The most important thing I have learned when taking photos is learning how to use your camera.  By this I mean, learning to using the Manual Mode, usually there is a dial on the camera that has an M on it, this is manual Mode.  You will probably see additional letters and pictures on this, stuff like P...

In the previous post, we discussed ISO, Aperture, and ISO.  We had just taken a photo with a fast shutter speed and everything was perfect! Well not so fast.  Remember when I mentioned that the key to a perfect photo was getting the correct Exposure Level or the correct amount of light into the camera...

A gallery: Round Rock – Background Blending This week, I took the wife and did some searching for Locations for an upcoming Photoshoot.  I brought along my new Nikon SB-700 Flash.  Before we left I noticed that the sky was very blue and the sun was going to set in the next hour.  I figured I would...

This post is not going to be a step by step guide to adding Digital Make-up. I’m really not that good at writing step by step guides, but I will give some highlights on what I did to this photo. Over the weekend (4th of July weekend), I bought a new book by Scott Kelby, Professional Portrait Retouching...