Nov 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: It occurred to me the other day that we've officially been together for a year here at Through the Gadling Lens -- how great is that? So it seems a little bit of a retrospective on the past year is in order, because seriously, we have talked about a lot here on the column. And so, with the help of my fellow writers here at Gadling (as well as some of the amazing photographers who share their craft ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nov 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: It occurred to me the other day that we've officially been together for a year here at Through the Gadling Lens -- how great is that? So it seems a little bit of a retrospective on the past year is in order, because seriously, we have talked about a lot here on the column. And so, with the help of my fellow writers here at Gadling (as well as some of the amazing photographers who share their craft ...Through the Gadling Lens: 7 tips for photographs around the meal
Oct 29th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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I've mentioned before that one of my favourite pastimes while traveling is eating. Oh my heavens, how I love to eat. There's just nothing like being in a completely foreign land, trying a whole new cuisine. It's like an adventure in every little ...Through the Gadling Lens: Look for the light
Oct 22nd, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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I just got back this week from a quick trip to a spa.
It sounds luxurious, doesn't it? Well, actually, it wasn't. Don't get me wrong -- the facilities were lovely; however, I didn't actually go to relax. I went along with a friend, Beth, who was giving a talk ...Through the Gadling Lens: inspirational nature shots from our Gadling Flickr pool
Oct 15th, 2009 at 11:00AM: As you know by now, today we're bringing attention to climate change and ecotravel here on Gadling. Personally, climate change and taking care of the environment is an issue that I've thought about a whole lot since becoming a parent -- and to be honest, my daughter has become pretty passionate about it herself ("Mom, you forgot to turn off your computer! You have to save the environment!" is not ...Through the Gadling Lens: shooting cities at twilight
Oct 8th, 2009 at 11:00AM: This week, I received the following rather detailed email from reader Jason: I love your columns and have learned so much from them, thank you! I do have a couple of questions that I hope you may be able to help me with please. I am bouncing-off-the-walls excited to be traveling to New York City for my first (and likely only) visit next week. Unfortunately my only free time will be one late ...Through the Gadling Lens: photographing skies
Oct 1st, 2009 at 11:00AM: Oh, how I'd love to regale you with my brilliant photographic skills in capturing the sky's majesty!
I'd love to, but I can't.
For some reason, I'm really, really horrid when it comes to shooting skies. Oh, I can manage to get a good sunset photo here and there, and occasionally my blue skies appear shockingly blue, but the truth is that for the most part, I get by with a little help from ...Through the Gadling Lens: water, water everywhere
Sep 24th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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Over the last year or so, I've become really intrigued with photographing water -- I love how organically it moves, I love all the different forms it takes. And since almost 71% of our planet is covered in the stuff, it makes sense that it would sometimes find its ...Through the Gadling Lens: photographing the children of the world
Sep 17th, 2009 at 11:00AM: I was recently instant-messaging a friend of mine, asking him if he had any suggestions for what we could talk about this week here on Through the Gadling Lens. "Why don't you talk about taking photographs of kids?" he asked. I demurred. "Umm, I really try to keep this column about travel," I explained gently. He looked at me like I was stupid. Well, as much as one can look at someone else on ...Through the Gadling Lens: photographing autumn
Sep 10th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Here in the United States, Labor Day is now over, and all of the kids are back in school -- sure signs that, despite the actual calendar date, summer is gone and fall is right around the corner. This makes me happy: while spring has those beautiful blue skies, winter is certainly pretty with all its whiteness and, let's face it, summer gets all the really great press, in my opinion, autumn is ...Through the Gadling Lens: 5 photography items I'm glad I blew money on
Sep 3rd, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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In my family, I'm definitely the saver, while my husband is definitely the spender. I'm always the one who can "make do" with what I have, whereas my husband is always looking to purchase the latest and greatest gadget available. So back when I was ...Through the Gadling Lens: 5 photography subjects that are the same and different everywhere
Aug 27th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Do you remember those Where the hell is Matt? videos that were taking the internet by storm in recent years? I was thinking about those videos the other day, and wondering why they affected so many people, causing the videos to go so wildly viral. And then it dawned on me: the reason we love that video so much is because as different as all of the people featured in the video are, from all over ...Through the Gadling Lens: Photography tips I learned on my summer vacation
Aug 20th, 2009 at 11:00AM: I just got back from a long weekend in Oregon. This was the second year that I joined 13 friends in a beautiful coastal town, where we rented this huge rustic beach house, and spent the entire time resting, relaxing, and generally making art. As it happens, all of us make all or most of our living being creative, and many of us are professional photographers. And even though we all pretty much ...Through the Gadling Lens: picking a good travel camera bag
Aug 13th, 2009 at 11:00AM: This week, I'm going to be traveling again -- and I decided that I finally had it with my cheap little roller bag that I've been using as a carry-on and carry-all for my camera equipment. To date, every time I've gotten on a plane, I have shamefully packed my laptop into a protective sleeve, and tossed into the bottom of this rickety little roller bag. And my camera and lenses? Merely packed ...Through the Gadling Lens: The best summer photographs from the Gadling Flickr pool
Aug 6th, 2009 at 11:00AM: It's so hard to believe that July's over -- how did this summer pass so quickly? I know, I know -- it's still August, and here in Texas, this means that we're really entering the blistering heat of the summertime, but I can't help it: historically, August has always meant back-to-school shopping, and getting ready for that first day of the semester. And yes, it's been a few years ...Through the Gadling Lens: 5 of the best travel photographers of all time
Jul 30th, 2009 at 10:30AM: I'm in the middle of a crazy travel time: I've been to both New York and Chicago in the past two weeks, and there doesn't seem to be much relief in sight in the upcoming 2 or 3 months: Portland, Atlanta, London and Paris are all distinct possibilities. And while being away from my family for all of these trips doesn't please me in the least, I can't help but be a little excited at the prospect of ...Through the Gadling Lens: The 7 most common questions from new photographers
Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Last week, I mentioned that i was in New York City on a holiday. Part of the reason we chose New York is because my cousin got married their last weekend. Whenever I'm invited to a wedding, my standard wedding gift is an album of photographs that I take of the event, so as is often the case when I'm a wedding guest, I found myself walking around with my camera and huge 70-200mm lens, snapping ...Through the Gadling Lens: how I manage my photographs while I'm on vacation
Jul 9th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Last week, I received an e-mail from Gadling reader Nick: Can you spend some time discussing what happens after you get home from vacation - photographic workflows, etc? That's one thing that seems to be missing. As it happens, I'm currently on vacation: last week, we had friends staying with us in Houston, and this week my family and I are in New York City, so this topic is pretty timely. That ...Through the Gadling Lens: enhancing vacation shots with macro photography
Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: This week, I received an email from Gadling reader, Brenda: I read your post on choosing lenses and I was curious as to how big exactly a macro lens is because all the other lenses were identified by their length in mm and I couldn't find a precise range for the size of a macro lens by searching on google so im not sure what it is. I would appreciate it if you could clear this up for me. This is ...Through the Gadling Lens: taking photographs at night
Jun 25th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Recently, I received a note from a friend of mine who'd just returned from a vacation: I just returned from a vacation in which much of our activity was at night. I didn't carry a tripod, and I was dissatisfied with using either the auto setting on the camera (the flash burst overexposed my subjects' faces) or the in-camera "night setting" (the subjects' skin seemed blurry and everything in the ...Through the Gadling Lens: photo gifts for Father's Day
Jun 18th, 2009 at 11:00AM: About a month ago, I shared some ideas for some last-minute gifts for Mother's Day. Well, Father's Day fast approaches (this Sunday, for those of you taking notes), and so this week, I thought I'd share some of the best gifts you can get Dad this special day. Now, I admit: the Mother's Day gifts were easy for me to come up with, because, well -- I'm a mom. So this week, I enlisted the assistance ...
