Tag Archives: Reasons
5 Reasons to Use Lightroom for Portrait Retouching
There are some photographers who use Photoshop or plugins such as Portrait Pro to do portrait retouching. There is nothing wrong with this and these programs can do an excellent job, especially if you retouch portraits at a high level. … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why You Should be Doing Night Photography
We photographers tend to avoid night photography. Sure, there are some who seem to specialize in it, but most of us stick to daylight hours. Historically, there were good reasons for this. Night photography was hard. You couldn’t see what … Continue reading
7 Reasons Why You Should Art Direct Your Travel Photography
Purists will say that it’s cheating. While the ideal scenario is always for everything in your composition to be natural, sometimes it just doesn’t happen. It may be that you are in a far off place that not many people … Continue reading
4 Reasons Why You Should Photograph Concrete
When people ask me if I have a favorite subject to photograph, they are often surprised by my response. See, I really enjoy photographing abstract urban environments, and most of all, I love photographing concrete. Yep, that’s right! Plain old concrete. … Continue reading
3 Reasons to do Headshots with Natural Light
I love natural light. I’ve probably said this before, but I prefer it to using studio lights. There’s something soft and beautiful about using the light generated by Mother Nature that makes it perfect for every occasion. I use natural … Continue reading
Amazed Pronghorn and Reasons to Use High Speed Burst Mode for Wildlife Photography
The obvious reason to use high speed burst mode to photograph wildlife is because wildlife moves and you want to capture the ideal body position and behavior. Use your fastest frame rate to capture the frame with the perfect body/angle/leg/wing … Continue reading
Photographers’ Reasons to Go Back, Oxbow Bend, GTNP
Wildlife photographers can spend many days or weeks working with the same subject at the same location and, due to ever-changing behaviors of their subjects, they can continuously capture unique images. Sports photographers have unique action at every game/meet/match/race/etc. at … Continue reading
4 Reasons to Never use the Delete Button on Your Camera
I was walking around a wild horse range in Utah this past summer, backing up, shifting one way then the other, looking for my shot, composing and recomposing when I almost stepped on this: I freaked out. Very quietly, since I … Continue reading
5 Reasons You Should Own a Prime Lens
Love them or hate them. But one thing you can’t do is ignore them. Prime lenses are some of the top favorites of photographers around the globe. What’s so great about them? In this video, Toby Gelston explains the five … Continue reading
5 Good Reasons to Take Your Dog on Photography Walks
When I travel into the city (San Francisco) I take along my furry assistant and mini model, Mila, for the trip. She’s been working with me for awhile now. She trades in Pup-Peroni and DentaStix, and her daily rate is … Continue reading
6 Reasons Why an iPad Makes a Good Photography Companion
I have an iPad Air 2 and I simply love it. It’s my portable digital workhouse. I can pop into most cafés where free wi-fi is the norm. I can enjoy a delicious cup of java, while checking my inbox, … Continue reading
7 Reasons a DSLR is the next camera for you
Sales of DSLRs have taken an impact from the introduction of compact system cameras, but there’s still plenty of reasons to invest in the more traditional format. We’ve picked out some of the reasons below to help you buy the … Continue reading