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5 Great Photography Articles You Might’ve Missed This Week

October 9, 2013 by Steve Berardi Leave a Comment

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
Every week, I send out an email newsletter that contains a link to the newest PN post, a list of upcoming astronomical events (such as meteor showers and lunar eclipses), and also a list of 3-5 great articles that were posted on other photography blogs that week.

Well, this week there was a lot of great stuff posted on other blogs, so I thought it’d be good to share some of those links here on the PN blog too (for those of you who aren’t signed up for our free email newsletter).

Anyway, here’s some great stuff to check out: [Read more…] about 5 Great Photography Articles You Might’ve Missed This Week

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: articles, autumn, email, fall, landscape, link, Links, lion, mountain, nature, newsletter, photography, post

4 Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Tripod

October 2, 2013 by Steve Berardi 5 Comments

Tripods are one of the most important tools of nature photography. Not only do they help you get sharper images, but they also have a tendency to force you to consider your composition more carefully.

And, although they may seem like really simple pieces of equipment (especially when compared to your camera), there’s actually a few things you should keep in mind when using them in order to maximize their effectiveness: [Read more…] about 4 Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Tripod

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: accessories, accessory, ansel adams, bubble level, center post, collar, l bracket, level, sharp, stable, tripods, wind

Benefits of a Full Frame Camera

September 23, 2013 by Steve Berardi 16 Comments

CMOS SensorOne of the most common questions that comes up when upgrading your digital SLR is whether or not to go with a “full frame” camera or stick with a crop sensor. There’s good and bad things about both types of cameras, but here are a few benefits of the larger “full frame” sensor: [Read more…] about Benefits of a Full Frame Camera

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: camera, close up, cmos, crop, depth of field, frame, full, gear, landscape, photography, sensor

Tips For Photographing Fall Color

September 15, 2013 by Steve Berardi 5 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
It looks like autumn might be off to an early start here in the northern hemisphere. A popular blog on California fall color has already reported some really impressive colors seen in the Eastern Sierra.

So, now’s the time to start getting ready to capture all of those amazing colors! Here are a few great tutorials that will help: [Read more…] about Tips For Photographing Fall Color

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: autumn, changing, color, fall, leaf, leaves, november, october, september

Introduction To The Types of Natural Light

August 29, 2013 by Steve Berardi 7 Comments

Mojave Desert at Sunset / Photo by Steve Berardi
Mojave Desert at Sunset / Photo by Steve Berardi
Light is something you have very little control over in nature photography, but it has a big effect on the look of your photographs so it’s important to understand how different lighting conditions will affect the look of your photograph.

Here’s a short intro to the different types of light you’ll experience, along with a few ideas of what to photograph in each type of light: [Read more…] about Introduction To The Types of Natural Light

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: affect, color, effect, landscape, light, lighting, look, moon, moonlight, moonlit, natural, overcast, sun, sunny, sunrise, sunset, type, view

Learn by Example In The New eBook From Fotozaar

August 20, 2013 by Steve Berardi Leave a Comment

Fotozaar - Volume 2Today I’m happy to announce that the second volume of Fotozaar is now available. It contains twenty incredible photographs from a wide variety of photographers, along with detailed stories about how each image was made.

You may remember hearing about Fotozaar a few months ago, when I released the first volume. It’s a side project I’ve been working on since the beginning of the year, and I’m excited to release another volume.

The idea for this series of ebooks was inspired by my strong belief that one of the best ways to learn something is by example. As Albert Einstein put it, “Learning by example isn’t the best way to learn. It’s the only way to learn.” [Read more…] about Learn by Example In The New eBook From Fotozaar

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: ebook, example, fotozaar, learn

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