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This week’s weekend photography challenge is simple – it all revolves around RED.
I’ve set myself this kind of challenge a number of times over the year – nominate a colour and then go crazy looking for and …

You knew it had to come back to this, right? I know, everyone is screaming by now “But Jason, you’ve talked about the Rule of Thirds until the cows literally came home!” Truth be told though, most people think about compositional positioning with their subject matter. While it’s true that …

Have you ever seen something that looks so out of place that it catches your eye? Well catch it with your lens too, because contextual positioning of subjects in interesting or unusual/unexpected areas creates visual interest. This is what I refer to as controlling the context of your subject. So …

View to a Chill, Greenland
A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end – and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral. –Maynard James Keenan
In …

Weekly Assignment
In some parts of the world it’s time for students to head back to school. Which is why our assignment this week was School Days. There are a …

I’m feeling particularly inspired as I’ve had such a beautiful day of shooting in the park and it reminded me of a tip I wanted to share with my fellow photographers – get stuck.
It’s so easy to sometimes feel lethargic or a lack of inspiration …

Distant Thunder, Petrified Forest National Park. (Image made during NPS artist residency at Petrified Forest.)
Last week I talked about S-curves, today I’m going to talk …

Question
From reading reviews, I know that some recent DSLRs, like my Pentax K-7, include an Autofocus Adjustment function that allows for modifying the AF system for more accurate focus with certain lenses. Is this function necessary? If so, how does it work? R. Webber
Answer
Yes, an increasing number of high-end DSLRs …

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You know how Monet became an unstoppable Impressionist juggernaut? He painted …

We all know that our photography at its best can stand on its own – no jazzy or snazzy music, no cheesy frames or doohicky slideshows. However, some of our best (and worst) photos also come with some pretty incredible stories. Just one read through Joe McNally’s “The Moment It …