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Astro Photography: Meteor showers ,Prepping To Shoot The Geminids: My First Meteor Shower! 650 433 jeff-admin

Astro Photography: Meteor showers ,Prepping To Shoot The Geminids: My First Meteor Shower!

Photo by Nick Iliasov on Unsplash Have you ever photographed a meteor shower!? I haven’t yet (hence, the Unsplash cover photo), but I’m about to give it a try in December. When I visited Big Bend National Park in April (reference my trip preparation article here), one of the workshops I attended was with National…

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Photography: Choosing a Camera versus a Phone App, What My Camera Gives Me That My Phone Doesn’t, Choosing Process, Intention, and Presence Over Convenience 450 349 jeff-admin

Photography: Choosing a Camera versus a Phone App, What My Camera Gives Me That My Phone Doesn’t, Choosing Process, Intention, and Presence Over Convenience

Photo of me by my son. Okay, I admit it. My iPhone 17Pro’s cameras are pretty darn good. The phone app’s algorithms usually create great photos. You can look on Instagram and quickly find folks sharing photos made on their phones that can rival the results from a full-function stand-alone camera. Use the camera app’s…

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Have a plan for social media and internet use Why Do You Share Your Photos Online? 500 325 jeff-admin

Have a plan for social media and internet use Why Do You Share Your Photos Online?

Screenshot of my Instagram Account, Sept-2025 Not a Medium member? Read the entire article using this link. I joined Instagram two or three years ago to keep an eye on my teenage son when he joined. I had no plans to post anything — and I didn’t. Doomscroller? Nope, I rarely even opened the app.…

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Photography Inspiration: Not In Your Favorite Photo Environment? Embrace What’s In Front of You 719 334 jeff-admin

Photography Inspiration: Not In Your Favorite Photo Environment? Embrace What’s In Front of You

Originally Published on Medium Jul 15, 2025 Summer vacation photo. People walking in Paris. © Jeff Goetz. Do not use without permission. Not in Your Photographer Happy Place? Are you a photographer who leans towards a certain type of photography (landscape, sports, flowers, portraits, cityscapes, macro, cars, etc.) and find that you feel a little…

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Panoramas: Vertical or Horizontal? Yes, please! 700 160 jeff-admin

Panoramas: Vertical or Horizontal? Yes, please!

Originally Published Dec 5, 2024 on Medium.com Northern Lights in Iceland (four photo panorama). © Jeff Goetz Do not use without permission. Wide or tall prints just fascinate me! Why should we be limited to 3:2 or other standard or traditional ratios?! Note: Viewing these via Medium phone or tablet apps really don’t do them…

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