I’ve always been a visual person. Whether it’s trying to evoke a memory or understand driving directions, it’s the visuals that get me there. And over time, I’ve stored away so many visual representations of my favorite places that my brain has become some sort of fantastical montage of locations I can’t even pinpoint anymore. […]

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Neutral Density Filters, or ND filters, may not initially seem very interesting to amateur photographers because all they do is reduce light, but they can be an important tool for professionals. For amateur photographers, understanding light can be a bit of a challenge. What amateurs don’t realize is that it’s all about control of light […]

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What is the Photographic Triangle? Exposure = Shutter Speed + Aperture (f/stop) + ISO So what does all mean? It means that the Shutter Speed, f/stop, and ISO settings are all related to one another. By changing one, you affect the others. There is a popular analogy that does a good job explaining this. Imagine […]

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Don’t you just hate it when you look at a photo and wonder what the point of it is? Or maybe as you’re flipping to the next picture and it takes you a second or two to realize what it is that you’re looking at. When you look at a photograph you should know exactly […]

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In this day and age, everyone seems to be a master of digital media. Digital cameras are everywhere. Photoshop is common. Everyone has a website. But just having the tools doesn’t mean you’re a professional. As Web Design teacher, I always start my class by telling my students, “Building a website is easy, building a […]

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