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Since its initial release, Aperture has evolved from an image management program to a powerful catalogue and image manipulation program for Mac users. It’s obvious rival is Lightroom and like the Adobe product it has a range of powerful tools for creative image adjustment. In this article, we will take a look at some of […]Author informationJason RowJason Row is a British born travel photographer now living in Ukraine. You can follow him on The Odessa Files. He also maintains a blog chronicling his exploits as an Expat in the former Soviet Union.FacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post Using Aperture’s Adjustment Tools to Make Your Photographs Pop appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Photoshop and other image manipulation software are wonderful things, they allow us to manipulate images in a way unimaginable in the days of film, yet it also can make us lazy. With photoshop we can crop our images, correct our exposure, add filters and change the color temperature all to improve the look of our […]Author informationJason RowJason Row is a British born travel photographer now living in Ukraine. You can follow him on The Odessa Files. He also maintains a blog chronicling his exploits as an Expat in the former Soviet Union.FacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post The Truth About “Getting it Right in Camera” appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Q: Who wants to be a professional photographer? A: Everyone who owns a camera. Okay, that answer might be a bit hyperbolic, but sometimes it really does seem that way; there are so many people — photographers and non-photographers alike — who harbor some rather fantastical ideas about how easy it is to become a […]Author informationJason D. LittleJason Little is a photographer (shooting macros, portraits, candids, and the occasional landscape), part time writer, and full time lover of music. You can see Jason’s photography on his photography blog or on Flickr.TwitterFacebookBlogFlickrThe post Dispelling 9 Myths About Professional Photography appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

With winter rapidly approaching those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere, we thought it might be fun to pass along some tips on how to photograph winter sports. Going out into the cold with your camera presents its own unique set of challenges. And those challenges will vary slightly depending on whether you’re […]Author informationKent DuFaultis a professional photographer and author. You can visit his website here.TwitterFacebookGoogle+The post Useful Tips on How to Photograph Winter Sports appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

With another week behind us it’s time once again for a list of links to tutorials, reviews, great photography and interesting blogs from Toad Hollow Photography.  This week’s list contains links to some really terrific photographs captured and created by some truly gifted artists.  We hope you enjoy checking out these pieces as much as […]Author informationToad Hollow PhotographyI am a fine arts photographer that specializes in HDR techniques. Please feel free to visit our Limited Edition Prints site, our Online Gallery or our lively Photoblog.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post Great Photography Links and Articles to Get Your Week Started Right appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Adventure travel has been growing by leaps and bounds lately. In fact, there are now travel agencies solely dedicated to planning adventure photography trips. Of course, not everyone will prefer to go on a boxed adventure trip. To me, having someone else plan everything out so all I have to do is show up with […]Author informationTiffany MuellerTiffany Mueller is a professional music and fine art photographer. She has been published in multiple publications including magazines, art journals, and various photography books. She blogs at Life Is Unabridged.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post Pack Your Bags, We’re Going On A Photo Adventure appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

So what is a super long telephoto lens. These lenses are in the 300mm and longer category. Some standard focal lengths in this category include the: 300mm, 400mm, 500mm, 600mm, 800mm, 1000mm, 1200mm, and up. by , on Flickr While it’s true that this category of lens can hit your pocketbook pretty hard, there are […]Author informationKent DuFaultis a professional photographer and author. You can visit his website here.TwitterFacebookGoogle+The post The Beauty of the Super Long Telephoto Lens appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Photographing shadows is often overlooked as a creative subject for our photography, and we can understand why. Any photographer, or photographic professional, will tell you that photography is all about light. That’s true. But we see beauty in that little ugly duckling called shadows. We’ve been involved in photography for almost half a century, and […]Author informationKent DuFaultis a professional photographer and author. You can visit his website here.TwitterFacebookGoogle+The post How to Get Amazing Images from Shadows (15 Awesome Examples) appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

It’s been a terrific week in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been searching all corners of the internet to find the best links to tutorials, reviews, special features and of course, great photography to share here with everyone.  This week’s list has a few tutorials and some terrific special features, including […]Author informationToad Hollow PhotographyI am a fine arts photographer that specializes in HDR techniques. Please feel free to visit our Limited Edition Prints site, our Online Gallery or our lively Photoblog.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post Grab a Coffee and Get Comfortable for These Great Photography Links appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Human beings are creatures of habit; we seek out patterns, we search for comfort and contentment, we settle into routines. These aren’t necessarily bad features of our existence, but if your attention span is at all as truncated as mine can be then it’s likely that you find yourself actively looking for — and often […]Author informationJason D. LittleJason Little is a photographer (shooting macros, portraits, candids, and the occasional landscape), part time writer, and full time lover of music. You can see Jason’s photography on his photography blog or on Flickr.TwitterFacebookBlogFlickrThe post 7 Creative Ideas to Spice Up Your Photography appeared first on Light Stalking. show less