Nikonians Articles

How to get an action shot of an animal that is pleasing to the viewer: A sharp image and especially, the animal's eye. Read more...

In the first article of this two-part series I talked about using Photoshop tools to clean up your image in order to take it to the next level as an art piece. Read more...

Taking an image to the next level can be accomplished in many ways, one of which is some additional editing in Photoshop or a similar program Read more...

One of the best indicators for success, using that as a broad term, in artistic or creative digital (or film) photography is the ability to visualize. How do you go about that? Here is hopefully some inspiration! Read more...

Are you a fan of the “intimate landscape” image? Is this more than a close-up shot? If so, what is it? Read more...

Learn how to use a textured background to enhance your images. Read more...

Photographing wildlife can be a challenge and not all wildlife or wildlife situations are equal. This article is about sharing experience gathered, from South Africa, Costa Rica and locally in the US. Read more...

I often hear Ansel Adams invoked during discussions on photography. Many times, it is apparent that the person invoking Adams knows little about him or his life, but read a few lines somewhere written by some obscure person who said whatever it was about Adams that they then repeated as true. Read more...

Sometimes I cannot get outside in a location that will allow me to take interesting photographs or the weather just won’t allow it. But, I still want to use my camera to take photographs so I’ll try setting up a still life of some sort. At one point, I read about light box photography and saw some beautiful flower images that a photographer, who teaches the technique, had taken. Read more...

My goal, with every photograph I take, is to make each image be the very best that it can be by my standards and by general artistic standards. Read more...

Learning to photograph animals in action takes effort, time and patience and, at some point, will result in successful action shots. Sharing the experience from locally in the US and abroad. Read more...