Just a small collection of tips, techniques, methods, and projects that I've found useful. More come along all the time, so check back every once in a while to see what's cookin'.

Tips & Techniques:

Making Macro Easier – Photograph from your home, or make field work go a little smoother.

Macro Lighting – Specific pointers on the challenges of lighting in macro conditions.

Equipment – A reassurance that photography isn't about how much you spend.

Photographic Preparedness – Doing a photo expedition, even a short one, means being prepared.

Stalking – Getting those frame-filling shots.

Cold weather tips – Some pointers on working in cold weather.

Hot weather tips – Coping with the demands of working in hot conditions.

Some things you might like to know about film and digital – Just an objective look.

Why would anyone shoot film anymore? – Why, indeed.

Understanding "Exposure" – What it means and how to handle it.

What is a "Stop"? – Understanding what this term means and why it's used.

Understanding "Aperture" – Making sense out of the curious settings on your camera, how and why they work, and how to use them best.

White Balance – What it means, does, and how to use it to best effect.

Removing noise – How to eliminate the effects of constant stray sensor pixels.

Editing Tricks – Some quick pointers regarding color tweaking, monochrome techniques, and sharpening.

Resizing images – Some tips on sizing your digital images for print, web, and e-mail use.

Calibrating your monitor – If your computer monitor isn't accurate, then neither is your image editing.

Cropping – A video demonstration of cropping techniques and the reasoning behind them.

Combining images convincingly – My own short(ish) guide towards 'Photoshopping' a couple of images together.

Blog posts on composition – Links to all of the posts I've done in the blog regarding composition.

Photography Instruction – Individual personalized classes for residents in the Triangle area of North Carolina.

Projects:

3D printed accessories

Make your own RS-60 E3 remote control for Canon cameras

Make a Macro Tank for photographing small aquatic animals