‘Bigger is better’, we often hear (including diamonds, as my wife and De Beers have made me painfully aware). It’s time to officially put the ‘more megapixels’ obsession to rest.

When digital cameras first arrived, everyone was concerned with megapixels. This large, unruly number became a de facto ‘hot or not’ descriptor of your camera. Think [...]

When you take pictures, do you find that you end up with a lot of shots that would have been great if they had just been in focus? Do you toss more images than you keep because of this? Let’s look at some ways to improve the focusing with your camera.
For the most part, these [...]

One of the advantages to having a flexible schedule at work is that it affords you the opportunity to spend a day at the ballpark with your family.
As part of my son’s PONY Little League season that recently concluded, all of the kids were given vouchers for free tickets to a Chicago White Sox game. [...]

Good and Evil, Black and White, Yin and Yang: meet JPEG and RAW, the newest members of the never-ending battle royale club.
Visit most photography forums today and you’re bound to find an intense discussion on the benefits of shooting one file format or another. Everyone has an opinion, and they might as well be [...]

For this week’s photography tip, let’s focus on discovering what soft light is, and how to find it!
What’s soft light? It’s light that’s like butter. Does that help? No? Ok, let’s explore this a little further.
Light is considered harsh when the resulting shadows and highlights are strong. That is, there’s a very defined separation between [...]

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 [...]