Category Archives: Techniques

Light & Shadow | Zacuto USA

If you don’t do anything else today please watch this from beginning to end. If you truly have a passion for the creation of images still or motion, if you believe that you can learn something every day about your … Continue reading

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STUFF I USE AND WHY I USE IT – BE READY TO GET THE SHOT

A LOOK BACK AT THINGS I’VE LIKED – AND A LOOK AT TODAY – AND WHAT FULFILLS MY NEED AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND AN EDUCATOR Over the past few years Brian and I have written about a lot of different … Continue reading

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MY GOPRO HERO 3 JOURNEY Start Date: June 1, 2013

One of the most popular and best selling video cameras is the Gopro Hero 3 series of cameras with the “black” model being the top of the line.  The new models as well as the older models are extremely popular … Continue reading

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HOW VISUAL ARE YOU – COULD YOU PROVIDE BETTER CONTENT TO YOUR ADMIRERS?

The majority of people that will read this article are photographers. Photographers learn something new everyday about making a picture that will grab the observer of that picture and hold their attention in attempt to extract the story that the … Continue reading

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Isn’t It Time You Got Some Attention – One on One With A Blue Ridge Workshops Instructor

ONE ON ONE EDUCATION – UNDERSTANDING ALL OF THE ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO AN INSPIRING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE 6 Hours One on One $450.00 Register Right Here  One On One Photography is a mix of human’s skill to observe and discern … Continue reading

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THE STICK – THE THIRD LEG – THE MINIMAL SUPPORT – THE NOT AS GOOD AS A TRIPOD THINGY

No matter what name we give it, it is still going to boil down to being a MONOPOD.  Let’s call it the one legged tripod. It is, a collapsible aluminum, wood or carbon fiber single leg stabilizing device that lives … Continue reading

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Micro Fiber Cloths – Not good for optics?

Microfiber Cloths Are Great For Dusting Furniture But Not So Great For Cleaning Lenses Small microfiber cleaning cloths are commonly sold for cleaning lenses and other photographic equipment as well as computer screens and eyeglasses. They are promoted for cleaning … Continue reading

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YOUR CAMERA HAS YOU!

YOUR CAMERA HAS YOU! That’s right. You. Your camera is the means of recording an image. That is what it does. It does it by you telling it what you want it to do. You select: The metering system. Most … Continue reading

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Clean Those Sensors For The Health Of Your Images

My Incredible Camera Has Sensor Cleaning So I Never Have To Worry About Dust Spots In My Images. That is one long  title but it is also my lead in to this essay which I hope you will continue with. … Continue reading

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