There’s a great article titled 9 Lighting Types to Harness & Improve Your Photography. Here’s an excert from the article:

In my previous article “Make the Best of Bad Weather - 6 Challenges for Photographers” I noted how photography is all about the light. Sounds easy enough on the surface but as photographers we tend to be subject focused rather than light focused. What I mean by that is we’ll see something unique or different and focus on that rather than the lighting and resulting exposure needed to transform your subject. The right lighting can make or break an image setting the stage for others to see it as a snapshot or a photograph.

It’s a great read offering a lot of lighting tips and reiterating some thing that you may already know, but perhaps have neglected. The article is written by Jim Goldstein (of JMG Galleries), a regular contributor to my favorite photography site, The Digital Photography School.

Read the full article: 9 Lighting Types to Harness & Improve Your Photography

Dinosaur Park: Wethersfield, CT - A bridge above a swamp makes for a great photo opportunity. Ahead is my wife (carrying my camera bag - don’t remember why). Our friends are actually not far ahead - but you can’t see them through the thicket that is soon to hide my wife as well.

Fun times had by all, and no one seemed to mind that I had the camera in my hand most of the time (or so I believe, anyhow).