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This article is a detailed example of how to size images. It is the ideal tool for beginners and photographers who need to brush up on the technical aspects of sizing images.   SEE THE PDF

This handy guide produced by BPG member Mike Ramy is a helpful tool for pricing framed art for the Downtown Gallery and the BPG Annual Exhibition.  

People frequently ask me what exactly is fine art photography? Before I answer, I usually take a big breath and brace myself to answer the question in the time it takes to ride a few floors in an elevator as they usually expect a quick answer. READ THE ARTICLE

Tim Grey Today Is it possible to combine bracketing and a panorama? If so what is the process? The specific approach you use for bracketing the individual exposures will vary based on the dynamic range of the scene you're photographing, your intent for the final image, the capabilities of your camera, and [...]

by John Mariana As our camera memory cards grow old and depending on how much we use them they will go bad. I've been shooting and then try to down load the images and find that the card is corrupted. So then what? There is software you can purchase to recover the [...]

Mastering Panning – Photographing Moving Subjects By: Darren Rowse Click here to download a pdf of the article with image examples Panning Bike on King by Sam Javanrouh By Kim Keun Bong Today I’d like to take a brief look at a related topic – that of photographing moving subjects [...]

1. Impact Viewing an image for the first time always evokes some kind of feeling. Sometimes they can make us sad, happy or angry. Sometimes they force us to look inward at ourselves. That’s called an impact, and the more powerful the image, the more powerful the emotional response of the viewer. [...]

How to think past pretty pictures to make images that engage the viewer and tell a story Text & Photography By Mark Lissick Click here to download a pdf of the article with images If we create images not only for our own enjoyment but also for the enjoyment of others then [...]

By Alain Brio Click here to download a pdf of article 1 - Introduction Finding and expressing our vision involves having our work critiqued in order to know where we are at and how others respond to our images. For me critiquing photographs is synonymous with reviewing a selection of prints. Of [...]

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Reaching beyond the basics of the Rule of Thirds for more dynamic landscape photos Click here to read article.

This is a great article that puts into perspective the current and future of the DSLR. The bold text is my emphasis not his. Enjoy, John By Kirk Tuck – He was in the Samsung Booth at PhotoPlus Expo. I can profile the average camera buyer in the U.S. right now without [...]

Text & Photography By Russ Burden | March 26, 2018 Click here to download pdf article with image examples “Slow shutter—are you crazy? The picture will be blurry—what are you thinking?” That’s right, there will be blur! “Blur in an action shot—what’s up with that?” Bear with me and read on to [...]

By Steve Law American photographer Roger Ballen gets to the heart of the matter by asking instead if you're an artist. Ballen notes that you may be an artist if you meet the following criteria. You ponder the work of others You can redefine your understanding of words You see strong complex [...]

By Michael Frye | February 3, 2011 With film, exposure always involves some guesswork—you can never be sure you made the correct exposure until you develop the film. But with digital cameras you can tell immediately whether the right amount of light reached the sensor by looking at a histogram. This ability [...]