Sharing a photo tip today, don't be discouraged when the weather doesn't always give you beautiful blue skies with puffy white clouds for your backdrops, you can still make great outdoor photos even with grey skies.
I know that here in Germany most of the winter it can be quite gloomy outside. This cannot stop you from going out and photographing. Sometimes grey skies can be better for photos, the light is diffused so you don't have any harsh shadows or have to worry about where the sun is and if it is in the right position. Cloudy or grey […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. November's calendar is from a small German city.
Autumn time is beautiful here in Germany, with all of it's colorful trees and hills. This beautiful view is of Idar-Oberstein. A small city with a mountain that has a church built right into the rock called the Felsenkirche and a castle atop of it. From this church is where I photographed this sight of the city. The clock tower on the left houses the bells the ring in the hour.
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Now that fall is officially here, that means that temperatures have begun to drop. Here are some tips to help protect your equipment from colder weather and the weather changes that comes with it.
A good camera bag is your first defense against the weather.
First suggestion is to get a good camera bag. This gives you great protection from any kind of element; snow, rain, or wind. If you get a good one with decent padding between the sections can also provide good protection against itself. Having one that can hold a couple of lenses and other equipment like batteries […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. October's Calendar features a photo from my German travels.
This photo entitled "Autumn Leaves at Marksburg" is from my trip and tour of Marksburg castle. This castle is a picturesque German castle sitting above the Rhine river, which you can see in the background. From my understanding the castle is the only castle along the Rhine river that wasn't destroyed. It has over 700 years of history. I would definitely recommend a visit.
Not only is the castle great to […]
