by Trent Sizemore | Jul 12, 2018 | Technique
The terms “high key” and “low key” are commonly used in photography to refer to the overall value of tones in an image. A high key image will mostly consist of brights and whites, while low key consists of darks and blacks. The image below is...
by Trent Sizemore | May 11, 2018 | Blog, Gear, Technique
Heat waves are an unfortunate inevitability when shooting outdoors. If you’ve ever seen the shimmering over a hot road in the afternoon, this is what I’m talking about. It’s unfortunate because there’s nothing you can do about it other than...
by Trent Sizemore | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, Gear, Technique
I recently compiled all of my photos taken in the last 12 months to see what my most used settings were (you can do this too with the Library filter in Lightroom). These settings that I use most often would make a great starting point when you’re starting out...
by Trent Sizemore | Apr 3, 2018 | Technique
LIGHT DIRECTION A backlit scene is one where the light source is behind your subject, illuminating the side facing away from you. The alternative is frontlit, where the light source is behind you and illuminating the side of your subject you see. Side lighting is...
by Trent Sizemore | Mar 10, 2018 | Blog, Technique
When looking at wildlife photography, you can separate images into a few different categories based on their purpose. Even though each higher level somewhat implicates a “better” photo and builds upon the previous one, there is a necessity for each one....
by Trent Sizemore | Jan 9, 2018 | Gear, Technique
Keeping multiple copies of your photos is crucial to ensuring you don’t lose anything in the inevitable event that a hard drive fails or your computer is lost. Having quality brands is also important, as being cheap here increases the likelihood that a drive or...
