With mobile phones with us when we travel it is quite common to take photographs from an airplane. These images can be of an interesting landscape below, showing others you are leaving or arriving into a city or just documenting the trip you are taking. Over the years I have traveled by airplane many times and have learned quite a bit from taking images during flights by … [Read more...] about 10 Tips when Photographing from a Plane with your Phone
Photography Tips
Scanning Old Photographs and Negatives
As we hunker down or shelter in place it is easy to start to look through boxes which we may have hidden away in our houses. For most people these boxes will include stacks of photographs from over the years. In my newsletter earlier this month, I mentioned I had done this already with images I took from some of my first photography classes and had those negatives scanned. This … [Read more...] about Scanning Old Photographs and Negatives
What’s in the Bag: Travel Version
I frequently get asked questions about my gear and thought it would be helpful to put together a couple of posts about what photography gear is in my bag currently (August 2019). This first installment deals with travel and the type of gear I have with me on the road. A couple of years ago I purchased an Olympus OM-D EM5 Mark II which is a 4/3 (four thirds camera), this switch … [Read more...] about What’s in the Bag: Travel Version
Personal Photography Projects – Revisited
Just over a year ago I posted a blog post on personal photography projects asking people to chime in on what they would be doing in 2010. Last month I followed up with a few of the individuals providing feedback on this to see if they would like to discuss their personal photography project from last year. The one common theme I found is that it is important to set goals for … [Read more...] about Personal Photography Projects – Revisited
Lightroom 3 – Book Giveaway
It is not often when I mention a specific product or service on my blog, however this is one of those times where I feel it is advantageous to my followers if I do mention a book. At my workstation in my office I have a few books within easy reach and one of these books is Lightroom 3 by Nat Coalson. This is actually the only Lightroom book on the shelf. Having used … [Read more...] about Lightroom 3 – Book Giveaway