Plane Trails

Nighttime tracers passing us by as we sleep in the night can make some wonderful images, creating a highway in the sky effect. A simple technique that requires you to be close to a runway and mount your camera on a tripod using a long exposure (Usually until the plane ...

Inspiring Landscape Images by Alvar Astúlez

Alvar Astúlez has an incredible photo collection of landscape images that are sure to inspire. A Graphic Designer from Bolbao Spain, he has the command of light and colors in all his work.

Dreamy Images By Achmad Munasit

Achmad’s images are beautifully executed with a dreamy effect. I have looked at his photos trying to figure out what he does to create such beautiful work. Besides having excellent subject matter from his native homeland of Jakarta, Indonesia, he seems to be a master at Photoshop. You’ll see he ...

Have You Checked Out 500px.com yet?

I am always looking to be inspired from Flickr.com to Google Image searches to reading all the major blogs. But a fast easy way to get to some really great photo inspiration is to head over to 500px.com The site has a great design where you can get right to ...

When it Rains in Seattle

Seattle is in the rainy season now for at least the next four months or so. The days are short with darkness descending on us around 4:30. It’s been quite awhile since I picked up my camera because I don’t like to get my gear wet, so I thought I’d ...

iPad Photo Apps and More

So you finally got an iPad and you spent hours scouring the App store for your photography needs. Well there are a few gems that you may not have discovered to get you up to speed that I’d like to share. I am a bit late to the game in ...

How’d You Get That Shot?

Imagine for a moment that you get up in the morning and grab your camera gear, hop into a C-130 and take to the skies. Behind you the rear door of the C-130 opens and in the distance you can see little dots approaching the aircraft, soon the seven dots ...

“Tales From the Storyteller”

Inspiring Photos from Michael Vincent Manalo

Dave Hill Shares Layers From 11 Images

Dave Hill in a few short years has become the go to photographer for many advertising campaigns. Here he shares 11 photos and each layer within those photos in this video. Check out his amazing work at DaveHillPhoto.com

Lost America

I have followed Troy Paiva and his Lost America website for a number of years. His photography technique as he describes it is: “The outdoor work was shot on or near the full moon, which is the main light-source in most of these images.  Many of the interiors were shot in ...