Overcoming Depth of Field Limitations

Some methods and equipment allow altering the apparent DOF, and some even allow the DOF to be determined after the image is made. For example, Focus stacking combines multiple images focused on different planes, resulting in an image with a greater (or less, if so desired) apparent depth of field than any of the individual

Butterfly Lighting

Butterfly lighting uses only two lights. The key light is placed directly in front of the subject, often above the camera or slightly to one side, and a bit higher than is common for a three-point lighting plan. The second light is a rim light. Often a reflector is placed below the subject’s face to

Windowlight Portraiture

Windows as a source of light for portraits have been used for decades before artificial sources of light were discovered. According to Arthur Hammond, amateur and professional photographers need only two things to light a portrait: a window and a reflector. Although window light limits options in portrait photography compared to artificial lights it gives

Meet Polly

My morning walk took an unexpected twist.  Since my Michael, and I WFH most days now, when the weekend hits, we hit out the door hand-in-hand.  I’lll never get enough of Seattle’s emerald green trails, achways of western red cedar above and ancient sword ferns underfoot. But as a Chicago native, now living in a