Author Archives: jon

Want to critique my photos? Well, buddy… SIT and SPIN.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jon

So I was working on a presentation for a local photo club on how to give proper and useful critiques and I wanted to come up with a mnemonic to give people for remembering the parts that go into a … Continue reading →

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Calculating Stops

Posted on October 1, 2011 by jon

Understanding stops (and how to calculate them) is a very important skill that is becoming all but lost in the age of built in exposure meters. Not that there’s anything wrong with letting the camera do the mundane work, but … Continue reading →

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Exposure Roanoke Model Shoot – March 2011

Posted on March 14, 2011 by jon

Robert Bryant, one of our photo club members, is into video and he put this together during our most recent outing. Check it out for a good idea of what the Exposure Roanoke photo club is all about. Exposure Roanoke … Continue reading →

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Shutter Curtains and Flash Sync Speed

Posted on March 11, 2011 by jon

A terrific explanation of how your shutter curtains work and how your flash works with them.

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The Myth of the Unmanipulated Image

Posted on January 18, 2011 by jon

A good writeup by Don Peters on what photo manipulation means these days. The Myth of the Unmanipulated Image

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