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 [...]
Ten Tips for Fireworks Photography
Sunday is Independence Day in the United States, and a large percentage of people will be out celebrating. One very traditional part of July 4th is watching large fireworks displays, and [...]
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 [...]
