Try Using Backlighting
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008When photographing flowers, sometimes you get better results if you use backlighting instead of direct illumination. This works well for leaves as well as the flowers themselves, and helps bring out intricate details you might not notice otherwise. An example is this photo of a Canna Lily leaf growing in our yard: Canna Lily This [...]
Take Your Camera With You Someplace New
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Try taking your camera with you somewhere different next time you go out. For instance, I like to run a few times a week, and the other day happened to run a little before sunset. The fall colors in Dallas are at their peak right now (a bit late in the year, actually), and the [...]
