Photography

Photographers regularly use depth of field to their advantage when taking portraits. They do this by creating a shallow depth of field, which results in subject being in focus and the background being blurred out. This method allows your subject … [Read more...] about Behind the Lens: depth of field for portraits

Spring is here, at least the Adirondack version, which includes some warm weather, flowers popping up through the soil, but also snowstorms, icy trails, and – of course – one of my favorite events: ice out. For the next few weeks, I’ll be spending … [Read more...] about Behind the lens: documenting ice out

One of the best parts of being a photojournalist is that you get to meet a wide variety of people and see new places all the time. This past year was no different. As a photographer for the Explorer, I visited summit stewards atop Mount Marcy and … [Read more...] about Photo highlights from 2019

Photographically, November started out with some drama as the Halloween storm caused damage throughout the region, especially in Hamilton County. That was followed a couple weeks later by a scenic snowfall that blanketed the region. In between and … [Read more...] about November photo highlights

Above are some photo highlights from the month of October when we were working on a pair of school stories. One involved a school merger involving students from Westport, Elizabethtown and Lewis that will appear in an upcoming issue of the Explorer. … [Read more...] about October Photo Highlights