The articles linked below offer "How To" guides on a wide range of photographic topics.
If you find updates or corrections are needed, please let us know.
Also see older articles in the archive.
| Mastering the Craft of Photography |
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| Mastering the Craft of Photography | Kent Mason offers this concise synopsis of his popular course. |
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| Flowers | Flower expert Anita van Rooy
describes two modern techniques to improve macro photography: expanding depth of field and creating backgrounds. |
| Moonrise and Moonset | Tips and examples for including the rising or setting moon
in your photographs. |
| Multiple Exposures | Master photographer Tony Sweet
shows us how to create impressionist art with the camera, exposing myriad fresh possibilities. |
| Visual Design | Guest contributor Carl Root presents
a detailed visual design narrative with photo series of a piano found discarded in the woods. |
| Photomicrography | Guest contributor Ted Oberman offers his approach to abstract photography
using a microscope-mounted camera, illustrated with some fascinating images. |
| Visual Extraction | Guest contributor Marianne Davis focuses on
Line, Shape and Texture using Visual Extraction, with gorgeous example photographs |
| Rainbows | An in-depth look at finding and photographing rainbows, how and where they form,
and ideas for effective compositions beyond the ordinary rainbow snapshots. |
| Real Estate | UPDATED! Secrets (no longer) of photographing real estate interiors for sales or rentals.
Several easy ideas for improving the look of rooms in photographs. |
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| How to Create Photo Essays | UPDATED! Slide show masters Gordie Corbin and Judy Switt
join Tom Field in this guide to artistic, multimedia presentations using music and photographs (PDF document). |
| Electronic Presentation | Tom Field's recommendations for
How to Prepare Images for Electronic Presentation, such as a digital projector or computer slide show (PDF document). |
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| Quick Tips | A collection of useful equipment ideas to ease the photographer's role.
Some you may know, others may be new. |
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| Best of DC | Inaugural Edition (2009) coffee table book with articles about photographers Tom Field and Roy Sewall |
| Kent Mason video | Kent Mason discusses conservation, nature, habitats, and his photographic vision of West Virginia (filmed by The Nature Conservancy) |
| The Potomac Highlands | Kent Mason's article and vast collection of stunning images on the Dolly Sods Wilderness and Scenic Area and the Bear Rocks Preserve. |
| Potomac River | Read about Roy Sewall’s first coffee table photo book, Our Potomac, from Great Falls through Washington, D.C. |
| Great Falls and Mather Gorge (Potomac River) | Read about Roy Sewall’s second coffee table photo book, Great Falls and Mather Gorge, published 2009 |
| Captiva Island, Florida | UPDATED! Sunsets and twilight photography on a tropical island paradise |
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| Batteries 101 | All the photographer needs to know about photo batteries:
care guide, comparing types, getting the most from rechargeable batteries. |
| Optical Slave Flashes with Canon E-TTL | UPDATED! E-TTL flashes can false-trigger optical slave flashes.
Here's why, and how to prevent it from ruining your flash images. |
