Bill’s Photography Blog @ FowleFoto.com

How many times have you wanted to photograph your wife or child and they give you this really cheesey (pun intended) smile? Well a quick tip to throw them off guard and give you a more natural smile is to ask them to say something. Not just anything, but something that makes them smile or think of a happy time. Maybe something that makes then laugh.

Maybe it is the shock of you asking them to say boogers that creates the smile, and lets face it, not many people can say boogers without smiling. How about wieners, ferarri, whiskey, smelly socks, payday, hawaii, the list can go on and on.

Next time you need that little extra to get someone to smile in your photos… Say Cheese!

Happy Shooting

I had the fortune to photograph some baby bear cubs a few weeks ago while on a trip in northern British Columbia. The Muncho Lake – Liard Hots Springs area has been a hot spot for wildlife every time I have been there. Buffalo, caribou, mule dear, stone sheep, moose and bears live in abundance.

I was photographing a Black Bear for a few minutes when a little cub poked his head above the grass. He was very leary of me, but with Mom there he decided to take a good look . Mom was watching me closely but did not appear too concerned. As they became accustomed to me they went on with their feeding and moved along a little. (more…)

People with digital cameras tend to shoot many more photographs than they did with film. Printing only your favorite shots is sure a lot cheaper than getting the whole roll developed, but shooting so many shots has created a problem. How do you preview, sort and save all the photos you are taking?

One way is to use a program I have been using for many years now, and it is probably the most used program I have on my computer. I chose it because it was the fastest way of seeing full screen previews of my shots so I could edit them quickly. (more…)

A couple of weeks ago I was shooting a sunset over the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park. Another photographer came over to see what I was shooting and promptly starting taking pictures as well. From what I could see he had a good eye and a nice entry level digital SLR camera. Every time he took a photo, his on camera flash would pop up and fire.

I am a firm believer in people using the flash on their cameras for portraits and subjects that are close up. But they are not very strong and only work well if your subject is less than about twenty feet from the camera. Obviously this is not the case for a sunset photo. (more…)