- 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.
- Behind the Lens: Camera tempts subjects to break the fourth wall
- May 12, 2012
- In news-gathering situations, most photographers make a conscious effort not to allow their presence to influence the events around them.
- Behind the Lens: Get photos off the fence and into the game
- April 29, 2012
- I was covering a high school baseball game Tuesday night while pondering what to write in my column this week. It occurred to me that the very thing I was photographing would be of interest — or at least the method I was using to photograph the subject.
- Behind the Lens: Robinson’s reaction sums up KU defeat
- April 22, 2012
- I’ll offer one more story on our recent photo coverage of the Kansas University men’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament.
- Behind the Lens: Final thoughts on the Final Four
- April 15, 2012
- The NCAA Tournament, and more specifically the Final Four, can be regimented to the point of peculiarity.
- Behind the Lens: How photographers can be in 5 places at once
- April 8, 2012
- Last week my office was at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
- Behind the Lens: A photographer’s notes from the postgame scrum
- April 1, 2012
- If you had the chance to catch the postgame celebration following the Jayhawks’ 80-67 victory over North Carolina, you probably saw the team pour onto the floor in celebration after the buzzer.
- Behind the Lens: High-speed photography reveals player’s quickness
- March 25, 2012
- I was going to write about different sensor sizes in digital cameras this week but I fell asleep at my computer due to subject boredom. Another time maybe. Instead I want to mention a book I’ve been reading and relate it to recent photo coverage by the Journal-World staff.
- Behind the Lens: Photographing wildlife can be unpredictable
- March 18, 2012
- With the approach of spring, area wildlife are beginning their seasonal mating rituals.
- Behind the Lens: Learn about photography by getting involved
- March 11, 2012
- Writing these columns is my attempt to spark interest and expand your knowledge of photography. Unfortunately, it’s a one-way conversation. If your main photography instruction and insight is coming from this or other solitary sources like books, magazines etc., I encourage you to explore other avenues of photo education.
- Behind the Lens: Photographers sum up KU’s big win against Missouri in photos
- March 4, 2012
- Journal-World photographers Richard Gwin, Nick Krug and I all photographed the Kansas University basketball game against Missouri on Feb. 25.
- Behind the Lens: Depth of field important for focusing on subject
- February 26, 2012
- When I photograph a KU football game, even outdoors in daylight, I choose a large aperture (f/2.8, f4.0) for creative purposes.
- Behind the Lens: Aperture setting can be used to manipulate depth of field
- February 19, 2012
- The typical camera has a control dial on top. Last week I reviewed how setting this dial to “S’ “T” or “Tv”, controls the shutter speed. The other primary controls on this dial are “A” or “Av” for aperture priority, “P” for program, and on some cameras, “M” for manual.
- Behind the Lens: Incorrect shutter speeds cause blurry photos
- February 12, 2012
- Advances in camera technology have made capturing decent photographs fairly easy.
- Behind the Lens: Things photographers don’t want to hear
- February 5, 2012
- Recently I came across a photography blog about what newspaper photographers don’t like to hear said to them when working.
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