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If you can fill a cup from a faucet, you can master exposure "Exposure": perhaps one of the most misunderstood, poorly taught, and confusing words in photography. What -- exactly -- the heck is exposure, and how do you nail it? How do you know what settings to use for whatever you're shooting, without having to guess or pull up a guide, or have a mentor there to show you? Some would say exposure is the settings you use to take a picture. "Hey, what's your exposure?" And the

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Is “free exposure” ever a fair form of payment for photography? This article examines why exposure rarely benefits photographers, how value actually works in business, and why professionals should be paid with money—not promises.

An exploration of abstract macro photography using everyday objects, focusing on shape, color, and detail rather than realism, and the creative lessons learned in the process.

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I don't make as much time for personal photos as I'd like, so I'm posting a quick study of purple coneflowers at the Horicon Marsh. My goal specifically was to create at least one good study image of this flower. When most people go out to photograph, they hope to find an image. When I go out, I expect to craft an image, and my standard for what I'll take home is much higher, which is why it took two evenings, about one total hour of shooting, and several pieces of gear besi

Photographing, let alone light painting, the Moulton Barns on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park is one of the holy grails of landscape photography. The barns set against the backdrop of the Tetons is an icon of the western landscape, almost mythical. Yet when I finally saw it in person I was struck by the simplicity of the scene. Suddenly there I was in front of one of the most photographed scenes in the West, no grand signage, no locked gate, just the barn, some trodd

The ability to control manual flash intuitively is a powerful skill that you can learn. Today I woke up, saw the sun, and knew that I...

A practical comparison of on-camera flash diffusion techniques, showing how different modifiers and bounce directions change light quality, shadows, and catchlights.

Perfect exposure doesn’t have to be a mystery. These three simple techniques will help you get consistent, accurate exposure without guessing.

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This is one of maybe a dozen shots I took at sunset in Horicon January 7, 2013. Nothing fancy and not much editing. Just a quick study of the texture of grass and snow. I like the way the grass plays against the grain of the snow and light. I want to revisit soon to capture something at sunset, but I'll show you what when I create it.