Alright folks, let me tell you about the disaster my vacation pics were turning into. Last trip, phone storage screamed “full!” after day two. Meant to bring my portable hard drive? Left it charging on the kitchen counter. Classic.
Panic...
So today I found this old Panasonic camera, the FZ35, tucked away in my dusty gear box. Figured I’d actually try to understand what all those buttons and numbers on it really do instead of just guessing, like I...
So I’ve been playing around with photography for a while now, mostly color stuff. But last week I saw these moody black and white street photos online and thought – damn, that looks cool. Dug out my old camera...
So I was out shooting some sunset photos the other day and kept getting frustrated. The sky looked gorgeous to my eyes, but my camera kept making everything way too dark or blowing out the clouds. Felt like I...
Starting Out in the Chaotic Pit
Okay, so last weekend I finally got tickets for that huge arena rock show. Been wanting to try out this new “capture the energy” technique I read about. Step one: haul myself and my...
My Infrared Photography Gear Testing Day
Okay, let’s be real here. Finding that perfect camera for infrared black and white ain’t no cakewalk. Most websites just list specs til your eyes glaze over. So I grabbed my dusty bag o’...
Figured I’d try my hand at those fancy window light portraits everyone raves about. Looked simple enough online, right? Sun comes in, you point the camera. How hard could it be? Turns out, kinda hard. Here’s how my attempt...
Alright folks, let me tell you about my color space struggle last Tuesday. Wasted good paper, wasted expensive ink, and nearly threw my printer out the window. You won’t believe how dumb my mistakes were. Here’s exactly what happened.
The...
Alright, let me tell you about the night I finally got those cool car light streak shots. I kept seeing them online, all smooth red lines whizzing by, and mine? Total hot mess. Blurry chaos. Nothing like those silky...
I’ve always wanted to do a photoshoot inside a church because those stained glass windows make killer backdrops. But guess what? You can’t just walk into one with your camera gear like it’s a public park. Churches get weird...
