When it comes to evaluating our own photographs we’re probably the worst ones to do so.  That’s not surprising because we’re so emotionally tied up in every aspect - the subject, the feelings we had when we got the shot, the work we’ve done on it in the digital darkroom.

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The Photographer as Artist - Creative Vocabulary
In this third article we continue our exploration of photography from the perspective of other artistic disciplines.  The first article was The Photographer as Artist - Introduction.  We introduced the idea that art stands on the Tripod of Artistry, three principles that are common to all arts.  The first [...]

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We’re exploring art from the perspective of other artistic disciplines to shed light on what it means to be a photographer and an artist.  (You can read The Photographer as Artist - Introduction.)  We’re doing this because photographers often seem to be expected to meet a “reality standard” that has not been imposed on other [...]

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the role of the photographer as artist.  I don’t think there’s doubt in anyone’s mind that photography can be a sublime art form. 
But not all photography is art and not all photographers are artists.  Just about everyone has a camera these days.  In fact it seems you can’t [...]

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I’m doing an interesting project - shoot 360 degree panoramas in the desert during sunrise and sunset.  And I’ve learned a lot about panos that you don’t readily find when you research this subject.

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Everyone it seems has a recommendation on how to name your image files.  There’s the cryptic file name assigned by your camera such as CRW0123.   Programs like Lightroom allow us to modify the name when the files are imported.  Many people recommend adding the date to the camera file name.  I like to add the [...]

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I certainly don’t want to presume to hold myself up as the definitive expert in shooting Antelope Canyon but I wouldn’t mind sharing my thoughts and welcome feedback from anyone who has shot there and has similar or dissimilar impressions.
Anyone who has been to Antelope Canyon in northern Arizona just outside Page knows there are [...]

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HDR Exposure 
This is the third in a series of articles on high dynamic range, more commonly known as HDR.  The previous article illustrated how HDR situations occur; namely, when the dynamic range of the subject exceeds the dynamic range the sensor (or film) is capable of capturing. 
 
But with digital photography there is a technique for [...]

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In the first posting we discussed how colors are translated into three numbers in a digital camera, one for each of the three primary colors – Red, Green and Blue (RBG for short).  After all, digital cameras are computers complete with processors, memory and software.  We described the 8 bit color mode in which the [...]

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This is the first in a series of articles that address the fascinating topic of High Dynamic Range or HDR.  HDR not only refers to situations you face when photographing in the field but also the digital darkroom techniques for processing HDR images.  This first article will lay the groundwork necessary for understanding HDR.
How often [...]

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