Get The Right Perspective

When you have discovered a scene..or a thing..or a person you want to photograph, take your time, if you can, getting the right angle…or perspective.
Do you want a low or a high angle? Take your time if you can… to decide which angle you want. The beauty of the digital camera is that you can shoot [...]
Mississippi River Clam Digger

Muscatine, Iowa was the pearl button capitol of the world. A German immigrant started the fresh water clam button business back in the 1880s. Within ten years the Pearl City (Muscatine) became the largest manufacturer of fresh-water pearl buttons in the world. In 1898 Iowa turned out 138,615,696 buttons! This statue along the shores of the [...]
Painting with sunlight

Painting with sunlight…with direct sun hitting a major portion of your photograph, will add a dynamic look to your scene. Contrary to most thinking that says the best photographs are taken at mid morning or mid afternoon, I disagree. A bright sun shining on an object with a great amount of detail will give you [...]