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January 09, 2006
What would you say if someone told you that your tripod is the best piece of equipment to enhance your creativity? Perhaps you would point them in the direction of your latest lens instead. Or your camera bristling with buttons and switches.Or perhaps you would tell them to go and bother someone ..
January 09, 2006
Do you want to look cool and get people to think you are a pro photographer? There are several ways to do so – and some of them are really cheap and simple.Get a photo jacketA photo jacket is a wonderful piece of clothing. Totally unsuitable for most weathers (in summer you don’t need it as it is ..
January 09, 2006
As with all innovations, there are always drawbacks. Being able to view your images before and after taking them is one of the special advantages of digital photography. However, it also be a source of frustration.The LCD screen on the back of your compact camera will show you the image you about ..
January 08, 2006
Sometimes you need to see a wider view of things. For this you will need a wide-angle lens. Don’t worry about terminology such as “angle of view" and “lens elements", just accept that the shorter the focal length (the number in mm that a lens has) the wider the scene in front of you will appear.So ..
January 07, 2006
Have a look through your photographic equipment. Have a good look. Check through your cameras. Check through your lenses. Now the tripods, filters and flashguns. Check everything.I'll bet there's things there you don't use. But more - I'll bet there's things there that you have never used - apart ..
January 07, 2006
I like to think that I am a bit more mature now. Don't we all? I'm not sure it is really true, perhaps it's just a change of perception.Thinking back, I was very naive and, yes, immature in the past. My first camera was a Zenit E. It weighed a ton but it took photographs. After I had bought it and ..
January 07, 2006
There is a guy called Pendleton. You won't have heard of him but he is well known in Britain, at least in medical circles. He was a family physician with a love of medical education and used to teach doctors to become better family doctors.One of the things he developed was "Pendleton's Rules". ..
January 07, 2006
A camera is like a baby. Or can be.I treat my camera like a human sometimes. No, I don't speak to it or feed it (unless you count memory cards) but I do care for it and nurture it.My camera quite regularly gets a clean. This is not to keep it in tip top shape but more to make it, and me, feel good. .
January 06, 2006
Everyone loves a good sunset image. They can appear a bit hackneyed after a while, but a great sunset photo will always appeal to everyone that sees it. It reminds us of this earth and the wonders of nature and the natural world. In this age of digital this and digital that, it is even more ..
January 06, 2006
So many pictures and images can be spoiled by backlighting. You know the scenario: your friend is sitting in your conservatory with the windows behind her. You take the picture and she is darkened and silhouetted. The backlighting has fooled your camera and the wrong exposure (for your subject) has .
January 06, 2006
The first step to getting great digital photo prints, is to make sure you use a good quality digital camera.Digital photos are gaining popularity over traditional film photos because of the features and convenience associated with the newer technology. In some cases it's even more cost effective to .
January 06, 2006
The basic working of the Digital camera and Film camera is one and the same. Both use the shutter, lens and aperture. The Lens captures the light and then it passes it into the aperture, which controls the light and the shutter opens and closes to control the duration of light, which enters.The ..
January 05, 2006
The digital photography histogram is a handy tool to ensure your pictures are light and color balanced, and is well worth the effort of learning how to interpret and use it.Some cameras show the digital photography histogram in real time, allowing you to make adjustments as you go along.What is a ..
January 05, 2006
Digital photography lighting may utilize the same light as film cameras, but these cameras have very different ways of reading, interpreting, and dealing with it.Digital photography lighting presents many challenges, not the least being that some CCD sensors still lack the broad exposure latitude ..
January 05, 2006
Do the digital camera review rounds as part of your homework before deciding on a digital camera, and you are going about it in the right way. Looking through the many available professional reviews, is time well spent.However, you will want to be careful about rating the reviews themselves. Some ..
January 05, 2006
There are two areas of photography that are especially void in America. The subjects of sans-macho male nudity and the realities of war are considered taboo for most photographic artists. Before the invention of photography, painters recorder and interpreted life through art. Photography is just ..
January 05, 2006
You cannot create a photograph without using light. Light paints the image. Light gives the image depth and movement. It can also ruin an image.The amount of light that creates the image is important. That is why we have different shutter speed and aperture variables – too much light causes over ..
January 05, 2006
I was reading the other day about making silhouettes. It reminded me of a time several years ago when I read a similar article and thought I would give the technique a go. It seemed so easy.So there I was, following instructions. My subject, my son, was standing against a light background, the sky. .
January 05, 2006
How do you take a silhouette? It’s pretty easy most of the time. However, it can take some experimentation to get right. If you get it perfect, you can capture some truly fantastic images.The basic end point you are trying to achieve is to underexpose your subject. The best way to do this, and for ..
January 05, 2006
Do you ever lose that creative spark? If so, you are in the majority. It doesn’t matter how long (or short) a time you have been into photography, sometimes the creative urge disappears.And it can be very frustrating!We are at our most creative when there is a specific goal. This goal might be ..
January 05, 2006
There will always be room for the special quality and elegance of black and white digital photography images, especially when combining it with the many benefits offered by digital photography in general.In digital photography and imaging there are many features and techniques available for image ..
January 05, 2006
A Canon digital camera review of the Powershot S2 is useful if you are looking for a camera with a powerful zoom facility, or a camcorder with stereo sound and image stabilization.In fact, you don't actually have to choose between these two. Canon has already done that on your behalf. As you will ..
January 05, 2006
The popular Canon Camera Digital Rebel XT - the second generation of the Rebels - is such a small SLR camera that it can possibly be mistaken for a compact digital!However, once you look at some of the specifications, it is clear that these Canon cameras fit squarely into the SLR league.Apart from ..
January 05, 2006
Digital infrared photography requires some homework to lead you to the perfect camera equipped for this purpose.It is quite feasible to use digital imaging to simulate the look of an image shot on infrared-sensitive film. However, this is no match for real digital infrared photography, since you'll .
January 05, 2006
With digital landscape photography, one of the most satisfying aspects is that you can evaluate your pictures right there in the field. With emotion playing such a big part of digital landscape photography, you can now get a good idea right there of how much of the moment you were able to ..
January 05, 2006
Digital macro photography may be the way to go if you are planning to get your products on your website.Digital close-ups will be the quickest and cheapest route to go, but which camera is your best choice for such digital macro photography?Do you need to look at digital SLR cameras, or will you ..
January 05, 2006
When your inspiration runs a little dry, try a little exercise to get your photographic taste buds working again.Here is the process:Pick up your camera. Now.You are going to take a picture.It can be a picture of anything. Don’t look for something out of the ordinary. Perhaps a cup on the table, a ..
January 05, 2006
Sometimes, especially when in familiar surroundings, it can be difficult to think of things to photograph. It's all been done before and there is little to motivate you. In these cases, start to think broadly.Try these 3 easy steps to expand your creativity.- Step 1: when in familiar areas, look ..
January 05, 2006
The importance and usefulness of a skylight filter cannot be overestimated. Everyone should have at least one. Preferably, they should have one for every lens they own. These should be permanently fixed to the filter thread.Skylight filters are cheap, freely available and come in various filter ..
January 05, 2006
If you are thinking of using a flashgun – stop and think. Do you really need to? Are there alternatives? Usually there are.Why should you even start to consider alternatives? There are a number of reasons:- Flash light is usually very directional and harsh – it does not give flattering results- ..
January 05, 2006
Now is the time to start making plans for your photographic future. Not big plans. A sort of a spring clean. And when we talk abut “future" we should be thinking of the near future – not your dreams over the next 10 years.The worst thing you can do in photography is to stop taking photographs. It ..
January 05, 2006
I was at a photographic convention just a short while ago. It was all hustle and bustle. There was frantic activity everywhere. There were lots of stands with manufacturers showing off their wares and plenty of workshops and other “hands on" activities going on.Amongst the constant chatter and ..
January 05, 2006
Cameras can seem complicated to some. It is easy to simply assume that everyone has basic knowledge of the principles, but look at this conversation between a child and an amateur photographer:“What’s that?"“A camera"“What does it do?"“It takes photographs".“What is a photograph?"“It’s an image of ..
January 05, 2006
Before doing any portrait photography there are some very important questions that any photographer should ask himself. What kind of light source it's going to be used? From what angle the light will fall on the subject? What film, camera and lens are best to use?If you manage to answer all this ..
January 05, 2006
The task of choosing the correct digital camera can be both a time consuming and daunting experience without the right tools at your disposal. One of the things you can do to make your shopping experience more successful is spend some time learning about common terms used to describe the abilities ..
January 04, 2006
As the digital bandwagon makes its way around the world, we are seeing its tracks touch almost every part of our daily lives. From digital chips in automobiles, coffee makers, telephones, televisions and credit cards, one of the most booming industries the digital era has revolutionized is ..
January 04, 2006
Photography's root comes from the Greek roots “photo" which means light, and “graph" which means to write or scribe. Photography is all about light and how to interact with it. Two basic functions of an SLR camera accomplish this through the aperture and shutter speed.Shutter speed ..
January 04, 2006
You must look after your digital images. Your hard drive will either crash, break or get stolen. Plan for this.You will never believe it until it happens to you. It will happen. Then you will have lost all those lovely images you took over the months and years. What price would you put on those ..
January 04, 2006
One of the best digital photography books for you would be the book that answers the specific questions YOU have about digital photography!The incredible explosion over the last couple of years in the field of digital photography, combined with the affordability of excellent digital cameras, has ..
January 04, 2006
There are times when you try to take a candid photo of someone that you don’t know, that you get that cold look. A look of defiance and unrest. You have been caught. That person has noticed that you are trying to snap them and they just don’t like it. They may even speak to you about it.It can feel .
January 04, 2006
After a wonderful day at the park with your children, you stop at the local one hour photo processor to drop off your film. You choose to do one hour because you are so excited to see how your photos will turn out.An hour later you return with excitement only to find that your children are so small .
January 04, 2006
The digital camera is the single hottest item that will change the way we take photographs since the Polaroid Instamatic camera. Combined with your computer it is not only a wonderful accessory to the modern day computer set up but it is a useful took for instant photographs that can be loaded on ..
January 03, 2006
Birthday parties are times of great fun for kids (and adults!) but can be a source of stress for the photographer. Luckily they are informal occasions which can help you to relax a bit with the camera, but it is always nice to receive – and intend to keep – images that are of good quality.Many ..
January 03, 2006
Have you ever gone out and seen a great image in the making? Was it the wrong time of the day? The wrong season? Or perhaps you didn’t have your camera with you at that moment in time.How do you deal with these situations? I used to have a little notebook and write down the location details with a ..
January 03, 2006
Keep your original images intact.Many people will want to work on their mages using an image-editing program. This could include cropping, changing the levels, hues and saturation. You might even be doing more advanced image manipulations.Perhaps you are saving the images either before or after ..
January 03, 2006
“When I use a flashgun I get unsightly reflections form people’s skin. How can I avoid this?"Reflections from the skin of subjects can cause a good deal of bother and ruin the image for the photographer and model. Most times it is caused by harsh light falling on the subject and reflecting back to ..
January 03, 2006
My mother used to say “what the eye doesn’t see the heart doesn’t worry about". To this day I don’t know what she was on about and why she used to say it to me when I was just a young boy. Moreover, there are plenty of things I worry about without witnessing them first hand. Indeed, I contribute, ..
January 03, 2006
One day you will have renewed vigour and inspiration. I cannot tell you when that will be but it will come. And then you will gambol like a lamb with a newly found spring in your step and before long you will develop superb images.We all have periods of relative inactivity. It can be hard to get ..
January 03, 2006
What do you take with you when you go out on a photography trip? I guess this depends on what you are going out for in the first place and how long you are going to be there.I find that I take my camera most places and some of my most valuable images have been caught whilst on shopping trips. I ..
January 03, 2006
I’ll wager that most of you have, at some time, got into the situation where your memory card is full. This usually manifests itself when you are about to take (an important) image. It’s frustrating and highly annoying.The next step is to run through the images on your card in order to find the ..
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