California
Last year over winter break I took a week-long trip to the San Diego, California area to visit some relatives of mine that live there. It was a great trip- not only because I don’t get to see those relatives …
Tag: manual photography
Baseball
Baseball season is finally here, and today happens to be Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers. Although I’m not going to the game today, I’m hoping to make it to at least a few Brewers games this summer. I don’t …
Photographing Pets
Pets are one of my most favorite things to photograph- or rather, my dog, Jett, is one of my most favorite things to photograph. You may remember Jett from my post on how to edit an overexposed photo, where I …
Moon Photography
One of my favorite things to photograph is the moon, especially when it’s full. I find it fun to experiment with different angles and other things in the field of view, such as clouds, when taking photos of the moon. …
Flowers and Close-Up Photography
The first day of spring is coming soon, according to the calendar. Anyone who lives here in Wisconsin knows that we don’t really get spring- we get a long winter that eventually leads into warm weather. We even got a …
How to Edit an Overexposed Photo
It happens fairly often when doing manual photography: you think your camera settings are appropriate for the natural light available, you snap a photo, check your camera, and the photo turns out to be too bright. The next step would …
Concert Photography
Just over two months ago, I finally got to photograph my dream concert… kind of. The lead singer and lead guitarist of my favorite band, Skillet, started another band called Fight The Fury as a side project. They released an …
Boiling Water Challenge
Temperatures here in Wisconsin have been extremely low lately, and last month we were hit with what is known as a polar vortex. Record low temperatures swept the state, and UWW even closed down for several days! Since I had …
Women’s Basketball
Basketball season is winding down at UWW, and unfortunately I didn’t get to go to many games this season. In fact, I only went to two games, and they were both men’s. But since the women’s basketball team is still …
Beginner’s Guide to Manual Photography
In future posts when I show photos I have taken with my DSLR, I will also include the camera settings I used to get the results. If you don’t know much about photography, the terms “shutter speed,” “f-stop,” and “ISO” …