Your Photo Gear May Be A Target For Theft

Your Photo Gear May Be A Target For Theft

Back in the early 90s, I was stationed in San Diego, California with the Navy. Being an avid scuba diver, I would often take off with a buddy and do a little beach diving to photograph sea life in the kelp beds. On one particular trip, my dive buddy and I returned to...
Documenting the Last Corn Harvest

Documenting the Last Corn Harvest

Here’s a recent photo from a project I’m working on. Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois is restoring a cornfield back to its original state of prairie and wetlands. Over the next few years, I will be documenting the progress of the Dewitt Holland Memorial Prairie. This...
Using the Nikon ML-L3 Infrared Remote Control

Using the Nikon ML-L3 Infrared Remote Control

Did your Nikon DSLR stop working while you were using the Infrared Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control? Don’t worry…it’s normal. After setting your Nikon camera to Remote Control Mode using the Shooting Mode button or dial, the camera will start actively searching for...
Six Techniques to Improve Camera Handholding

Six Techniques to Improve Camera Handholding

With the advent of the modern digital camera, keeping the camera steady in low light and with larger focal length lenses is not the problem it was back in the days of film. It’s easy to set the ISO higher or turn on Auto ISO to get higher shutter speeds. But there’s a...
Convey Motion in Your Photo by Blurring the Background

Convey Motion in Your Photo by Blurring the Background

We use photography to tell a story. Conveying a three-dimensional story in a two-dimensional medium can be challenging at times. There are many little techniques we use to overcome these challenges. Blurring the background is one of those techniques. Blurring the...