Expose for the Highlights
Highlight metering on the Nikon D750 preserves detail in the highlights at the expense of the shadows. Essentially, it's matrix metering...
Multi-Exposure Abstract Impressionism
Most digital cameras these days have a multi-exposure mode. If you like the idea of impressionistic or abstract art, set your camera to...
Back to Basics in Black and White (5)
There is a lot of "wall art" around town. Legal? Sponsored? Encouraged? Tolerated? Permitted? All of the above or none of the above?...
Macro Photography: Fall Colors
The ready availability of online lens rentals makes it easy to explore new capabilities for your camera. The photos here were made with...
Back to Basics in Black and White (4)
We continue the black and white retro narrative with some photos of a nearby construction site. Trees are falling and apartments are...
Back to Basics in Black and White (3)
In the last post, we saw the local band Mama Tried performing in a small nightclub. An on-camera strobe made color photos possible at...
At the Nightclub: Photographing Mama Tried
When was the last time your sister and brother-in-law were friends with the guitarist in the local band? Approximately never, until now....
Shooting 500 Keepers at f/2.0 - Part 3
This post continues a previous series on shooting 500 keepers with the Zeiss Milvus 35 mm f/2.0. The idea was to set the lens to f/2.0...
Back to Basics in Black and White (2)
It was late March when last I went down to look at the creek, but already there were sprigs of grass along the path. Winter was tough. ...
Back to Basics in Black and White
The color photos of William Eggleston were something of an inspiration for the present website. His oeuvre of photographing the ordinary...
