Moment in Time: Fine Art Photography by Marita Gootee

Quick Guide to the Rule of Thirds for Artists and Photographers A quick guide to the Rule of Thirds for creating a balanced composition. We look at how the grid is created and used in painting and photography.

Look at that storm cloud over this crew shipping cattle east of Cassoday, Kansas. Wow.

📸 Phyllis Osgood (her son took the photo)

Happy 4th of July! Please feel free to post your fireworks shots! Would love to see them!

Tips for Photographing Fireworks

1. Use a tripod – and remote trigger release (if you have one) (turn off Image Stabilization)
2. Use ISO 100 to start.
3. Manual Focus.
4. Manual Exposure Mode.
5. Aperture f/11 to start.
6. Change your shutter speed for a motion effect 1/8th 1/4th 1/2 an 1 second to start.
7. Turn on Long Exposure Noise Reduction.
8. Shoot in RAW.
9. Include other elements (people, buildings, water).
10. Try Bulb Mode.
11. Experimenting with slow shutter speeds will give you exciting effects. Watch your highlights, as eventually, the fireworks will be too bright.
12. Try refocusing your camera while the shutter is open for an unusual effect—1-second shutter speeds.
13. Using an iPhone, no problem. Hold it steady for up to 3-second shots in night mode. Apps like Ave Cam Pro (for composites) or ReeHeld for long exposures.

Empath Empowerment Ceremony May 3rd! ♥️ http://bit.ly/empathacademy

184 years ago: Believed to be the first photographic portrait made in the United States, this portrait of Dorothy Catherine Draper was originally taken by her brother Dr. John W. Draper (1811-1882) in his Washington Square studio at the New York University in 1839 or 1840, within the first year of Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre's announcement in Paris of his invention of the daguerreotype process. More photos: https://bit.ly/3JYXFQ1

An Iceberg Flipped Over, and Its Underside Is Breathtaking On vacation in Antarctica, filmmaker and photographer Alex Cornell captured an unusual sight