There are a lot of things to think about when you put your eye to the viewfinder of you camera - Shutter speed, ISO, aperture, autofocus or manual focus, single shot or burst mode, etc., etc.
But for all the settings a photographer must get correct to create a striking image, none of them matter without the proper foundations of composition. A properly exposed but poorly composed photograph is still a poor photograph.
Read MoreFine art printers Cook & Becker (http://www.candb.com) give a behind-the-scenes look at how a giclee print or lithography can be mounted on a Dibond panel behind acrylic glass. The museum-standard for fine art photography and digital art.
When I release the shutter on my camera, I have a very specific vision of the image I'm trying to create. And when I capture an image I'm proud of, the next step is bringing it to life through various printing and mounting processes so the image hanging on the wall matches the vision I had when I captured it.
Read MoreThe Milky Way and a shooting star casts its diamond reflections over the waters of the Block Island Sound off the south coast of Rhode Island.
Summer time in New England can't be beat when it comes to the weather, and there are countless opportunities to create amazing photographs. But as the summer gives way to fall and the humidity gives way to crisp air, new opportunities arise on land, sea and sky.
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