For Budding Photographers: Secret #2 of the Exposure Triangle

Blueberries grow on the vine at Butler Orchards in Germantown, MD. Aperture: f/2.8, shutter speed: 1/2000 sec, ISO 800.

In my recent blog post, “Secret #1 of the Exposure Triangle,” I talked about using shutter speed to creatively express movement in your photographs.  Today, I’ll take you [...]

For Budding Photographers: Secret #1 of the Exposure Triangle

Over the past year, I’ve noticed that at least half of the new photography students who come to me bring along with them a misconception about the relationship between shutter speed and exposure.  I’ll ask them how they decide to use a slow vs. fast shutter speed, and they’ll say something like, “When it’s [...]

From One Photo a Day: March 22. Engn Guneysu, Turkey.

“Rain After the Game” by Turkish photographer Engn Gunesyu is my second favorite March photo in FWA’s One Photo a Day series.  The photo shows a child playing a skipping game around a giant puddle of water, remnants of a recent rain.  The litter on the ground, laundry hanging off apartment balconies, and paint [...]