If you’re joining us in Moab, Utah for our second annual landscape photography conference, you’ll definitely want to try some night sky photography. Ian Norman is the creator of lonelyspeck.com, one of the best resources for astrophotography equipment reviews and tutorials. I got Ian on the video to get you started with the basics of …
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When shooting cityscapes, and especially skylines, I like using wide image aspect ratios to showcase the width of the city. While sometimes it just means cropping 2:1, I often shoot panoramas to achieve wider images with ratio of 3:1 or 4:1. Shooting a panorama isn’t very complicated, and if you follow a few key steps, …
The smell of wet earth, the rustle of tall field grass in the wind, the sound of dry twigs crunching under my feet as I make my way to where I will be shooting. These are the triggers for my senses where I spend 90% of my time shooting. But as an instructor at the …
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Chicago is a city of incredible architecture — inside and out. Much of it can be explored during the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s annual Open House Chicago, which I’m privileged to help organize. (Mark your calendars now for October 14-15, 2017!) I’m largely self-taught as a photographer, but over the years I’ve zeroed in on a …
The whole working in series idea can be elusive and difficult to do, especially when you’re somewhat new to photography, or even not-at-all new, which was the case for me. The whole idea of creating series eluded me for years but it was something I felt was an important step in my photographic process. Something …
Grand Central Terminal has been a landmark site in Midtown New York originally built in 1871. The site, which has experienced several renovations (major overhauls) over the past century. In 2013, the site celebrated its 100th anniversary of its rebuilding and continues to draw people to its architectural and functional beauty. Grand Central Terminal has …
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We’re teaming up with the Chicago Architecture Foundation for a mobile photography workshop this Saturday, October 1. Most of the architecture images you make can be made with a smart phone, the right apps, and the know-how to use them together. If you’re a “real” photographer and you want to create amazing images when you’re …
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The Out of New York Conference is nearly here and I couldn’t be more excited! Despite visiting NYC a number of times I have yet to really photograph this iconic city and its awe-inspiring architecture. With three days of little else planned, I’m sure everyone attending the conference will come away with quite a few …
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Last year, after a long wait and a lot of anticipation, One World Observatory, the observatory at the top of One World Trade Center, finally opened. After 14 years, there is an observatory in Lower Manhattan again. I never had the chance to go up the twin towers, so when I visited New York City …
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I spent much of this week so far working on some long exposure techniques. I wanted to play around with some different angles and heights that wouldn’t always be accessible. Lucky for me, I had access to a few rooftops from a client for one night, and Out of Chicago Conference instructor Michael Muraz was …