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Why do you take pictures?

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that the majority of the people reading this have taken a picture at some point in their life. I'm also going to walk out a little further on that branch and...

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How to Obtain A Photographic Eye

We've all seen really beautiful pictures. A quick glance through Time Magazine's photos of the year or National Geographic or Rolling Stone or Nylon make us very aware that there are great...

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Quick Tip #1: Getting sharp images

A good thing to know...You should hand-hold a lens only when your shutter speed is at least equal to the focal length in millimeters. That is, a 100 mm lens should not be hand-held below 1/100th of a...

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Perspective Part 2 - Distortion with a wide angle lens

Awhile back I started this whole perspective series in which I talked about getting down low when you shoot. I'm hitting it from a different angle today and not talking about angles at all but rather...

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Seattle Photography Scene

I'm heading down to Seattle for the majority of the week next week and in preparation I thought I'd look up a few galleries online and see what they're offerering as far as photography exhibits go. I...

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Contribute your thoughts on RAW imaging

I'm one of those people that's totally frustrated with the world of RAW because I can't seem to find a good workflow rhythm with it. I get the benefits of shooting in RAW and that once you get into it...

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Art is an adventure - Mark Rothko

This post was prompted by a great quote I came across. I was simply going to post the quote by painter, Mark Rothko but figured some of you may not know him or his work so I'll give you a bit of info...

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Kris + Italy = Awesome photos

Kris is in Italy for the Olympics and, naturally, he's taking some amazing shots. Check out his photostream for more. Shot with: Canon 5D Exposure: .04 sec Focal Length: 17 mm iso: 3200 no flash

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Shutterfly - prints, photobooks and more!

I have no idea how long shutterfly has been around for but I just discovered it and it looks super cool.What is it you ask? It's a website which you can upload your photos to and make various projects...

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The Ideal Woman - Dose Women's Day Feature

A few days ago (3 to be exact) I got a phone call from Toronto and it turned out ot be one of the writers of Dose Magazine. They were working on a feature story for Women's Day (today!) and wondered if...

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