January 8th, 2010
Discover the elements required for perfect natural light & fill in flash portraiture.
* digital photography tips
* digital portrait photography
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* portrait photography tips
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October 23rd, 2009
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 [...]
October 23rd, 2009
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 [...]
October 23rd, 2009
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 [...]
October 22nd, 2009
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 [...]
October 22nd, 2009
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 [...]
October 22nd, 2009
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 [...]
October 18th, 2009
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. [...]
October 18th, 2009
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 [...]
October 18th, 2009
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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