Getting perfect focus and depth of field is something that has long frustrated landscape photographers. Back in the old days of film you had to rely on an in-depth understanding of the theory of focal lengths, apertures, and hyper-focal distances. Then, after you'd dialed in your compositions and settings you'd squint through the viewfinder, hold down the depth of field...
Early this morning, the moon took on an uncanny blood-red glow as the moon passed through the darkest point of the Earth’s shadow. For those of us in North and South America, the first eclipse of this four-part tetrad was pretty spectacular. So spectacular that our pictureline employees couldn’t help but break out those cameras and get to shooting. "Blood...
Usually the words "landscape photo" evokes an impression of a sweeping vista shot with a wide-angle lens. However, this is not always the case—here’s why shooting telephoto landscapes can make those outdoor shots that much better. Wide-angle lenses create depth in an image by emphasizing the foreground and help impart a three-dimensional feel to a 2D photograph. Therefore, it is...
