http://www.photographylessons.org The Art and Practice of Photography Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:19:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought Auto ISO was going to be a great feature...until I started using it! I borrowed a Canon 5D Mark II from Canon Professional Services a few times and wanted to try out the auto ISO feature, which covers 100-3200 ISO. I mean, how many times have I suddenly gone ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=112 When I'm photographing a wedding, I'm using the equipment I own that gives me the best quality images--e.g., my Canon 1-series DSLR + an "L" zoom lens or my prime lenses. Same with my portrait sessions. (Clients like to see that you are using expensive camera equipment when they're paying ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=109 With recently published photography books full of photos taken with cell phone cameras and plenty of discussions on the web about whether you need expensive/professional camera equipment to take either professional or "art worthy" photographs, I thought I'd chime in on the topic because, in some respects, I've been on ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=105 Though I've certainly done a few blog posts regarding wedding photography with mentions of lens choices, I find myself having to re-visit the topic...especially now on the brink of another wedding season. I recently got rid of one of my stalwart zoom lenses which I used since my very first wedding: ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=93 I've participated in photo sharing websites for the past 5-6 years and found them helpful in some ways but frustrating in others. I've tried to use them as places to put up my images to discover which are "objectively good" (if such a thing is even possible) and which aren't. ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=92 When I think of it, I often bring my camera when I take the kids out to a park, swimming, hiking, a birthday party, picking strawberries, etc. Commonly in these instances, I am both a participant in the activities and an observer of them; taking photos necessarily puts me in ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=17 I've bought and tried out a number of compact digital "point-and-shoot" cameras for taking photos of my children. Many of these photos take place indoors (especially during the winter) and many of them require fast auto-focusing in order to take the photo *before* my kids move or alternatively *while* they ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=84 So, I fell *way* behind in my 2009 wedding blog postings! I photographed many great weddings in 2009, so I thought I should finally put up some of my favorites from the 2009 wedding season...:-). Before I do that, however, I wanted to mention that I'm really looking forward to the ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=74 During the Summer of 2009, I went through a 35mm film camera buying frenzy. After testing/using them, I'm keeping the "winners" and selling the "less than winners" (I don't want to call them "losers", because they were quite nice too!). So, which ones did I pick as the "winners"? And, what ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=9 Photography, especially photojournalistic wedding photography, requires a significant amount of physical stamina and prowess. This past wedding season, I was somewhat plagued with back problems. It was fairly evident that carrying 2-3 cameras--as I had been the previous season--was taking its toll on my back. Why hadn't I had these back problems ... http://www.photographylessons.org/?p=67