Neil Jolly on Photography
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Star Trails Part 1
December 15, 2021
In this tutorial I will cover how I shoot circular star trails. In the second part I will cover processing of the resulting images. First off there are a couple of ways to shoot star trails in this digital era. The first method is to take one very long exposure…
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Exploring Iceland
February 1, 2020
My trip to Iceland in July of 2019 was a dream come true for me as photographer and hiker. I had seen many pictures of Iceland, while many were repetitive trophy shots of the same iconic locations, it was obvious Iceland is truly spectacular island. I decided that I would…
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Emotional Imagery
September 6, 2019
One of the most important elements in a good photograph is capturing emotion with the camera. A good landscape image should evoke some emotional response from the viewer. The response might be as simple as awe, or as complex, as love, but if an image does not evoke a response…
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Where Does Photography Stop and Digital Art Begin?
May 25, 2019
The switch to digital photography brought with it a plethora of post processing options that can be employed to a wide variety of effects. Even in the days of film considerable liberties were taken in the darkroom on occasion. So where exactly does photography stop and when does the image…
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Shoot for the Moon
March 29, 2019
In this blog post I’ll continue with the night theme. Here I’ll cover shooting in the moonlight, and photographing the moon as part of the landscape. Most photographers that try photographing the rising full moon, or setting full moon discover that it’s extremely difficult to get any detail in the…