Photography Program Opinion?

February 10th, 2010

I have an opportunity to attend a vocational school for an 18 month Commercial Photography Program. This is there outline. Photographer’s what are you opinions? Or should I just go to an actual university?
MISSION: The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in commercial photography, portrait photography, wedding photography, [...]

Best digital camera for portrait/wedding type photography?

February 5th, 2010

Yes, I am aware that SLR cameras provide much better picture quality blah blah but to be honest I don’t want to pay too much and I don’t want to be lugging around a big camera all the time! But if anyone can recommend a low price and compact one then I would definitely consider [...]

Why You Should Become a Photographer

February 4th, 2010

I became acquainted to photography only a little while ago. My friends had recently taken up this new hobby and went on and on about how great it is asking me to give it a try. I was a bit reluctant at first because the truth is I had never given it any thought.
To [...]

I’m a new portrait photographer. How do I get noticed?

January 27th, 2010

I’ve been doing some portrait photography with a digital slr for about a month; just with my mates as models. How do I get noticed on deviantArt?
Here’s my profile: http://paintadream.deviantart.com/
The only way too get noticed is too do something different don’t copy the same old styles everyone else is doing.
Also try and use Photoshop minimally [...]

Photography Program Opinion?

January 17th, 2010

I have an opportunity to attend a vocational school for an 18 month Commercial Photography Program. This is there outline. Photographer’s what are you opinions? Or should I just go to an actual university?
MISSION: The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in commercial photography, portrait photography, wedding photography, [...]

Natural Light Portraiture

January 8th, 2010

Discover the elements required for perfect natural light & fill in flash portraiture.
* digital photography tips
* digital portrait photography
* photography tips
* portrait photography
* portrait photography techniques
* portrait photography tips
* portraiture photography tips
* tips for portrait photography
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Lighting for HD video vs. lighting for portrait photography?

January 8th, 2010

in my university, we can rent out lighting equipment to use for filming video. the kit includes a fill light, a key light, nad a back light. the fill and key lights have an umbrella and a soft box to put over them. can’t you use this same kit for shooting portraits with a digital [...]

what’s a good idea for a college photography project?

January 3rd, 2010

I’m taking a color photography class (digital, that is) and I need an idea for my final. There are no guidelines. We have to draft a proposal for our final project fairly soon. Usually I do portrait photography, if that helps explain where I want to go with this. I’m terrible [...]

6 Tips for Perfect Composition in Portrait Photography

September 21st, 2009

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Every on-location portraitist is faced with the challenge of paying attention to the details regarding his or her subject, such as posing, lighting, composition etc. Perhaps the greatest mistake made by amateur on-location portrait photographers is the lack of emphasis placed on a portrait’s background surroundings.
Photographers who do not closely examine the surroundings [...]

Take a Self Portrait [Weekend Photography Challenge]

September 5th, 2009

Over the last couple of week’s we’ve run weekend photography challenges and had a lot of positive feedback from readers – so I thought it might be time for another one. Whether you get it done in the weekend or later in the week isn’t really the issue – the idea is simply to give [...]