The Blue Hour

The “Blue Hour”, in contrast to “The Golden Hour”, is the period immediately BEFORE sunrise and AFTER sunset. Considering sunset (the timings are obviously reversed for sunrise), immediately after the sun has set, there is no sunlight to...
The Golden Hour

The Golden Hour

The “Golden Hour” is that time after sunrise and before sunset when the sun is close to the horizon and its light is considerably more diffuse than when the sun is higher in the sky. In the middle of the day, when the sun is higher in the sky, the light is typically...

Sunny f16 Rule

In-Camera Light Meters Aren’t Perfect The light meter built into cameras these days are much better than even a few years ago in that they can usually get the exposure right (or pretty close to it) in a wide variety of lighting situations. But even the best can...

Tips and Tricks Intro

Sign up for our newsletter. Tips and Tricks Newsletter We publish an irregular newsletter that includes tips and tricks covering the technical aspects of taking photographs, composing dynamic images and processing the photographs for printing. Please sign up to be...
MAG Conversations – Shelley Ball

MAG Conversations – Shelley Ball

MAG Conversations: Science Meets Art for the Environment: Jan 10 Join us as we voyage into the world of science, photography, and storytelling with Dr. Shelley Ball, renowned biologist and environmentalist (www.biosphere-ed.org). Shelley will talk with Mike Venables...
Merrickville Artists Guild

Merrickville Artists Guild

I am pleased to announce that I have been accepted (through a jury review process) into the Merrickville Artists Guild.