A very special day for men is right around the corner – the 4th of July! Who can’t take heart in the endless detonation opportunities we have for that wonderful day?
I wanted to dedicate this post to helping you get some great shots for this event. The techniques are really pretty simple! All you need [...]

it seems like everything is about being green this days. Green cars. Green homes. However, there’s one piece of green that you want to stay away from, and that’s the green box mode on your camera!

Sure, it’s great when you’re new to photography and just bought a camera. You might have even taken the camera [...]

Alright you budding professional photographers! Here’s a fun little tip that you can use to create some images guaranteed to get a ‘ooohh – cool!’ reaction from your friends!
This is how it turns out, as taken by a wedding couple of mine from last year:

It’s actually very simple to do, but you’ll want to practice [...]

Hey everyone! Welcome to our second installment of photo tips here at Sparkplugging.com.
For today’s tip, we are going to get back to basics and cover one of the most simple rule of composition: the rule of thirds. I actually like to think of it more as a suggestion, since there will be plenty of times [...]

Hello everyone! My name is Eric Doggett, and I am a photographer based in Austin, Texas.
The kind people here at Sparkplugging.com have asked me to help start a column on photography, and so I am very excited to give you some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your camera!
We are [...]