Frank Düpmann: A tutorial on High Dynamic Range images.

Ruins of former Russian sanatoriums (near Berlin) – „natural“ settings The Dynamic Range (DR) of your favourite camera is limited – that‘s the bad news. It means that in „challenging“ light situations, either the higlights are blown or there are no details in shadows, all black. In the example above, either the windows would be [...]

Michael Freeman: Lines, Action

Many images do perfectly well without lines — they just don’t make a prominent part of the scene — but when they are obvious, they can do a lot to animate the picture and to influence the way someone looks at it. In a way, this is one of the the most basic situations in [...]

John Dominick: Landscape Details

Whether planning a photography trip or grabbing a few hours locally when the light is looking promising, my mind is often centred on capturing the wider landscape. However the vista is not always easy to capture successfully, especially if the weather turns out to be less than inspiring. Under such circumstances I find myself looking [...]

Edward Mendes: Take Creative Control

I never get enough of the Big Sur coast in Central California; it’s just one of those amazing places where you can continue to make new photographs for a lifetime.  This abundance of photographic opportunities is wonderful for me because this is one of my favorite places in the world and one that I come [...]