If you are a fan of The Understand Photography Show, you know we talk about travel, nature and fine art photography. On one of our earliest shows, I interviewed travel agent Cindy Baldwin. She talked about Global Entry as an important component to making air travel...

by Joe Fitzpatrick Modern post processing software, as good as it is, still can't replicate the effect of some filters. Polarizing Filters, for example, can eliminate glare and reflections far more effectively than post processing software. Unfortunately, good filters...

Simple tips to help you organize your photos. One of the biggest problems we have as photographers is keeping our photographs organized. Some of our pictures are on our computer, our smart phone and/or our tablet. Here is a simple guide to getting yourself organized....

by Joe Fitzpatrick Fall and winter in Florida means air shows and car shows. These events are fun to watch and draw hundreds, sometimes thousands, of attendees. This is great for the promoters of the events but presents challenges to photographers. The aircraft or...

I love some of the creative photographs I see on social media! One of the photographers in the Understand Photography Facebook group was on a levitation kick and posted several cool shots. On a recent photoshoot, I decided to try it. I took three or four of each...

By Cindy Baldwin A few years ago while traveling in Italy, I made a big mistake. I forgot to bring extra batteries for my camera. Instead of eating a stracciatella gelato while looking out on Lake Como, I spent all afternoon looking for a store that sold the right...

New to Lightroom presets? Read on to learn how to install presets in Lightroom. Scroll down to view our video on installing Lightroom presets! Download the custom Lightroom Preset. Save it somewhere you can find it. Right click to copy the Preset template. (If it’s...

By Peggy Farren, with Joe Fitzpatrick and Chris Hopkins First of all, this was the first time I (Peggy Farren) had ever done night sky photography! If you really want to grow as a photographer, befriend other photographers! I was lucky to go out with Joe...

We are an Amazon affiliate and will make a small commission if you purchase through our links. Your Aperture is controlled by your lens, not your camera. Most “kit” lenses that come with your DSLR camera only open up to an aperture of 3.5 or 5.6mm. Both Canon and...

By Tom Tracy Some of my buddies in the business may think it's overkill the way I like to get to a job super early. But it always pays off to arrive well ahead of a start time at conferences, weddings, luncheons, galas, headshot sessions and all other event photo...

For the fifth year in a row, I was the leader for Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk. This year we decided on the Naples Zoo, which is free to Collier County residents on the first Saturday of each month. A big challenge is shooting through the fences at the zoo. How...

Panoramic photographs are fun and easy with your smart phone. The camera automatically “stitches” several pictures together to make a super wide image. Panoramics are very easy to do. On a Droid, open your camera app, then tap on MODE. Choose Panoramic. On an iPhone,...

Whatever your specialty is in photography, force yourself to get out of your comfort zone and shoot something different. I have so much training in portrait, event and wedding photography. I’ve been studying nature and travel photography for the past few years. I’m...

On my recent trip to Old Car City USA I had some fun with my Speedlite and remote flash triggers. These pictures were taken in the middle of the day, but photographed to look like it was night time. For the shot of the Ford Truck I set the camera white balance to...