Category Archives: Photography Tips

Long Glass for Mirrorless Cameras

When I was shooting lots of editorial photo assignments for Sports Illustrated and the other Time/Life news magazines telephoto lenses (long glass) were always in use. They were big, heavy, awkward to carry and required the use of a monopod or tripod to insure a sharp image. These lenses included the 300mm f/2.8, a 400mm...

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“Off With Their Heads”

… but please, not mine. It was fun having the Red Queen stop by for her “Official Portrait” on Halloween. My friend Kellie  from Professional Restoration played her role to perfection complete with accent. As the Queen, she projects an awesome, “Off with their heads” command that’s for sure. I asked her to stop by...

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Shooting Wide Open

Both of the photographs on my current postcard stand out for the same reason: they were shot wide open. This technique puts emphasis on one part of the image, thus drawing your eye directly to it. As the “storyteller with a camera” it’s one way for me to tell you a visual story. In fact,...

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Barry’s Tips & Tricks #4-Motion Blur Xmas Lights

Are you ready for a “break-the-rules”  “think outside the bun” way to jazz up your Christmas light photography? Denver Corporate and Portrait Photographer sharing an off-the-wall and cool way to deviate from the traditional lighting techniques described in Tips & Tricks #2 and Tips & Tricks #3. Don’t bother packing the tripod for this gig, we’re...

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Barry’s Tips & Tricks #3-More Xmas Lights

Let’s add people into our next Christmas Light photographs. Our goal is to keep the ambiance of the holiday lighting yet direct the focus (pun intended) to the main subject ~ people. As the “storyteller with a camera” I’m usually including people in my photography. Galleries at both the corporate and portrait websites will provide...

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