Many folks I think are intimidated about photographing sunset or sunrise mainly because it is so very easy to get it wrong. And what I mean is that oftentimes we think that all that is needed is to snap the shutter at that fabulous color that we see right before our eyes. And when we do, we get sunspots, or lens flare, and it is just not attractive in a photograph. Lens flare is an overloading of … [Read more...]
Taking Great Full Moon Photos
Photographing the moon with the correct exposure for the moon, and what your landscape subject is, is one that is a bit difficult to get right. You will either have to have the moon correctly exposed, or your subject such as a lighthouse, etc correctly exposed. You really can't have it spot on for both, which is why you see photographs of a perfectly exposed lighthouse, with a perfectly exposed … [Read more...]
Using light in landscape photography.
Keep in mind that what you are about to read is just my opinion. I'm sure there are other photographers that would maybe have a somewhat different take on things, but almost all would agree that soft light is blessed light. Today I will talk about my favorite time of day to shoot, and that always ends up being the same, the time around dusk or dawn is ruled by the photo Gods. Seriously, if you … [Read more...]
About
Mark is a landscape, real estate and portraiture photographer based in Southeastern Massachusetts. With a passion for the coast, he photographs his adventures from all over the New England coastline and beyond, and has a specialized devotion to his hometown, historic Taunton. You get a sense of his spirit in his photographs, which are a window to his unique vision. Various photographs … [Read more...]
You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved. ― Ansel Adams … [Read more...]