Bill’s Photography Blog @ FowleFoto.com

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

In my most recent trip around BC, I was amazed to see how many people do not attach the hood to their lens. On most point and shoot cameras this is not an option, but on a DSLR I consider it a necessity.

The lens hood (sometimes called a lens shade) is the plastic tube that attaches to the front of your lens. It is designed to keep the front of the lens shaded from direct sunlight, minimizing flare. In many of todays short zoom lenses there are four cutouts that keep the hood from causing vignetting at wider angles, while still providing some shade at the smaller angles. Read the rest of this entry »

Whenever I speak at a photography club meeting, I always bring along some of my toys. Things that I think might interest camera buffs. A couple of months ago I spoke at the Clear Focus Camera Club, a local club that is very active. To my surprise, the ‘toy’ that most people were interested in was my mini travel tripod.

The Ultrapod tripod is a series of real tripods complete with functioning ball heads. Made of reinforced nylon, they are light and very small, so there is no excuse for not taking it with you. Read the rest of this entry »

I thought I should join the Blogging revolution. So here I am, hopefully with some tips and tricks and other photo related info that will be of interest. Please bear with me as I learn to blog. Cheers!