by activelight | Aug 25, 2016 | How to shoot, Shot Design |
Universal Advice From An Older Brother It was 1973, and I was a high school senior. I’d written my brother for advice on courses for an engineering degree, and he sent back a daunting schedule that would get me a BSEE in three years. The letter ended with...
by activelight | Aug 18, 2016 | Aerial Photography, Travel |
Delta Airlines’ recent computer outage and resulting ongoing flight problems are a reminder of what can go wrong with air travel. It pays to attempt advance online check-in, and call your carrier. The evening of Southwest’s big July computer outage, I was...
by activelight | Aug 11, 2016 | How to shoot, Leica, telephoto, Wildlife |
The Best Lens May Be Manual Focus Only Yes, you read that right. There are many times when autofocus doesn’t cut it, particularly when you want to travel light or it’s dark. And there are some superb, low-bucks manual-focus lenses still out there from...
by activelight | Aug 4, 2016 | How to shoot, Portraits, Wildlife |
Gimmicky Light and Strange Angles = Photographer’s Story A recent post on photography site 500px.com touted color techniques for striking portraits. The opening shot showed a woman photographed close with a wideangle lens, bathed in green light. The article was...
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