Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits I’m guessing but willing to bet a very large sum that the most common digital asset management software on a news photographer’s computer is Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits. I’ve used this almost perfect piece of DAM software since the day it first became available in 1996. Its evolution has [...]
Digital photographers take auto-focus for granted. It’s standard equipment on all point and shoot cameras and usually not something that can be turned off or altered in any way. The exception being a few of the high-end cameras such as the Canon G-series and Nikon cameras. Auto-focus is the default setting on all digital single [...]
First, the client bought me dinner so we could talk about our relationship and discuss his needs for the photo shoot to follow. It was my second free meal of the day with the first being fried catfish and green beans with sweet tea. The evening meal was chicken parmigiana with cheese ravioli and red [...]
Last week’s Westerville Meetup centered on shooting two models wearing vintage clothing on the streets and sidewalk in the Uptown business district. The clothes were furnished by Cinda Lou’s as were the two women who modeled for our group of about 25 photographers for a little more than an hour as the sun dipped below [...]
Choosing when to use a slow shutter speed to blur an image doesn’t always have to match the subject matter. On the fourth Friday of the month during the summer streets are closed in Uptown Westerville for vendors, groups and associations, performers, and politicians to set up spaces to display their wares and attitudes. At [...]
We’ll stay with the bicycle subject matter for at least one more day. At least long enough to add a little more knowledge to shooting blurred images with wide angle lenses. Yesterday’s photo discussed subject mater moving laterally to the shutter plane. The result can be quite striking with the pincushion effect created by rotating [...]
Yesterday’s Shutter Speed #2 not only dealt with stopping action, it also concerned keeping backgrounds in focus to help explain context and location. It was important in yesterday’s photo to keep the background sharp to place the racers in a small town business district setting. Part of the charm of the photo was the building [...]
Finding the spot was easy. I knew that when I laid down on the wet sidewalk I’d have a great low angle to frame a bike racer against the skyline as he made a turn into Uptown Westerville. The low view would place the rider in an exaggerated angle with the city’s small town building [...]
Sports photographers strive to catch that moment when the bat strikes the ball. It’s the peak action so important to creating a story. The batter’s arms are extended, their eyes focused on the ball. The ball is compressed against the bat as its direction is reversed by a stronger force. The short backlight separates the batter and ball from [...]
The toughest time of the day for me is during the school year when I’m the one taking kids to school in the morning. There’s nothing more frustrating than sitting in morning traffic as the sun creeps over the tree line to my left throwing shadows across the road in front of me. I watch, [...]
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