Guide to Night Photography in the Great Outdoors

Grant Collier’s Guide to Night Photography in the Great Outdoors is one thorough book. If you’ve wanted to learn the basics of night photography, or if you’ve done some night photography and want to take it further, this book will not disappoint you. And this book isn’t just about photographing the night sky; it’s about […]

Blending two exposures in Photoshop

This is a technique that essentially increases the dynamic range of your camera by taking two or more exposures, each optimized for specific elements of the image, and blending them in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (or any image editing program capable of Layers). It’s usually used for scenes that have a foreground in shade and […]

Good Close-up Technique

It’s not enough to be able to get close to our subjects and achieve life-size magnification; you also need to employ good close-up technique when creating close-up images. Remember, you’re greatly magnifying your images and in doing so you greatly magnify any mistakes. One of the first technical considerations is eliminating camera shake. With higher […]


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