Friends frequently call me up and ask for advice on which camera to buy, and one of the most common question that I hear is, “How many megapixels do I need?” Well, let’s answer that by first answering: What are megapixels? The word “pixel” comes from “picture element.” Seriously – who would have known?! A [...]

Last week in my Forum, Christina asked this photography question: Can you explain Macro? My camera has a Macro function and I have no idea what to do with it. I’ve tried playing with it, but the images are terrible. When, why, and how should I use Macro. So, here you go, Christina! Basic info [...]

I was at a double baby shower for two of my friends the other evening, and one of my good friends, Lis, was taking pictures of the gorgeous display of food (you know the kind that looks too good to eat?!). Lis was having a hard time getting the lighting just right, so she and [...]

People often ask me how I get the photos on my posts to be larger than the standard blogger uploads. There are actually three ways that I regularly use, so I thought I’d spend today sharing my not-so-secret tricks. Here’s a typical blogger picture, centered (“large” selected at time of upload): And here’s the size [...]

As many of you know, I am officially on vacation as of today, so I am keeping today’s photography tip short and simple. Do you want to know a secret? You can take good (and bad!) pictures with ANY CAMERA. You don’t have to have the latest, greatest, biggest, or most expensive camera to catch [...]