Photo Tips

Photo Tips From an Expert

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  Travel Photography 101

  Photographer Jim Richardson beats the clock to get a great shot in Cusco, Peru—the first stop of an around-the-world trip.

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  Vigil at the Stones

  To get this image, Jim Richardson set to work with the tools at hand—the stones and grass, a deep blue sky and passing clouds, his Nikon and a flashlight.

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  Panning—Motion 101

  Discovering the trick of panning to stop motion was one of the most thrilling stages of his early photography, Jim Richardson says. Get his pro tips.

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  Last Light on Boreray

  In many ways, on the surface, shooting this frame was easy for Jim Richardson. See the incredible light. Point the camera at the incredible light. Push the button.