When you’re craving an adventure but find yourself stuck at home, check out this list of the best adventure movies and binge-able adventure tv shows on Netflix. If you have any suggestions for an epic series or film you really liked, please leave a comment! Adventures from the couch If you have wanderlust you know…
How to Suck at Fireworks Photography & Still Get Some Cool Shots
Last week I took on a lightning storm for photography practice, and got some pretty sweet photos (*self-five!) so you’d think I could handle a few measly fireworks, right? I mean, I prepared. I had a plan. I was gonna photo like a pro and it was gonna be epic! You’ll notice this is all…
Photographing Fireworks: Gear & Settings for Newbies
Happy 4th of July! I’m gonna try something new this Independance Day – photographing fireworks. I’ve never tried taking photos of fireworks with my DSLR camera. I’ve used a simple point-and-shoot camera in the past, but this year I’d like to try out some long exposure firework shots to get some cool effects. Could be…
Impromptu Photography Lesson: Lightning Storm
I’ve been trying to take more photos – practicing some macro stuff, learning more about landscape photography, and this weekend another photographic opportunity popped up: lightning photos. Took me a couple minutes to work out the right settings on my DSLR. And I was also totally paranoid that I was going to be attacked by…
Macro Photography: Gettin’ Up Close and Personal with Some Trees
Bug eyes. That’s what I think of whenever someone mentions macro photography. I think I saw a photo of a praying mantis or something and now that’s just what my brain associates with macro photography. It’s kinda appropriate actually because bug portraits aren’t something you can really get unless you know what you’re doing with…
On Writing and The Old British Guy in My Head
I didn’t like high school. This isn’t news to anyone who knows me. I love learning, but high school felt like a redundant, pointless waste of time most days. I’m still annoyed that I had to sit through 3 years of it (I graduated early) and left with so little understanding of “the real world.”…
How To Use Aperture on a DSLR: A Beginner’s Guide
Hey guys, today I’ve put together a little lesson on aperture: What it is, how to use it, and what it does. This post assumes you’re working with some sort of DSLR camera. My hope is that understanding how to use aperture correctly will help you take some awesome photos that you wanna brag about….
Seeing through a bad day
I want today to be over. Maybe I just want a do-over, or to forget it completely. When you’re in a bad day, it’s hard to see it as a lesson or strength building exercise, even though it probably is. This bad day, like many others, has to do with my eyes. My eyes are…