Use the Sun

In this image, the morning sunlight streams through the fan-shaped fronds of a native palmetto, illuminating it in a vivid green glow. Slender vines and tender leaves climb over the broad palm leaf, their delicate outlines catching the backlight and casting intricate shadows. The dark, softly blurred forest background makes the bright foliage stand out even more, highlighting the natural patterns and textures. It’s a striking example of how light can transform an ordinary forest scene into a moment of vibrant contrast and detail.

 

 

A 100 watt flash

Godox is selling the Godox V100, that’s a 100-watt! Nice, but be prepared to pay over $300 for it.

Now, why is so good to have a 100-watts flash? I'll let you this video explaining why. 

 

During last weekend

  Something is going on, and I do not know what it is. There are no birds in my favorite park. So I'm walking around the trails, taking pictures of whatever I see that catches my imagination. Like this black racer. 

Or this beautiful landscape. 

Even here in Florida, colors are shifting to fall hues. You do not need a camera to capture all this beauty. Look at this picture that I took with my iPhone.

With a little bit of post-editing, this picture ends looking as good as the one above that I took using my Canon R6. 

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Getting Everything in Focus in a Landscape Photograph

This is not a simple task, even when you set your aperture as high as possible for the given lighting conditions. In such situations, one effective solution is photo stacking. This video explains how to do it.

 

I have to confess that I don’t have the temperament to use this technique. I don’t carry a tripod, and without one, stacking most likely won’t work.

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Yet another video about the invisible black background

Many people believe that to achieve a black background in your photos, you need to buy a black backdrop. That’s one way to do it, but there’s another method that costs nothing. This video will show you how.

 

Luminar Neo for editing portraits

Luminar Neo, a user-friendly photo editing software, enables photographers to effortlessly edit portraits in just a few seconds. In this three-minute video, I showcase the software’s capabilities. 

Bokeh, a matter of opinion

 Bokeh (from the Japanese blur or haze) refers to the aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus areas in a photograph. It’s not about how blurred the background is (that’s simply “shallow depth of field”) but rather how that blur looks — whether it’s smooth and pleasing or harsh and distracting.

Camera NewB just posted a video exploring this important photography concept in today’s world. I highly recommend checking it out.