The Perseid Meteor Shower runs from July 17 – August 24, with peak night occurring around August 12-14. When shooting night landscapes and trying to… Read More »How To Create a Time-lapse Video of a Meteor Shower
Timelapse videos are easy to create on your DSLR. There are many software packages which will facilitate the process, some better than others, but I’ll… Read More »Create a Timelapse Video on Your Digital Camera
Yosemite Star Trail Reflection, originally uploaded by Jeffrey Sullivan. With today’s digital cameras it is surprisingly easy to create star trails photographs. At the highest… Read More »How To Create Star Trail Images
Garrapata Dawn light, originally uploaded by Jeff Sullivan. We’ve all seen those nice one or two second exposures which make waterfalls look silky. Select your… Read More »Cut Light for Long Daylight Exposures
Parker Lake Fall Colors Reflection, originally uploaded by Jeff Sullivan. Fall is one of my favorite times to shoot, as California’s Sierra Nevada is decorated… Read More »Shooting & Postprocessing Fall Colors Images
Shooting Process: Kearsarge Lakes Evening Reflection, originally uploaded by Jeff Sullivan. When I see an opportunity to capture a nice reflection I may capture a… Read More »Photographic Technique: Iterative Composition
To increase your successful exposures and the percentage of your shots which successfully capture what you saw, there are a number of things you can… Read More »Photographic Technique: Exposure for Maximum Reality and Flexibility
To get a photo sharp from way close to infinity, just focus on the hyperfocal point for your camera, f stop, and degree of zoom… Read More »Hyperfocal Landscape Photography: Maximize Your Depth of Field!
As a general rule of thumb the full moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. This is very convenient because you can get the… Read More »How To Plan Great Full Moon Rise and Set Photos!