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Announcement: Andrew Boyd fine art website is up!
One of the gallery pages at my new Andrew Boyd fine art photography website. (Copyright 2012 / Andrew Boyd) It’s been a long time coming. I’ve known for quite some time that I needed to build a home...
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A Photographer Photographing a Photographer?!
The New York Times’ Fred Conrad on photographing photographer Joel Meyerowitz, the ultimate intimidating assignment. I was thrilled the other day to see a wonderful piece on The New York Times’ ‘The...
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Scott Strazzante’s Instagram success
Chicago Tribune photojournalist Scott Strazzante’s Instagram page. (Copyright 2012 / Scott Strazzante) Chicago Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante has become, like many newspaper photographers, a big...
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Canon G15 vs. Nikon Coolpix P7700 Camera Review
The Canon G15, left, and the Nikon P7700, right, two high quality small form factor cameras. (Copyright 2012 / Andrew Boyd) The Canon G15 and Nikon Coolpix P7700 are both compact, non point-n-shoot...
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Landscape Photography Details
Cherry tree blossoms still covered with early-morning dew. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Sometimes the best landscape photographs are there in tiny, up-close moments. Work demands have kept me away...
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Photo shooting trip to Pawleys Island, S.C.
Morning storm, Pawleys Island, 2013. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) It’s been an extremely intense winter for me. My employer, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune newspaper and website, has struck out in a...
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How to make an instant photo tripod counterweight
Atlantic breakwater, Pawleys Island, 2013. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) I was out shooting in the very, very early morning today on the Atlantic shoreline here at Pawleys Island, S.C., and a big wind...
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Photographing a Simple Still Life
Iris still life, 2013. Exposure: 2 seconds @ f11, ISO 50. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Do you ever ‘see’ a photograph in your head and then try and go out and shoot it? Or to say it differently, how...
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A Pawleys Island Photo Sketchbook
Approaching storm, Pawleys Island, S.C., 2013. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Water is the key to so much of my creative process as a photographer. It’s a huge factor in the work I find myself doing in...
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How to Become a Better Photographer
Improving as a photographer requires focus and hard work. And you need a plan. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) THE BACK STORY So you’ve bought that third camera lens, or maybe second camera body. You’re...
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Six ways to improve your landscape photography
Landscape photography links, both pratical and esoteric. ( Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Sometimes we just need to be inspired. Today is one of those days: here are some great links to material I’ve...
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Archiving your photos, backing up: a cautionary tale
I made this image to illustrate my 2010 New Year’s Resolution to develop an iron-clad backup routine. Here I am almost 3 years later, still bit in the butt by sloppy backup habits. (Hint: don’t let...
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Pet Photography: how to shoot great photos of your pets
Getting your camera down to your pet’s point of view can lead to some much more interesting photographs. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Pet photography: I can hear the groans from here! These constant...
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How to Light Absolutely Anything
Champagne in the studio. Two lights: an overhead softbox, and a second fill light, lower right. Surface was a sheet of silver foil board, another light surface. (Copyright 2010 / The Times-Picayune,...
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Aperture: How It Affects Your Photography & Why You Should Care
Aperture diaphragm, Canon 70-200 mm f2.8 lens. (Copyright 2010 / Andrew Boyd) [Note: I'm bringing this post 'back to the front' because it's on my list of essential-that-you-know-this stuff for...
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The Discerning Photographer gets a reboot, new WordPress theme
Here’s a screen grab from the new home page layout for The Discerning Photographer. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Reboot You may have noticed a new look and feel to The Discerning Photographer...
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Today’s Photograph: Sand dune fencing
Sand dune fencing, Long Beach, Mississippi, 2013. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Here’s a photograph from my early morning shooting trip to the Mississippi Gulf coast over this past weekend. The light...
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Photography road trips
Driving the beach road along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) DAY ONE Going on a road trip: just the sound of it is exciting and a bit mysterious, isn’t it? And a photo road...
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Amazing video work by ‘still’ photographers
Nola.com | The Times-Picayune staff photographer Michael DeMocker shoots video during the arrest of the Danziger 7 group of police officers in New Orleans. (Times-Picayune archive photo by Ellis Lucia)...
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Today’s photograph: Live Oak tree swings, Long Beach, Mississippi
Live oak tree swings, Long Beach, Mississippi, 2013. (Copyright 2013 / Andrew Boyd) Live Oak Tree Swings, Long Beach, Mississippi, 2013 One of the features I’ve been most excited to try out is this...
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