Author Archives: Steve Crane

Peter West Carey writes… Pop Quiz: What is the color temperature of the light hitting your monitor right now? Followup Question: Do you know why it matters? Many people do not give much thought to the light hitting their monitor while editing photos. Yet it is critically important if color accuracy is important in theContinue reading “Be Aware Of The Light Source Hitting Your Screen”

People often ask how to photograph star trails, so here’s a useful guide from DIY Photography. Ever seen those pictures where the stars streak across the sky in a big arc? Or maybe the whole sky looked like it was spinning? What you saw was star trails. The streaks were light left behind on theContinue reading “Your Complete Guide For Photographing Star Trails”

From Earthbound Light Cameras are tools. They can do a great job of recording what the world around us looks like, but they are far from perfect. There exist techniques for combining more than one press of the shutter to help overcome some of the limitations that exist in traditional single-shot photography. Some of theseContinue reading “Stacking and Stitching: An Overview of Multi-Shot Techniques”

In a Digital Photography School guest post Neil Ta writes; There’s something to be said about having a nice collection of travel photos. They document not only your personal journey in other cities and countries, but also showcase the artistic side of your photographic abilities. Throughout my recent travels through Southeast Asia (and many smallerContinue reading “6 Ways to Capture More Unique Travel Photos”