Photo #1 Tree Bark Camera Settings: ISO 400, 46mm, f/8, Shutter Speed 1/160 Texture is one of my favorite concepts to capture during my...

When photographing large groups of trees in the same photo I learned a great technique. It is always great to have a lead tree that is...

March 30 Quiet Santa Cruz. Normally the boardwalk would be open with lots of people. I worked here for two summers. Its amazing how the...

Having good composition is a key element to photography. I learned composition can be a very difficult subject to define. Some people...

Each photographer has a different set of values that defines how they will shoot landscapes. Originality, environmentalism, aesthetics...

Texture is defined as the details that visually describe how something feels physically. The three things that define texture are depth,...

Light is the only ingredient required to make a photograph. Color is produced by specific frequencies of light or energy. Photons are...

The term HDR in photography stands for high dynamic range. This means that your camera will take over and under exposed images, so you...

The hardest part about this assignment was capturing the shadows with a good camera angle, while trying not to have my own shadow disrupt...

JPEG Pictures: ISO 200, 55mm, F/5.6, 1/800 Shutter Priority ISO 200, 55mm, F/5.6, 1/500 Dynamic Range: ISO 400, 18mm, F/20, 1/200 ISO...

One of the bigger concepts I took away from the article was a photos originality. You want to try and create something that nobody has...

1) Setting the Exposure Using the Histogram A histogram is a graphical representation of the tonal values of the image. It is the amount...

While reading the texture articles, I realized how important depth, contrast and patterns are to a photo if you want good texture. The...

Points: Before After: Brightness 0 to 37, Contrast 0 to 40, Exposure +0.45 Lines: Before After: Saturation 0 to 61, Brightness 0 to 11,...

ISO 400 43mm F/5.6 1/320 ISO 400 18mm F/3.5 1/200 ISO 400 39mm F/5 1/200 ISO 400 18mm F/8 1/200