Composition: What goes on in my brain when I compose a photograph
After I've zeroed in on a photographic subject there are several aspects of photography to consider before I push the button. They pile on top of each other in quick succession. There are the usual suspects, of course—lighting, exposure, lens choice, etc. Then...
Some Thoughts About Composition
Photographic composition happens when a photographer decides to choreograph the visual elements in the frame. Of course, it's almost always more complicated than that, but it's one of the required stops for a photographic masterpiece. (Great photographs that aren't...
HPTYL Eclipsed But Back in Full Again!
Well, it seems that recently my regular HTPYL work has been eclipsed by a big round plateful of other stuff—you know, the usual litany… some health stuff, family stuff, a couple of presentations to prepare, conferences to attend, other travel, etc. But the...
How to Volunteer With Your Camera
Today is Martin Luther King Day. It is the only holiday that's been designated a national day of service. It's intended to be a day on, not a day off. Organizations large and small and individuals around the country take time on this day to volunteer to do whatever...
Should you shoot horizontal or vertical photos?
It really is a basic and profound question in photography. Should I shoot a horizontal or should I shoot a vertical? Every situation is different, of course. And what you have in your mind in terms of composition often dictates what you end up doing—horizontal or...
How to Use Your iPhone Burst Function
Here’s an iPhone function that is incredible technology and super useful. It’s also a little frustrating (OK, more than a little frustrating) if you don’t know what you’re doing. It’s the Burst function. Burst means you hold the shutter button down and it shoots 10...
Sorrowful Times
Consider me among the wordless in this country who can't make any sense of what's happened in the last couple weeks. It's hard to disassociate what we do here with photography and pictures of families, especially children, and not be moved to our core. We started out...
How to Pace Your Photo Stories
Last weekend I viewed a set of photographs that showed up on my iPhone—and beautiful photographs they are! But there was something about the pacing of this photo story that caused me to second guess some presentation decisions The New York Times made that we all face...
Our annual celebration of best photos posted in 2021 with commentary from renowned photographer Nick Kelsh. Wonderful family moments, stunning landscapes and unique photos captured by our wonderful community of amateur photographers.
Top 50 Fan Photos of 2020
As always, it was a pleasure to compile the best photographs of the year from the thousands of pictures you folks have submitted to my Fan Photo of the Day on our How to Photograph Your Life Facebook page. Finding the top 50 photographs and then putting them in order...
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