The Hardest Part of Pho...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Learning to shot and show images that excite only you is much harder than learning aperture, shutter or manual exposure. When I started taking photographs I wanted to be like the photographers that originally inspired me to pick up a camera. If I could just make...

Adding Light to Your Ph...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I feel like photographic lighting is becoming a lost art. I think it has a lot to do with cameras being able to shoot at higher ISO’s and the popularity of cell phone photography. We don’t need strobes and studio lights as much as we used to. In my...

Photographing the Great...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern At the northeast end of Central Park sits Harlem Meer with its man-made lake, lush vegetation, and abundant wildlife. Along its banks, a solitary Great Egret delighted me one afternoon nestling in reeds and posing elegantly. A captivating form, it sat with...

How I Made the Sushi Ch...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I’ve read several articles lately about why you need to shoot in any mode other than Program or Auto. This image is the reason why I always keep my camera in the Program mode and Auto ISO as I walk around. By allowing the camera to do everything for me...

Try Infrared Photograph...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Since I got my Panasonic Lumix G5 converted to infrared capture last year, I started feeling the same kind of euphoria that everyone who has their first IR experience feels—even though I’s been experimenting with IR capture since the 1970’s with Kodak’s...

The Most Beautiful Port...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I was babysitting my granddaughter last week when she decided that she needed to look out the window while standing on the couch. The soft light coming in from the shady backyard lit her face perfectly. Before Lightroom and Photoshop came along I would have...