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Hockey Photography: Choosing Your ISO
Your Guide to using ISO for Hockey Photography Read more in the Hockey Photography Series: Introduction Aperture Shutter Speed ISO FocusWhat Lens to UseISO is an important piece in the puzzle to brings your final exposure together. Your knowledge of aperture and...
Understanding Aperture for Hockey Photography
Your Guide to Using Aperture for Hockey Photography Read more in the Hockey Photography Series: Introduction Aperture Shutter Speed ISO FocusWhat Lens to UseSo now that you have a sense for your shutter speed let’s take the next step and figure out our aperture....
Using Fast Shutter Speeds to Photograph Hockey
Your Guide to using Shutter Speed for Hockey Photography Read more in the Hockey Photography Series: Introduction Aperture Shutter Speed ISO FocusWhat Lens to UseHockey is a fun and fast sport, but it can also be incredibly challenging to photograph. This guide,...
An Introduction to Hockey Photography
Your Guide to Improving Your Hockey Photography Read more in the Hockey Photography Series: Introduction Aperture Shutter Speed ISO FocusWhat Lens to UseHockey is a fun and fast sport, but it can also be incredibly challenging to photograph. This guide, presented as a...
Taking an Outdoor Hockey Picture
Taking an Outdoor Ice Hockey Portrait It’s winter. In Canada. That means hockey. I recently took advantage of a rather fine day recently to get an action shot out on the pond. Here’s a rundown of what went into getting this image. To start with, here's the final shot...
Light Painting a BMW
Light Painting with a BMW Light painting is fun. If you’ve never tried it before, go try it. You won’t regret it. All you need is a tripod, a camera that can take slow shutter pictures and a strong, mobile light source. Even a flashlight works For this shot I used the...
How to Add Depth to your Photos
How to Show Depth in Your PhotosPhotos are viewed in two dimensions. The world, inconveniently enough, tends to come with one more dimension than that. This bothersome little fact can become very problematic for your photography. Where’s the depth? You’ve probably...
Things You Might Not Even Notice That Drive Photographers Crazy: Crooked Horizon Lines
Crooked Horizon Lines Make Your Pictures Worse. When you spend a good percentage of your life staring at pictures, you start to get mildly obsessed about things that other people sometimes can’t even see. Crooked Horizon Lines Go outside and take a look at the...
How to take a Dramatic Hockey Portrait
How to take a dramatic hockey portrait Read more in the Hockey Photography Series: It’s not every day you get to play with flashes at a hockey rink. So, here's how to make the most of it. Hockey is fantastic, but taking great photos of hockey can be a nightmare....
Using your Laptop as a Key Light for a Fun Portrait Photo
Using a Laptop as a Key Light for a Self PortraitIn the endless pursuit of soft light sources to use for our next portrait, you might be ignoring a fun little option that is right underneath your nose.No, I’m not talking about your moustache. This post is about using...
Painting with Light
Light painting with cars is something I’ve wanted to try for a while. Unfortunately, I drive a Honda Civic. Yes, it’s a reliable car and I enjoy driving it. But I’ve found that no matter what angle I snap a picture from, it doesn’t exactly give...