually, three) exciting new cameras: the D4 and the D800 (and D800E version). All three camer...
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Searching for Backgrounds
March 25, 2012 - I believe that controlling the background is at least half the battle in composing a photograph. Yesterday, I noticed a...
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Volleyball at ISO 6400
February 24, 2012 - It's difficult to capture action shots in poorly lit gymnasiums. Yesterday, I had to boost my camera's ISO setting to IS...
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