- Behind the Lens: What to do when a plan is washed out
- September 9, 2012
- For this week’s column, I wanted to describe how a photograph came about during a search for a feature image for the newspaper.
- Behind the Lens: 2 choices for off-camera flashes
- September 2, 2012
- If you use a digital, single-lens reflex camera and you want to get your flash off your camera, you have two choices: wired or wireless.
- Behind the Lens: Lights can help separate photo subject, background
- August 26, 2012
- I’ve talked before about visual style and how each Journal-World photographer gravitates toward creating a particular look in the photos we create.
- Behind the Lens: DSLRs have more options for shooting in low light
- August 18, 2012
- When it comes to photographing in low light, people using point-and-shoot cameras are limited on controlling the quality of their light output.
- Behind the Lens: Camera flash can be useful even when it’s sunny
- August 11, 2012
- Elvis has left the building. Then he walks toward me, and I photograph him using a bright flash in the August sunshine.
- Behind the Lens: Camera specs for low-light success
- August 4, 2012
- I’ve written in the past that quality of light is as important as the quantity of light in photography. This is certainly true in regards to aesthetic qualities but incorrect if there isn’t enough light to capture the image in the first place.
- Behind the Lens: Tweak camera settings to find an ISO that’s A-OK
- July 28, 2012
- Through advances in health-care technology, as well as healthier lifestyles, many consider age 80 to be the new 65. There’s a similarity in photography, where 1600 ISO may be the new 800 ISO.
- Behind the Lens: Covering celebrities part of the job
- July 14, 2012
- I often forget how fortunate I am to be a photojournalist.
- Behind the Lens: Stuck in a photo rut
- July 7, 2012
- Several readers have commented to me before that they can often pick with a great success rate which Journal-World photographer shot a particular photo on a given day without looking at the credit.
- Behind the Lens: Vertical photos endangered, but still ideal for certain shots
- June 30, 2012
- OK, I’ll admit it. I’m vertically challenged.
- Behind the Lens: Subject-driven photo projects unique, interesting
- June 23, 2012
- As a newspaper photographer, my subject matter is often assignment-driven and specific. While it can be interesting and rewarding, I, like many photographers, also enjoy pursuing personal photo projects.
- Behind the Lens: Dear Lawrence Project redux
- June 16, 2012
- Not so fast if you were thinking about putting away that shoebox of old photos.
- Behind the Lens: Circling your subjects can lead to better photos
- June 9, 2012
- When I offer instruction to people on how to take better photographs, I usually lean on my list of 10 or so visual devices.
- Behind the Lens: Phone apps don’t lessen journalistic credibility
- June 2, 2012
- For anyone who thought the whole funky, camera app craze was just a fad, the April sale of Instagram to Facebook for about a billion smackaroos may suggest otherwise.
- Behind the Lens: When it comes to a camera’s sensor size, bigger usually better
- May 20, 2012
- Many decisions go into purchasing a digital camera.
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