by Doug Sahlin | Sep 21, 2022 | Digital Photography, Photography Tips, Stuff, Tutorials
To create better photographs of nature, notice the differences. Nature doesn’t have any set patterns or rhythms, but there is a certain order to things. Tree trunks are brown and leaves are green. When you see something that’s different, focus your attention on...
by Doug Sahlin | Sep 16, 2022 | Photography Tips, Stuff, Tutorials
The goal of every serious photographer is to create the most compelling images possible; images that viewers give more than just a casual glance. Here are thirteen ways to achieve this goal: Pick the low hanging fruit first. When you see a scene or object worth...
by Doug Sahlin | Sep 14, 2022 | Photography Tips, Stuff, Tutorials
Too many people categorize things. They see an oak tree instead of a beautiful shape that just happens to be called an oak tree. If you label everything you photograph, your pictures will suffer. If your goal is to photograph an “oak tree”, you’ll create a snapshot of...
by Doug Sahlin | Sep 9, 2022 | Digital Photography, Photography Tips, Stuff, Tutorials
You may feel that the subject matter is the person, place or thing that compelled you to stop and take a picture. It’s not. The image you create from what you consider ordinary requires feeling and emotion on your part. Your excitement and unique vision is what...
by Doug Sahlin | Sep 7, 2022 | Images, Photography Tips, Rants and Raves, Stuff, Tutorials
When you hit a rut and all your images begin to look similar, you need to get out of your rut as soon as possible and get your MOJO back. Here are a couple of ways you can break out of your rut:Photograph something different. If you photograph landscapes all the time,...
by Doug Sahlin | Aug 15, 2022 | Digital Photography, Lightroom Tips, Tutorials
Diversity is the spice of life. And it’s a wonderful thing for photography. If you edit your images in Lightroom Classic, you’ve got gobs of diversity, not only in the way you process your images but also in the way you apply the finishing touch to your images....
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