Blue Pixel

On this last trip to Africa, I shot videos as well as stills, using a Nikon D7000. While I was generally happy with the results, it’s a learning process.
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Last weekend I returned from leading my third photo safari to Africa. This time it was to Botswana, and once again it was a great trip.
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Most people leave their cameras on Automatic. And if they're happy with the resulting photos, that's fine. If you know me, though, I'm all about taking control of the camera. Doing that, your photos can go beyond just ordinary.
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Every now and then I set up our living room as a studio for doing some portraits. And each time I do that, my dogs think they should be the subjects.
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Back in the days when I was a newspaper photographer, part of our job was to find "enterprise." That meant looking for feature pictures as we drove between assignments. So when I awoke today to heavy fog, my old newspaper instincts took over.
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Recently I've needed to share not just still images, but videos. And YouTube just wasn't going to do what I wanted. Then I discovered Vimeo.
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I was down in San Antonio for the Imaging USA Conference earlier this week. With some free time Tuesday morning, I took a walk through the print winners, and was struck by how few "straight" prints there were. Considering the state of the photography business these days, though, I shouldn't have been surprised.
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One of the great advantages of digital photography is that we're able to control every step of the process. From capture to output, if you've got editing software and a printer, you can manage each step the image goes through. There's a downside to that too. It takes time. That's why sometimes I sacrifice quality for speed.
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I led a workshop in the Tetons in September, and was given a photo book by one of the participants at the close. It wasn't until a few weeks later that I had a chance to sit down and really go through it. When I did, I was treated to a nice collection of some beautiful pictures. What was surprising was how they were shot - all from the window of a car.
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One of the first things I look to when picking up a new camera is the menus. Body styles and button placements don't change all that much, so there are few "WOW" moments on the outside of new models. Inside though, in the settings and menus, is where the manufacturers can really do some exciting things.
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