A Case To Be Made For Chimping

A Case To Be Made For Chimping

I’ve always recommended to my students and new photographers to stop the chimping. Recently, I put myself in a situation making me rethink my stance on chimping…somewhat. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, “chimping” is the act of looking at the...
Your Photo Gear May Be A Target For Theft

Your Photo Gear May Be A Target For Theft

Back in the early 90s, I was stationed in San Diego, California with the Navy. Being an avid scuba diver, I would often take off with a buddy and do a little beach diving to photograph sea life in the kelp beds. On one particular trip, my dive buddy and I returned to...
Using the Nikon ML-L3 Infrared Remote Control

Using the Nikon ML-L3 Infrared Remote Control

Did your Nikon DSLR stop working while you were using the Infrared Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control? Don’t worry…it’s normal. After setting your Nikon camera to Remote Control Mode using the Shooting Mode button or dial, the camera will start actively searching for...
Six Techniques to Improve Camera Handholding

Six Techniques to Improve Camera Handholding

With the advent of the modern digital camera, keeping the camera steady in low light and with larger focal length lenses is not the problem it was back in the days of film. It’s easy to set the ISO higher or turn on Auto ISO to get higher shutter speeds. But there’s a...
Convey Motion in Your Photo by Blurring the Background

Convey Motion in Your Photo by Blurring the Background

We use photography to tell a story. Conveying a three-dimensional story in a two-dimensional medium can be challenging at times. There are many little techniques we use to overcome these challenges. Blurring the background is one of those techniques. Blurring the...