http://www.bksecret.com/photography Photography of Landon A. Michaelson Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:51:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just posted to Facebook and posted here as well.  This was a fun sunset session and we had a rare night of weather...no wind!  So common to have winds, even high winds in Warm Springs Canyon but not this night.  It was great to be able to setup diffusers, lights ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=565 Took a long time photographer friend out to re-introduce him to the joys of landscape photography.  He has made his income from portrait photography for at least 30 years.  He said it has been a loooong time since he had the joy of just going out and shooting some landscapes.  ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=550 Sounds strange, but I have never owned a true photo backpack in 27 years of having an SLR type camera system. I have had backpacks, just none build just for photography. That all changed this week. I have been looking at bags for years, but never found ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=514 I never owned a carbon fiber tripod before now. I have seen them, played with them, but the price tag always kept it outside the top purchase decisions any given year. I have had two Manfrotto aluminum tripods that did not fail me, well rarely anyway. One ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=512 I have not owned Really Right Stuff products before this, but have always wanted to. When it was time to upgrade my ball head I only had one in mind, the best. I did go and look at all kinds of ball heads though. For the price ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=510 A great event, great people, so many fun moments captured, and my birthday to top it off. Here a just a few of the 1700 moments captured this fine day.  So glad it stopped raining the day before! I wish Tori and Bryan all the happiness a life together can bring. Thanks for ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=500 In order to get better, most of us have to take a lot of photos. In order to progress in the craft, most of us have to shoot often. In order to get better ideas, most of us have to look at a lot of photos. Photography is always a game of giving ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=496 I upgraded my panorama tools this week by taking advantage of the $30 off the Nodal Ninja 5 shown here: NN5L with RD16 rotator Can be purchased here What I like: Sturdy construction should last a long time Rotator works really well and allows for click-stop rotation points from 3.5 degrees up to ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=462 Easy enough to point your camera at a flower and take a photo, but lets look a little deeper than that. Ordinary can become extraordinary with just a change of angle: • get low to the plant, that usually helps a lot • shoot very low looking up for a dramatic perspective • get ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=448 Tell a story, refine the story, get rid of what does not enhance the story. Level your horizons, level architecture, straighten square lines unless you want the slant, tilt and convergence to enhance your story. Do it with purpose. Watch for "catches" in a photograph; things that your eye finds, maybe not ... http://www.bksecret.com/photography/?p=440