Pierre Steenberg

Seascapes

August 15, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Seascapes offer great photographic opportunities. Those opportunities include nice beaches, rocks, wave action (splashing against rocks or flowing back to the ocean), logs or other items on the beach, sea life, tidal pools, and the list goes on. The ocean also offers an unobstructed view of the sky which means nice sunsets or sunrises. Here is an i...

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Printing

August 08, 2021 • Leave a Comment

It has been years since I printed an image. During the Black Friday sale after the USA's Thanksgiving, I indulged and bought discounted credits for a print. I was given one year to upload and print my image. Back in the day when I used to print it was an expensive ordeal. The print was on paper and this part was cheap, but then it had to be mounted...

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Black and white

August 01, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Black and white images are still appealing, and why not, they can be striking. So how do we decide to go black and white? What makes for a good black and white image? The biggest lesson I can share with you is that black and white images only work well if you photograph what the name (black and white) suggests. In other words, there needs to be...

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Editing Software

July 21, 2021 • Leave a Comment

I have been using Luminar since almost their beginning. This software is impressive. The learning curve is minuscule compared to Photoshop. Even though I shoot mainly landscapes and wildlife, I also photograph high school seniors for a school. Working with high schoolers, editing-wise is no joke. Their hormones wreck their faces with pimples. It ca...

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Tree-lined roads

July 18, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Tree-lined roads make for a nice photographic subject. They frame the road. The road leads the viewer's eyes into the image. The trees on either side of the road prevent the viewer's eyes from leaving the image as they push the viewer's gaze back to the road. These images work well in good light, in soft light, or in fog. Here are a few tips...

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Night photograhy

July 11, 2021 • Leave a Comment

I have written about night photography before. In those blogs, I wrote about composition and focus and so forth. Today I am going to talk about shutter speeds. How do you calculate what shutter speed you should use? Of course, I cannot talk about what shutter speed to use before talking about how you want the image to look. Let me start by showing...

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Light and plants

July 04, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Generally speaking, a photographer wants overcast light when photographing flowers and plants. The cloud cover acts as a giant diffuser, softening the light. This means that you don't have to deal with harsh shadows. It also means that you can push the contract in post-processing which makes the flower pop. Fine details can be brought out when a fl...

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Nothing to photograph?

June 27, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Before moving to the current city I live in, I lived in a picturesque area. Within ten to fifteen minutes' drive from my house in any direction were photogenic spots. If I saw the sunset was going to be beautiful I could just hop in my car minutes before go time and I would be on location and ready to shoot in no time. Since I knew all these spots...

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Be out there

June 20, 2021 • Leave a Comment

For some, photography is just about getting that award-winning image. For others, it is all about the experience. Neither is possible if you are not out there. You are not going to get an award-winning image every time you are out there. Similarly, you are not going to have the greatest of experiences every time you are out there. At times these tw...

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Light and Darkness

June 13, 2021 • Leave a Comment

The slot canyons around Page, Arizona is a mesmerizing place to visit. These slot canyons abound in photographic potential. Unfortunately, experiencing the slot canyons for serious photography is an opportunity lost. The crowds remind the visitor of a cattle stampede. Even when I paid extra for the so-called "photographic tour" we were still hurrie...

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