The Digital Photo Experience

7.27.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Lars Tiemann

Hey Gang,
We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find.
Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter  who is . . . well, talented!
I find ‘em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on his or her web site.
This week’s Talented Twitter Find is Lars Tiemann.
Hey, [...]

When the Sun Ignites the Steam

Hey Gang,
I first met Chris Klapheke, founder/owner/operator of Outdoor Photo Gear, during a workshop I was co-leading in December 2008, in Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. We met during the event that Chris eloquently describes below, and exquisitely illustrates above.
I was new to the area, but Chris had been there several times [...]

It Never Hurts to Ask

This just in: a guest post from one of our PhotoFest Japan attendees, Eric Armstrong. Thanks Eric for sending  us the nice article – and the great photos! Take it away!

Recently I had the distinct pleasure of attending PhotoFest Japan 2010 in the Akihabara “Electric Town” District of Tokyo, Japan.
Rick Sammon was one of [...]

7.20.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: David Pearson

Hey Gang,
We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find.
Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter  who is . . . well, talented!
I find ‘em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on his or her web site.
This week’s Talented Twitter Find is from David [...]

DNG on DPE & PNG

Hey Gang,
As you know, Juan and I are here to help and listen. Well, recently, we received an email from one of our loyal podcast listeners, Gene McCullagh, who disagreed with both of us on the DNG format – the format to which I converted my RAW files while teaching a workshop a few years [...]

See the Light – Capture the Light

Here is a very quick tip: See the light.
Look for the direction of light (above: back light), the contrast range in a scene (above: medium), and the color of light (above: warm).
In the opening shot for this post, back light, which created beautiful rim light, makes the shot more than snapshot. The back light also [...]

Jump Into Creative Outdoor Lighting

Here’s the first installment in a series I plan to post on quick lighting tips. Let us know if you want to see more stuff on lighting –  indoors and out.
These pictures were taken by Vered Koshlano, the co-author of my book, Studio and On-Location Lighting Secrets.
In the top photograph, a remote flash, mounted on [...]

Spillway in the Chilly Mist

Photographers are often asked about the story behind a photograph. Here is the story behind this image.
I have lived near the New Croton Dam in Croton-on-Hudson, NY for about 25 years. I have dozens of shots of the dam. This image is my favorite, and I have to thank DPE’s Jeremy Pollack for helping to [...]

The Dumb Luck Shot

Much as been written on the web about waiting years and years for all the elements in a scene to come together for a “once-in-a-lifetime shot.”
That’s all well and good, and sometimes it’s true.
But sometimes a good shot is just dumb luck. Here is an example.
In the above photograph, the five subjects are completely isolated, [...]

7.13.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: April Stack

Hey Gang,
We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find.
Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter  who is . . . well, talented!
I find ‘em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on his or her web site.
This week’s Talented Twitter Find [...]