Mid-October on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• Spooky Levitation How To. Take your spooky shots another step with this easy how-to for levitation using digital manipulation and Photoshop. Find out how to seamlessly blend images for exactly the look you want.

• Depth of Field: it's more than just aperture. You probably know that depth of field is controlled by the aperture of your lens. But do you know what other factors influence your depth of field?

• Learn Your Camera Lens: accessories. Part 3 provides an informative overview of common camera lens accessories, including lens caps, lens hoods, and filters. Find out what you need and how best to use it.

• Local Photography: Photograph the Harvest. Now is a great time to get out and explore your local surroundings - visit a farm, pick your own pumpkins, or try your hand at apple-picking. This post lays out some suggestions for how best to capture the bounty of the season.

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October on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• How to Photograph Ghosts. In a single photograph, capture a spooky or ghostly creation - no Photoshop or digital manipulation necessary! Learn how to use a long exposure for this fun effect.

• An Introduction to Night Photography. Get a whole host of ideas for night photography from this compilation post!

• Learn Your Camera Lens: What's in a Name? Part 1 in the 'Learn Your Camera Lens' series focuses on all of the information provided in the name of your camera lens. Find out all the information you can from your lens name, and find out how best to choose a future lens.

• Learn Your Camera Lens: the lens itself. Part 2 in the 'Learn Your Camera Lens' series carefully lays out all of the detailed pieces and parts of your camera lens. Learn what all the numbers, dials, buttons, and switches mean and how best to use them in your photography. 

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Mid-September on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• Improve Your Fall Photography: Use a Circular Polarizer. 'Tis the season for fall colors (at least around here). If you want an easy way to improve your fall photography - and to really make those bright colors pop - consider investing in a circular polarizer. This post lays out all the details about how to choose and use a polarizer.

• Portrait Photography Basics. These four main tips will teach you everything you need to shoot amazing portraits!

• How to Photograph Traffic Light Trails. Ever wanted to capture those alluring shots of long streaks of traffic? Find out exactly how with this informative post.

• The Diptych: double the power of your photograph. A dipytch or collage of two photographs can be an interesting exercise to fuel your photography creativity. Check this post for ideas and inspiration.

• Easy Photography Upgrade: Get a Remote Shutter Release. For less than $10, you can buy a simple corded remote shutter release that will dramatically increase the range of photography and photography situations that you can capture. This post highlights the styles and subjects that can particularly benefit from a basic remote.

• Find Your Files Faster: How to Expertly Organize Your Digital Photos [Craftsy]. Organization is critical to successful photography - otherwise, you'll never be able to find your shots after you've taken them!

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September on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• Getting Started with Macro Photography. This one-stop-shop will have you out and shooting incredible macro and close-up photographs in no time.

• Must Have Apps to Assist Your Photography. The third in the apps series, this post focuses on apps that will help you plan, shoot, and perfect your phone photography. Recommendations are suitable for both Android and Apple devices.

• How to Photograph Architecture. This post contains great tips and advice for shooting architecture, including composition ideas and tips for interior as well as exterior shots.

• Aperture and the F/Stop Conundrum. The first in a series of introductory posts about aperture. Aperture and the F/Stop Conundrum provides an informative overview of aperture, how to use it, and what the deal is with "f/stops."

• What an Aperture of f/1.8 Can Do for You. This post lays out the basics of wide open aperture and covers common uses and situations for the wide third of the aperture range (around f/1.8 to f/3.5). The first post in this series is Aperture and the F/Stop Conundrum. 

• What an Aperture of f/8 to f/11 Can Do for You. This next post covers the middle range or "who cares" apertures, around f/8 to f/11. Find out exactly when to use these apertures and how you can rely on them as the workhorses of common shooting situations.

• What an Aperture of f/22 Can Do for You. This post rounds out the series by covering the narrow end of the aperture spectrum, up around f/18 to f/22. Find out how to use these aperture values to maximize focus in your image or to slow down your shutter speed for lovely, silky water shots or to create incredible sunburst effects.

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Mid-August on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• Blue Hour Photography. The blue hour, right after sunset or right before sunrise, is an incredible time for photography. Find out how to make the most of the blue hour with these tips and examples.

• Street Photography. Learn the basics of compelling street photography.

• Capturing Motion in Photography. There are so many ways to capture motion in photography. Find out how with this informative post!

• Summer Round Up. A quick summary of all the posts from the summer of 2014. A great resource for great photography.

• Zooming vs. Cropping: Perspective in Photography. Zooming with your lens is not the same as cropping a photograph. This post discusses the important role of perspective in photography and lays out exactly how "zooming with your feet" differs from simply cropping an image. (This post was written in honor of my beloved 15-year-old Mazda who was retired shortly after this photoshoot.)

• Panning in Photography. Panning is a fun photographic technique for rendering a moving subject. The trick to panning is moving your camera at the same relative speed as your subject. Read the full article for all the details.

• Window on the World. Windows are a fascinating photography subject, but one that need careful consideration when shooting. This post provides tips for shooting through windows, as well as a series of examples that will make you start thinking more about windows, especially when you are traveling.

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August on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• Top Tips for Better Back to School Photos. Don't wait until the morning of the first day of school to think about how to capture a shot of your child's big day! With a little planning and the tips in this post, you can get incredible, personal shots of that back to school excitement.

• Must Have Photography Processing Apps. Part 2 in the apps series examines popular Android and Apple apps for processing and improving your phone photographs.

• 5 Easy Tips for Better Sunrise and Sunset Photographs. Everyone loves a great sunrise or sunset. Capture the moment like you really experienced it with these quick tips!

• Analyze to Improve Your Landscape Photographs. Knowing what to look for in a landscape photograph can greatly improve your images. Find out how to look back at your own shots and find ways to make them even better your next time shooting.

A group of photographers, via Flickr and 365Project, joined together to do a month-long Book Club of Freeman Patterson's Photography and the Art of Seeing.

• Reflections on Week 1 of the August Photography Book Club includes a selection of photographs from different participants along with their thoughts about the book and book club.

• Week 2 of the August Photography Book Club covered sections on "Learning to Imagine" and "Learning to Express." 

• Week 3 of the August Photography Book Club covered how camera's see space and "Visual Design and Tone"

• Week 4 of the August Photography Book Club covered additional elements of visual design including a discussion of color.

• Summer Roundup. A quick look back to all the posts from last summer on Boost Your Photography, all in one place!

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Mid-July on Boost Your Photography

A Year Ago on Boost Your Photography is a twice-monthly post rounding up all the great content available on BYP that has been published during this same time of year, across the years. It's a quick way to catch up on content you may have missed, including seasonal and time-sensitive photography tips and ideas.

• Long Exposure Photography at the Fair(e). A fair or carnival is an incredible opportunity to practice your long exposure photography. Bring along a tripod, and entire world of light and photographs awaits you! Read the full article for detailed suggestions and "how to" instructions.

• Best Options for Printing Your Photographs. Find out which online photo retailer came out the winner, and which ones are recommended for printing your own precious photographs.

• Demystifying the Histogram. Learn how to use your histogram to adjust your shooting in the field and get exactly the image you want. This post also presents examples of specific types of histograms and the images that produce them.

• Puddle Photography Part Deux. Another look at puddle reflection photography with examples from Grand Tetons National Park.

• Black and White Photography: do you shoot or do you post-process? This post lays out a comparison of the various ways to get a black and white image - shooting in-camera black and white vs. shooting in color (or RAW) and post-processing.

• Must Have Camera Apps for Your Smart Phone or Tablet. This first post in the apps series takes a look at apps that you can use to control your camera itself while shooting with your phone or tablet. Includes apps for Android and Apple.

• Keeping Your Camera and Sensor Clean. The post lays out everything you need to do (and have) to keep your camera and especially your camera sensor clean, from basic day-to-day maintenance and prevention to what happens when you end up with a whole mess of dust and grime on your sensor (like in the photo above). Read on for the full details.

• August Photography Book Club: week 1. A group of photographers, via Flickr and 365Project, joined together to do a month-long Book Club of Freeman Patterson's Photography and the Art of Seeing. The first week covered the sections on "Barriers to Seeing" and "Learning to Observe."

• Spring Roundup. The very first round up, this one covered all of the posts from the first quarter of Boost Your Photography, all in one place!

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