What makes night sky photography so appealing? Is it the hues? Is it the sheer number of stars? Part of it is surely because a long exposure of the night sky is something the naked eye does not see. The possibility of photographing something like that is, in itself, a reason strong enough to woo a lot of photographers. A lot of photographers consider “night photography” to be synonymous with astrophotography. But in reality, there are countless photography opportunities when

What’s the difference between a good photo and a bad photo, even of the same subject? It’s a hard question. If I knew for sure, I’d never need to delete a photo again. But there is one concept that I’ve found helpful to answer the question: unity. Unity is all about getting the whole photo “on the same page,” so to speak. The photo’s emotions are all in sync as much as possible. It’s a bit like the concept of simplicity in photography, where you get rid of everything in the p