Neil Jolly on Photography

  1. Star Trails Part 1

    15 Dec 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…

  2. Exploring Iceland

    01 Feb 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…

  3. Emotional Imagery

    06 Sep 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…

  4. Where Does Photography Stop and Digital Art Begin?

    25 May 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…

  5. Shoot for the Moon

    29 Mar 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…
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