Ten Tips for Fireworks Photography
Independence Day is approaching in the United States, and many people will be out celebrating. One very traditional part of July 4th is watching large fireworks displays, and some of you [...]
Create a DIY shaped bokeh filter for photography
Bokeh is defined as "the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph taken with a narrow depth of field". With a standard lens, the bokeh is [...]
Tutorial: Water Drop Photography with the Pluto Trigger
Note: This article contains affiliate links. A few years back I purchased the Pluto Trigger, a device that connects to a camera to automatically trigger the camera, depending on what you [...]
Creating a liquid mixture for waterdrop photography
Waterdrops and splashes are a fun and challenging thing to photograph. You can use plain or colored water, but you will get more consistent and cleaner results if you include an additive [...]
Circular Polarizer Magic
A few days ago, a double rainbow popped up outside my window after some brief rain showers. At the moment I have a pretty good view of the sky from my house [...]
Three ways to use curves in Photoshop
The curves adjustment is an extremely versatile tool when it comes to photo editing. In this video I show three different ways you can use curves using Adobe® Photoshop®: adding contrast, reducing [...]
Creative Ways to Add Blur to Your Photographs
If you want to have a little fun with your images, why not add some blur? There are a lot of different types of blur you can add, and below I've listed [...]
