June 7, 2010 – 9:31 am | 2 Comments

A long time ago, in a world that only used film, a lens was developed to see the whole sky. Cloud studies for meteorological use prompted the invention of the fisheye lens. It wasn’t long …

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Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity by Michael E. Stern
January 25, 2010 – 7:57 am | 4 Comments
Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity by Michael E. Stern

Rocky Nook Press recently sent me a review copy of Michael E. Stern’s new book Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity, and since I am always interested in the creative process (especially …

Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity, and Personal Style by Alain Briot
October 21, 2009 – 9:51 am | One Comment
Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity, and Personal Style by Alain Briot

For those of you who follow The Luminous Landscape web site, Alain Briot's name will be a familiar one from his informative and insightful writings for the photographer. If you are new to his writings …

PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES by Juergen Gulbins & Rainer Gulbins
April 27, 2009 – 7:05 am | No Comment
PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES by Juergen Gulbins & Rainer Gulbins

I've been neglecting a new book that's been on my desk for a month.  When I first glanced at Juergen Gulbins and Rainer Gulbins new book PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES  I realized that several of the …

The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB 800, SB 900 & RiCi Flashes
March 3, 2009 – 7:11 am | 2 Comments
The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB 800, SB 900 & RiCi Flashes

As a landscape, architectural, and product photographer I seldom actually photograph people, and most of my artificial lighting is done with "hot light", that is, continuous lighting done with Lowell or similar tungsten-balanced equipment. Therefore, …

PRACTICAL HDRI: High Dynamic Range Imaging For Photographers
November 5, 2008 – 7:32 am | 2 Comments
PRACTICAL HDRI: High Dynamic Range Imaging For Photographers

Jack Howard should be a familiar name to many of you photographers as he is the Editor of PopPhoto.com/Popular Photography & Imaging where he tests and reviews cameras, lenses, software and a multitude of camera …

Digital Infrared Photography by Cyrill Harnischmacher
October 6, 2008 – 7:47 am | One Comment
Digital Infrared Photography by Cyrill Harnischmacher

One of my colleagues is an architectural photographer who shoots digital infrared images a great deal of the time.  Unfortunately, he lives several hundred miles from me and when we are together (which actually is …