Beginning DSLR Deep Sky Astrophotography – Equipment
What is Deep Sky Astrophotography? It is photographing deep space objects like nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. These objects are very faint or even invisible to the human eye but can create beautiful images when photographed using astrophotography techniques that…
False Color Infrared Photography Processing Tips
Infrared photography makes use of wavelengths of light that fall outside the visible spectrum and makes for some very creative photographs. Many people process their infrared photographs in black and white resulting in snowy white trees and foliage. But for…
Photo Story: Eastern Kingbird Feeding its Young
One thing I really enjoy about Bird and Wildlife photography is witnessing and photographing the undisturbed behavior of the animals. It’s great to get a beautiful portrait of a bald eagle, but capturing an eagle catching a fishing in its talons…
Comparing the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, E-M1 Mark III, and EM1X
Olympus has recently released two new upgrades to their OM-D line, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III and OM-D E-M1 Mark III. So how do these new model revisions stack up to the Flag Ship OM-D E-M1X pro body released…
Winter Wildlife Photography at Yellowstone National Park
Many photographers travel to Yellowstone National Park in the spring / early summer for wildlife photography. The big attraction in the spring is the babies and the bears – which is awesome! But, there are also advantages to photograph Yellowstone…
Should You Upgrade to the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III?
My Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark I is the perfect travel and hiking camera. It’s lightweight with good performance, and I can carry several small lenses without taking a lot of room in my bag. I’ve traveled all over the United States and…
What to Photograph When the Waterfalls Aren’t Flowing at Hocking Hills State Park
You’ve taken time off work, booked reservations, and driven all the way to Hocking Hills to capture the beauty of the many waterfalls at Hocking Hills. You get there and the water flow is really low. This happened to me…
How to Post Process your Star Trail Photographs in Lightroom
After hours outside photographing your star trails with your Olympus OM-D or other camera, your final image output by the camera probably looks something like this. This is due to light pollution and how dark of a location you were…
Handheld Focus Stacking on the Olympus OM-D E-M1X and E-M1 Mark III
Many of the newer Olympus OM-D cameras have the ability to do focus stacking in camera. Focus stacking will take up to 15 images at different focus points and stack them into a single JPEG image in camera. The Olympus…
What to Photograph at Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking Hills is the most visited state park in Ohio and for good reason. There are numerous waterfalls, caves, miles of hiking trails, and other activities like canoeing and ziplining. So what’s in hocking hills for photographers? plenty! Below is a list…
