Photography, like life, seems to attract them. You know the ones…you tell them you just bought a digital-camera (insert brand name and model here) and they proclaim:”My Brother-in-law (or whomever) just bought a (insert brand name and model here) and he said it’s the best camera ever. Much better than the one you just got!” [...]

Well, that was quick.  The new Nikon S200 arrived today.  My wife was so excited, she actually read the manual.  Sample photos and a review shortly.

Fellow DP Blogger, Jim, over at Slightly Out of Focus, has written a hilarious post about applying personal ad-speak to photographers. It goes something like this: “SMN(Single-Male Nikon) seeks SFMN (Single female Nikon) for long exposure relationship (LER).”
It’s photo-nerd humor. Definitely worth a read!

Anytime you’re out, surfing the ‘net, you run across ads for people looking to meet other people for LTR (Long term relationships). It’s like…”Quick!!” I only have 20-minutes, find me someone who I can spend the rest of my life with!!! Hurry!!”
I know these things often time work out, but it makes me wonder what [...]

Silhouettes can be beautiful. They accent a person’s facial features in profile, they can make someone look mysterious, they can accent shapes and make objects & people look iconic. Shooting a silhouette can be quite easy with a few simple steps.

I’ve been doing a number of product shots lately (more for fun than profit) and have taken to using the Set White Point tool in Photoshop to correct the exposure and color casts.  Of course, this the correct way to go about this would be to accurately set the color temperature and proper exposure in [...]

The ISO setting-
Along with the exposure modes we discussed in Part I, the ISO setting is another parameter that gives you the freedom for creativity and picture quality.
You always want to shoot at the slowest ISO (lowest number) that gives you the picture you want. The ISO rating is the “sensitivity” of your camera to [...]

Just thought I’d share my latest shaving brush. It’s very nice.