Fix for Stuck Shutter

Check Your Gear! My checklist for excursions

Gear is what makes photography both more fun and more difficult. Lenses and tripods, flash apparatus and hoods can give us a level of creativity beyond just exposing a sensor to light and hoping for something to happen. I only use my iPhone’s camera for quick shots, just to document something, capture a moment to…

Exposure Practice

I learned how to use the light meter, and out on a sunny day in downtown Mobile, Alabama, I didn’t get a whole lot of use out of it, but there were some differences I saw. Take a look at these, and I’ll tell you what they were made up of. These were all taken…

The Frustration Factor: Why Photos Don’t Always Match the Magic You Saw

The vista was breathtaking! Standing on a hill overlooking a valley in mid-spring, with a narrow road winding through it, I knew I had to capture it with my camera. The little red barn tucked into one of the road’s bends was the perfect focal point. I set up my tripod, connected my remote shutter…

Program Modes displayed on a camera dial

Unlock Your Camera’s Potential: A Guide to Program Modes for DSLR, Mirrorless, and Point-and-Shoot Cameras

One of the most-often-repeated phrases of photographers is “Get off Auto.” That’s good advice, but it’s scary and intimidating if you’re new to camera settings. And maybe you don’t really want to learn all about photography, maybe you really just want to take some good pictures that you want to actually print and display or…

Week 5 – Ten Shots

These shots were also from our Houston trip back in February, but it’s taken till now to get my site working well. The amusement park on the boardwalk on Galveston Island lends itself to shutterbugging anyway, but we pretty much had the place to ourselves because — well, February. The idea behind this technical exercise…

hands holding a camera pointed at a setting sun

Unlocking the Power of ISO for Stunning Photography in Any Light

Imagine this: You’re standing at the edge of a breathtaking sunset, camera in hand, ready to capture the scene. The colors are rich, the light is fading, and you’re kind of desperate to make the most of it. You adjust your camera, but something isn’t quite right—the shot either comes out too dark or too…

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