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Not really a post, but some exciting news: one of my photos from Lauterbrunnen was nominated for Trover's Best of 2014 List! I'm still trying to figure out how it happened, and whether it's a big deal or not, but it's really awesome that someone liked my photo enough to choose it from out of so many submissions (I don't know how many photos are on Trover - millions, maybe?). Only 45 images were chosen...
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When I began to get serious about taking good pictures with my phone, I realized the days of simply opening up the camera app, clicking away, and posting whatever picture resulted were behind me. Over the past 6-8 months, I've tried a wide variety of photo taking, photo editing, and photo modifying apps for iPhone. Here are the ones I keep on my phone (in order of how often I use them): 1. iPhone's native...
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Today, I want to take you through the steps I took to frame and edit a photo I recently took of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, VA.
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I often browse Instagram for inspiration, because you can find some really cool photos and then try to create something similar on your own. It can be a great source of ideas, and a way to improve my own skills. Recently, I've seen a number of awesome images that use blur effects with great success. I haven't really used it a lot in the past, so of course I decided to try it out with my next photo....
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On the drive home from Thanksgiving, Erin and I decided to stretch our legs with a short hike in Crowders Mountain State Park in North Carolina. We'd heard from a friend that it was easy to access...
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Ever see professional shots of waterfalls, where the water is nice and smooth, and wonder, "How do they do that?" Well, a technique called long-exposure is how they do it.
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There are really two parts to making a great photo: taking the shot, and editing the shot. I've been on a journey to improve my skills in both, and occasionally I'll be taking you through the exact steps I used to take a photo from the composition to the original shot to the final edited version. I'm hoping this level of candidness (rather than simply telling you what apps I used) will actually help you improve...
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Getting the sky to look good can be one of the trickiest things to do when taking pictures with a smartphone. Whether too light or too dark or too something, the sky doesn't always play nice. I've spent a lot of time learning and practicing and here are a few things I pay attention to when it comes to getting the sky looking right:
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During my first stint in Richmond, VA, I didn't spend much time in the Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Mountains, or any of the beautiful parks in Virginia. Not this time.
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From 2013 to 2014, Erin and I embarked on the adventure of our lives and moved to Freiburg. This small city in southwestern Germany was home for nearly a year; we worked, played, and lived just outside the city center and steps from the Black Forest. Here are some of my favorite photos from that time.
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