Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
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Don't be fooled by your camera's histogram! Learn why it has limitations and how exposure compensation can be your secret weapon for perfect exposure and stunning photos.
Mastering the art of capturing starbursts can add a touch of magic to your photography, transforming ordinary scenes into extraordinary compositions.
Are you a bit of a cloud chaser? Ever since I was a kid I loved looking at and watching clouds. Making shapes and just watching them float or in some cases fly by.
Long-exposure photography is a captivating art form that allows you to create dreamy, surreal, and dramatic images. It’s all about capturing the passage of time in a single frame. You’ll need the right tools to achieve this, and ND (Neutral Density) filters are your best allies. In this post, we’ll explore how to achieve long exposures using ND6 and ND10 filters.
Focus stacking is a technique used in photography to achieve an extended depth of field in your images. It involves taking multiple photos of the same scene, each with a slightly different focus point, and then combining them in post-processing to create a final image with greater overall sharpness.
In photography, artists continually seek new techniques to express their creativity and evoke specific moods or emotions. High-key photography is one such technique that offers a unique and striking visual aesthetic. This style is characterized by its bright, evenly lit images with minimal shadows, resulting in a clean and ethereal look. Let’s take a look at creating some high-key photography and explore the key elements and techniques required to create these images.
I always thought star trails took hours of time, loads of technical gear, a great deal of knowledge on the night sky and astro telemetry to get a really cool result. So I never tried, until now. I recently captured my very first star trail photo and it also had a light-painted old bus in there too. Here’s what I did.
Maybe I am the only person who did not know this feature existed, but I bet I’m not! I have long been a fan of Sony cameras. However, while they can work in the dark, I always say they can’t see in the dark! This makes it near impossible to focus and compose an image without bright lights. Boy was I wrong.
I was recently approached to do a rose petal milk bath with a more fashion twist, we decided to actually use a bathtub. Here is what we did.
Product shots with reflections can be a little tricky, but with a little bit of patience, you can get some amazing shots. Here’s how I got the shot with the vintage Kodak camera.
A beginner’s guide to graduated neutral density filters, what are they, how to use them and what type should you get? All really good questions. Add to those, WHY should you be using them and HOW can they improve your photos?
Stunning food photography in natural window light is a quick and cost-effective way to capture gorgeous food images.
While there are plenty of different modes on your camera, the most common and often used seem to be Manual mode or Aperture Priority.
As someone who has ALWAYS been told you had to shoot in Manual, well … these days I find myself shooting more and more in Aperture Priority. And here is why …
I put together exactly HOW I got the shot of these beautiful red tulips in the studio with my strobe lights.
Landscape photography is probably one of the most popular genres, but what are the best settings for landscape photography?
I’m often asked why I shoot in Aperture Priority over, say, Manual mode. The answer is it’s often so much quicker and I can still make changes on the fly.
It's beginning to look a lot like ChristmasNothing quite says Christmas like lights. So here are some tips for capturing holiday lights
