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by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
When it comes to festivities, few can compare to the parades and fun of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The sights, sounds, smells, sticky stuff on the ground, and world-class people-watching make the entire event a spectacle that lends itself to rich and colorful photography—especially at night!
Nighttime photography at Mardi Gras is all about one thing: motion. A Mardi Gras parade is only semi-static when a float-pulling tractor breaks down on the parade route, but, even then, things are in motion; beads are still flying, people are
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
Over the years, I have noticed how different lens and aperture combinations create distinct effects on the image surrounding distant light sources in photographs. Another place that this effect is commonly seen is in famous astronomical images from terrestrial and space-based optical telescopes. In fact, we are so used to seeing “pointed” stars in photos that many of us, when we hand-draw a star on paper, rarely draw a point of light or a disk; we draw a multi-pointed star. What causes these effects? How can they be altered? Can they be
by Mike Wilkinson · Posted
As prices continue to plummet and resolution continues to rise, it is becoming commonplace for amateur and hobbyist photographers to purchase a high-quality digital stills camera—mirrorless or DSLR. Even a photographer with a $500 camera can capture amazing clarity with just about no training whatsoever. Almost every one of these cameras now has the option to shoot video, usually in an HD resolution (or even 4K video, on some models). Lots of photographers, even the professional ones, are clueless when it comes to picking the best settings,