by Rochelle Hepworth | Apr 2, 2016 | Free Tips, Spring
I really hope the snow has melted wherever you find yourself in the world. It’s been a tough winter for many people living in North America … one where I’m sure there were more people holding snow shovels than cameras. But now that the daffodils are announcing the...
by Rochelle Hepworth | Apr 1, 2016 | Free Tips, Spring
We’re proud to present a two part series of HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH FLOWERS photo tips. Many of the pictures were taken by people just like you. They love photography and they love flowers and they were willing to get their knees dirty. That’s pretty much all it...
by Rochelle Hepworth | Apr 1, 2016 | Free Tips, Spring
Any milestone or family event deserves special photographic consideration. The end of a school year is as good a time as any to point out some basics to preserve those memories. I realize that in the Southern Hemisphere you’re in the middle of the school year. (I only...
by Rochelle Hepworth | Apr 1, 2016 | Free Tips, Spring
Our photographic celebration of life itself continues with Part Two of How to Photograph Flowers. If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Again, I’ve used many of the photographs you folks posted on our Facebook page as examples – thank you for your talents and...
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, Spring
The winter of 2015-2016 has been a season of ups and downs in Philadelphia and likely that’s how it was for you where ever you live. It was 73 degrees on Christmas day and then a few weeks later we had 30 inches of snow on a Friday night. School...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog, Exposure Triangle, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
There’s a reason the snow in many of your sledding pictures is gray. Ironically, it’s because snow is white therefore it’s gray. Sorry if I’m talking in riddles here but the reason many of you have snow pictures that are too dark is because the snow is bright white....
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Nature, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
I grew up in Fargo. What did I do at 5 AM when it was 35 below and the wind was howling? My paper route. But despite years of early morning childhood trauma sometime in the last ten years I realized that winter is my favorite season. It must be genetic. I almost enjoy...
by NIck Kelsh | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog
With so much of good photography, being there is about 90% of the battle. If you’re fortunate enough to find one of these scenes in front of your camera count your blessings. Photographs like this are practically the definitive version of what comes to people’s minds...