If you travel through Asia or to big international cities like New York or Los Angeles, you’ll probably run into someone trying to sell you fake designer merchandise like handbags, watches, clothes, sunglasses, shoes… you name it. Some of the knock-offs out there are well-made, and some are even made of the same materials as […]
Saburo’s Sushi House in Sellwood, Oregon, is known for its colossal portions. Their California rolls are three inches across… and fresh salmon sashimi is a whopping four inches long, per piece. Bonnie, the newest member of our Great Escape Publishing team, wasn’t carrying a ruler last time she ate there. But she did have a […]
One of the biggest problems travel photographers (and well, all photographers for that matter) face, is lighting. When you’re on an assignment and you have just two days to bring back an article with photographs of a place, you have to deal with whatever light God gives you on those two days. You can get […]
One of the biggest problems travel photographers (and well, all photographers for that matter) face, is photo lighting and having to correct over-exposed photos. When you’re on an assignment and you have just two days to bring back an article with photographs of a place, you have to deal with whatever light God gives you […]
The week before last, we looked at light — specifically, at how your camera attempts to evaluate and expose your shots for middle gray. This week, I want to look at another issue of light — that from a flash. Looking at two particular shots from this month’s photo challenge, I can see that the […]
This article includes some tips and tricks for using flash in your photos.
Framed photographs make great gifts for family, friends, and coworkers (just about anyone on your list). They don’t have to take much time to create and they’re a wonderful expression of your love and creativity. Today, I’ll focus on the most popular one — the kind of photo people like most to receive… Pictures of […]
Here is our 2007 Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers, Writers, and Photographers
This article discusses the middle gray setting on your camera, how it affects the light in your photos, and how you can adjust the settings on your camera to fix any over/under-exposure of the subjects of your images.
Since this is the first month of our “new year” for the photo challenge, I want to quickly recap a few fundamentals — basics you should be thinking about every time you snap a photo. First, get in close. Literally. Get closer to your subject. Fill the frame corner to corner and edge to edge […]
