Now that it is towards the end of January, in Europe carnival season is about to begin. Living in Italy for nearly 4 years and being in close proximity to Venice, gave me a chance to see Carnevale at it's best. If anybody is around Venice during this season you should definitely give it a […]
The majority of what most people photograph are people and pets. Whether they are using a professional camera, a point and shoot, or their phone cameras, most people take photos of their friends, family, kids, and pets. So I put together a small list of helpful tips to help you improve your photos with this […]
A little while ago a fellow photographer friend of mine showed me how fun macro photography can be. She showed me some tips on how I can really have some fun with it. So as I have been traveling around and out and about with my camera, I have been exploring macro photography with several […]
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I absolutely love taking night photos. I love going out to little night excursions with friends to find interesting places to take photos after dark, it is the whole reason I have taken my tripod on trips with me. I have taken night photos in Rome, […]
I love summers in Europe, there are local festivals all summer long celebrating anything and everything. I had the chance to attend a small Renaissance festival on a small lake here in Germany. They had booths full of wine, beer, food, and hand crafts, there was even a message booth. It was a great chance to try […]
So we are in a world where the internet is part of our everyday life. Since this is the case, it also means social media is part of our everyday lives as well. I have delved deeply into Facebook, swam into Flickr, and tiptoed into Twitter. My newest social media dive is into Instagram. I […]
If you are ever traveling near the Netherlands in the spring time, a must see visit is the Tulip Festival in the South Holland province called the Keukenhof. Every year starting in the end of March to the middle of May, the Keukenhof shows off it's many varieties of tulips and other flowers. When I […]
Ever since the invention of the cell phone with a camera, the amount of photos taken every day have jumped higher and higher. It has made almost everybody an amateur photographer, almost even a hobbyist.
Unlike other articles on improving your mobile phone photos, I am not going to talk to about composition or quality. […]
As artists and photographers we are constantly changing how we see things. I find that when I am photographing I try to shoot objects from different angles. Sometimes using angles from even the object's point of view can have a nice composition to it. So if you are a new photographer I would […]
I would like to share what it really is you are paying for (or should be paying for) when you hire a professional photographer.
First: when you hire a photographer for family pictures, a wedding, etc. you are basically hiring commissioned artwork from them. You should always choose a photographer based on style (each has […]
