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I belong to a camera club in the Denver area. Last night our subject matter was Long Exposures (over 1 second). There were, of course, some fireworks photos and night shots and I put in one of my B&W infrared photos. The photos I was intrigued by were the light paintings.
Painting with light is a [...]

Another installment of the Lighting 102 series is posted on the Strobist website. The issue of Specular Highlight Control is covered and includes a number of examples. In simple terms, we’re talking about a reflection of the light source itself.
Most photographers think of specular highlights as small point reflections. As David describes in the article, [...]

You’ve just returned from shooting some of your best photos ever. You can’t wait until you can download them and see them on your big 21″ monitor. When you turn on your camera to get a quick peek at your prize winning shots you get a “Card Error” message. Or you get the dreaded “Card [...]

While I was visiting family in Kansas we took in the city fireworks display on the Fourth of July. I really like to shoot fireworks photos every year and have long been using the techniques I talked about a few weeks ago. Refresh your memory and read the Photographing Fireworks the Right Way article.
We arrived [...]

Learning about light and lighting is best done visually and with experimentation. That’s really what the Lighting 102 series is about; learning to see lighting (or knowing when to create it). This week’s lesson on Strobist talks about the distance between subject and flash (light source). Run through the exercise that’s laid out in the [...]

It’s near that time here in the States for Fourth of July fireworks. Bring your camera and tripod to the event and come home with great photos. The New York Institute of Photography (NYIP) has again posted their fireworks articles. Just scroll down past the Declaration to get to the links for the articles.
On your [...]