Digital Photography » digital photography basics http://www.pixatar.com Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:57:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How to Download and Install Lightroom Presets http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-download-and-install-lightroom-presets http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-download-and-install-lightroom-presets#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:51:57 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-download-and-install-lightroom-presets In an earlier post, I explained how to create a custom Lightroom preset that you could use to edit your photos in Lightroom. In addition to creating your own Lightroom presets you can download and install presets from the web into Lightroom so you can use them anytime you like.

To begin, you’ll need to locate [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-download-and-install-lightroom-presets/feed 0 Photographing Iguazu Falls http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/photographing-iguazu-falls http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/photographing-iguazu-falls#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:51:56 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/photographing-iguazu-falls Cliff Kolber from Kolber Photography.
Iguazu Falls, on the border of Argentina and Brazil, is one of the great waterfalls of the world, but make no mistake – the grandeur, the expanse and the beauty of Iguazu separates it from all the others. There are 275 falls stretched out two miles end-to-end, with the tallest falls [...]

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Photographing Iguazu Falls


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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/photographing-iguazu-falls/feed 0 Using Flash in Action Photography http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/using-flash-in-action-photography http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/using-flash-in-action-photography#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:51:53 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/using-flash-in-action-photography Photo by Isaac Bauman
When shooting outdoor action shots like mountain biking or skate boarding one great tool to keep in mind as you experiment is your flash.

While an outdoor setting might not conjure images of brightly lit scenes in your mind the flip side of bright sunlight is that you can also end up with [...]

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Using Flash in Action Photography


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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/using-flash-in-action-photography/feed 4 Do you have Too Much Camera Gear? http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/do-you-have-too-much-camera-gear http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/do-you-have-too-much-camera-gear#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:02:09 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/do-you-have-too-much-camera-gear In this post, Steve Berardi from PhotoNaturalist talks about the problems of having too much camera gear, and what you can do to minimise your gear.
Image by Claudio Matsuoka
When you first got into photography, you probably started out pretty simple. Maybe you started with an advanced point and shoot camera or an SLR with the [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/do-you-have-too-much-camera-gear/feed 3 Helping Your Client Prepare for Their Shoot – Dress to Match the Sofa? http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/helping-your-client-prepare-for-their-shoot-%e2%80%93-dress-to-match-the-sofa http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/helping-your-client-prepare-for-their-shoot-%e2%80%93-dress-to-match-the-sofa#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:02:08 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/helping-your-client-prepare-for-their-shoot-%e2%80%93-dress-to-match-the-sofa Yes, you heard right! When choosing clothing for your family photos, dress to match the sofa! Urge your clients to think about the end result they’re aiming for by having photos taken by a professional. Is it to have a large canvas over the fireplace? A series of small canvases leading up the stairs? Prints which will [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/helping-your-client-prepare-for-their-shoot-%e2%80%93-dress-to-match-the-sofa/feed 0 Memory Cards – Get what you pay for! http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/memory-cards-%e2%80%93-get-what-you-pay-for http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/memory-cards-%e2%80%93-get-what-you-pay-for#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:02:04 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/memory-cards-%e2%80%93-get-what-you-pay-for Have you ever had a memory card fail on you? You’ve spent some time photographing an occassion, you’ve done your best and you’re excited about getting the images onto your screen and checking them out. You plug in your memory card and import your photos only to find half of them corrupt! or, even worse [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/memory-cards-%e2%80%93-get-what-you-pay-for/feed 13 Split Toning in Photoshop http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/split-toning-in-photoshop http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/split-toning-in-photoshop#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:26:36 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/split-toning-in-photoshop Split Toning is an effect which has its origins in the days of film and it involves tinting the highlights in a black and white image one color and the shadows another color. The best results are where you use opposite colors for each, such as yellow and blue, green and magenta and so on. [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/split-toning-in-photoshop/feed 0 This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (11-17 Oct ‘09) http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/this-week-in-the-digital-photography-school-forums-11-17-oct-%e2%80%9809 http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/this-week-in-the-digital-photography-school-forums-11-17-oct-%e2%80%9809#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:26:35 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/this-week-in-the-digital-photography-school-forums-11-17-oct-%e2%80%9809 Weekly Assignment
This week’s assignment was Bokeh. And it showed just how useful the out of focus parts of your photo can be in creating a pleasing composition. Our winner this week was djwl’s Blue Gerbera. The simplicity and monochromatic tones created a very pleasing image that was just simply beautiful. Our first runner up was [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/this-week-in-the-digital-photography-school-forums-11-17-oct-%e2%80%9809/feed 0 How to Capture Motion Blur in Photography http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:26:33 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography Photo by bikeracer
Capturing movement in images is something that many photographers only think to do when they are photographing sports or other fast moving subjects.

While there is an obvious opportunity in sports photography to emphasize the movement of participants – almost every type of photography can benefit from the emphasis of movement in a shot [...]

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]]> http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography/feed 5 7 Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/7-digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/7-digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:30:13 +0000 admin http://www.pixatar.com/digital-photography-basics/7-digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay The Digital Camera has a number of natural predators – things that in just a few seconds could snuff out it’s life and render you camera-less. Learn to identify your camera’s predators and take a few simple precautions and exercise a little care and you can keep your camera operating at it’s potential for years [...]

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