If you’ve ever sold anything online, or even just browsed Amazon.com, you’ll know why today’s post is helpful – photographing products on white is something that’s an important technique to have in your toolbox. Some selling sites won’t let you use a photo to promote a product unless it’s on white. There are many ways … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: Easy product photography”
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Three tips, better shot: Getting the decisive moment
“The Decisive Moment” is one of the key basic concepts drilled into a photography student’s head when first starting out. In sports, it’s capturing the peak moment of a play. With your kids, it’s getting that perfect smile and head positioning. In the featured photo for this post, it’s all about getting the right mix … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: Getting the decisive moment”
Three tips, better shot: Playing in traffic
Sometimes, when I’m photographing something iconic, like the old TWA terminal at JFK (that was featured in my 2015 in photos post), I really wish that I could get a clean shot of it. However, this is New York. Traffic is a fact of life. From most angles, there will be cars driving by no matter what … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: Playing in traffic”
Three tips, better shot: Your child’s monthly photo
Raise your hand if you’re a parent that bought an expensive DSLR camera when their kid was born, only to have it collect dust as you use your phone to take all those monthly photos of the little one. Well here’s an excuse to dust off the DSLR – because you can probably get pretty … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: Your child’s monthly photo”
Three tips, better shot: Montauk Point Lighthouse
The Montauk Point Lighthouse. Whenever I feel like I haven’t done any photography in a while, I head out east and I’m inspired by the beauty and peace I find out there. It’s very easy to make the “postcard image” of the lighthouse, but how do you make something different of a subject that countless others … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: Montauk Point Lighthouse”