My Digital Photography

It's hard to carry much camera gear without a camera bag to hold it all. But that doesn't mean we have to like lugging one around....

Don't pack up your gear and leave just yet. Somewhere, out there, as the sun begins to set, lies an amazing image just waiting for you - beyond the blue horizon....

Last week's article on shooting in the twilight beyond sundown brought up a number of follow-up questions. It's time to deal with them now....

Apart from being fun to say, FLIF is a new compressed image file format announced earlier this month. So far, it sounds quite impressive. But will it matter?....

You press the button to take a picture and hear the click of the shutter activating. Why is it that so many digital cameras still feature mechanically activated focal plane shutters? Why not simply turn the sensor on briefly and then back off to end the exposure?....

Daylight Saving Time ended here in the United States as of 2 AM this morning. Some of you no doubt find yourself with an extra hour on your hands having forgotten to set your clocks back last night. Here are some suggestions on filling your newfound extra hour today....

This isn't universally true but is often the case. Good images come from a combination of two factors, what the photographer planned to be that way and what just happened to be but the photographer recognized its potential....

Sometimes everything just seems to work out perfectly. Other times, not so much. When things aren't going well, frustrated photographers try all sorts of strategies....

Neutral density filters allow for exposure control by blocking a percentage of the light entering the lens on a camera. But as useful as they are, nothing is perfect, and neutral density filters are certainly no exception. Indeed, they can be quite troublesome at times....

For those just starting out, and for some who have been at this a fair while already, the amount one needs to know to be a good photographer can seem overwhelming. Here are some thoughts on the subject....