Glass Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Glass Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Photographing glass objects can be a challenge that frustrates the most experienced photographers. It reflects everything. It will give the most undesirable catch lights. And it can at times be almost impossible to get focused properly."

Pentax Q – PictureCorrect

Pentax Q – PictureCorrect: "Golden, CO – PENTAX Imaging Company has announced the PENTAX Q – the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera (ILC). The Q offers the versatility and precision of an advanced DSLR in a body that is significantly smaller than every other digital ILC body available on the market today."

Catchlights in Photography – PictureCorrect

Catchlights in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Maybe you have questioned as to why quite a few of your pictures seem lifeless, monotonous or empty?"

Take Better Photos With Your Digital Camera | PCWorld

Take Better Photos With Your Digital Camera | PCWorld: "Do your family members shudder when you pick up a camera? Are you jealous of your friends' Flickr albums? Has it been weeks since the last time someone 'Liked' one of your photos on Facebook?"

3 Minutes with Photographer Kelly Castro

3 Minutes with Photographer Kelly Castro: "Viewing great portraiture can be an extremely rich experience. Great portraiture takes on many forms and styles, but some of the most moving portraits are done in Black & White. A perfect example of this being the portraiture of Yousuf Karsh. While Karsh was a master of lighting and film, new photographers are emerging that are pushing new envelopes in d"

Watch a Street Photographer Going about a Shoot [VIDEO]

Watch a Street Photographer Going about a Shoot [VIDEO]: "One of the more popular topics of discussion on dPS over the last year or so has been ‘Street Photography’.

We’ve featured a variety of tutorials on Street Photography (there are a few links below) but every time we do people comment about the idea of walking up to strangers and taking their photos."

Michael Mirabito | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts

Michael Mirabito | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts: "“Encaustic paintings have a marvelous feeling of depth and luminosity…Photo encaustic extends this process to our field. In one application, an image is printed on non-glossy matte paper and is subsequently brushed with, or is dipped in, a pool of melted encaustic medium…you can then add color, incise or cut lines in the wax for filling with colored paint or add materials to create a collage."

Dan Burkholder | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts

Dan Burkholder | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts: "“The app developers behind Perfectly Clear are out to change our collective mind about iPhone/iPad photo correction that’s fast, easy and, yes, automatic. Perfectly Clear can indeed be used in a fully automatic fashion, but the app developer leaves plenty of room for parameter tweaking and decision making, all in an interface that doesn’t overpower your actual image.”"

Oliviero Toscani | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts

Oliviero Toscani | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts: "When I start a new project where creativity is involved, I don’t have any guarantees whatsoever as to how it will turn out. I don’t want to have that certainty. Because creativity means entering unchartered territory."

The Benefits Of A Reverse Gradient Neutral Density Filter

The Benefits Of A Reverse Gradient Neutral Density Filter: "Sunset and sunrise can be tricky times for photography. While the tone and strength of the light coming from the sun is perfect for warming skin tones and adding contrast, shots taken directly into the sun can be a challenge. We’ve all seen shots like the one below. It was taken at 18mm, ISO 100, f/16 and 1/50th of a second. Gorgeous sunset and I wanted to make sure I could see the driftwood."

Using Water to Lighten Landscape Photos

Using Water to Lighten Landscape Photos: "Most Pro landscape photographers recommend shooting either at (or around) dawn or dusk in order to capture their scene in the ‘golden hours’ when the light is at it’s best (in fact some will rarely shoot at any other time of day)."

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V Review | PhotographyBLOG

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V Review | PhotographyBLOG: "The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V is a feature-packed super-zoom camera, offering a 30x, 27-810mm zoom lens, 16.2 megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, built-in GPS tracking complete with a compass, full 1080p high-definition video recording with stereo sound and HDMI output and 3D Sweep Panoramas and 3D Still Images."

11 Inspirational Image Collections

11 Inspirational Image Collections: "One of the most popular types of posts here at DPS are our ‘image collection’ posts where we highlight great examples of different types of photography – all around a theme. Today I dug into our site’s stats and came up with this list of our most popular image collections from the past 2-3 years here at DPS. They’re listed in order of popularity. Enjoy:"

AMP aims to bring high dynamic range to videographers

AMP aims to bring high dynamic range to videographers: "It's a conundrum every serious photographer faces ... do you set your exposure so that the brightest objects in a scene are properly exposed but the darkest are underexposed, or so that the darkest are properly exposed but the brightest are overexposed? Or do you go with some compromise, where only the half-way-between objects look right?"

DuoPod concept designed to steady up DSLR film-making

DuoPod concept designed to steady up DSLR film-making: "Shooting movies and television shows using digital SLR (DSLR) cameras that also record high definition video is becoming much more widespread - in fact, the Season 6 finale of House was shot using Canon's EOS 5D Mark II camera, and Philip Bloom is said to have shot a number of scenes for the upcoming Lucasfilm World War II film Red Tails using the very same model."

8 Photo Projects in Your Own Backyard

8 Photo Projects in Your Own Backyard: "This one line has transformed my photography. As a matter of fact, I enjoy photographing from my home base as much as or more than my travels."

6 Winning Ways to Work Wide

6 Winning Ways to Work Wide: "One of the first lens purchases aspiring landscape photographers typically made is a wide or super-wide lens, anything (in full-frame 35mm terms) from 24mm on down, and with good reason, wides offer photographers the ability to capture the sweeping vistas of the natural landscape."

HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras - How-To Geek

HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras - How-To Geek: "We’ve become reliant on digital cameras since they are so easy to use. But have you ever wondered how film-based photography works? Read on to increase your photographic knowledge—or to develop an new appreciation for your point and click camera."

Sony NEX-C3 – PictureCorrect

Sony NEX-C3 – PictureCorrect: "SAN DIEGO – Sony’s new α NEX-C3 is the world’s smallest, lightest interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor. Offered in a range of stylish colors, the NEX-C3 brings the promise of DSLR-quality photography to the millions of consumers looking to take professional-looking photos without the size and bulk of traditional DSLR cameras."

Tips to Reduce Image Noise in Photography – PictureCorrect

Tips to Reduce Image Noise in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Do you want to know the 5 tips to successfully reduce noise in images? These 5 tips will show you how you can easily and successfully reduce noise from camera techniques to post-processing in Photoshop."

Panasonic Lumix GF3 – PictureCorrect

Panasonic Lumix GF3 – PictureCorrect: "SECAUCUS, NJ – Panasonic today announces its latest compact system camera (CSC), the mirror-free Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF3 is the company’s smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera with a built-in flash*1, with its body size comparable to that of a smartphone and weighing just 7.83oz (body only), less than a standard 8oz cup of coffee."

Tips for Taking Portrait Photos of a Friend – PictureCorrect

Tips for Taking Portrait Photos of a Friend – PictureCorrect: "portrait photo tips

'Image' captured by Grant McKinlay (Click Image to See More From Grant McKinlay)

Perhaps you can no longer count on your two hands the number of times you have been asked to take a friend or relative’s portrait…gratis. Maybe you are visiting someone for a few days and it comes up that your sister or cousin or friend needs a head shot for professional purposes…or just to use on a favorite social media site."

Negative Space: Weekly Photography Challenge [With 7 Examples]

Negative Space: Weekly Photography Challenge [With 7 Examples]: "Often as photographers we spend a lot of time thinking about the subjects that we’re photographing – posing portrait subjects, positioning them in the shot, getting them exposed correctly etc. However the space around your main subject is just as important – in fact it can make or break your image."

Sony Alpha SLT-A35 - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Sony Alpha SLT-A35 - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "The new Alpha SLT-A35 is a great option for photographers who want image quality and full HD video capabilities, but don't want to lug around a large HDSLR. It joins the popular SLT-A55 and SLT-A33 as the third interchangeable-lens model to feature Sony's Translucent mirror technology, a feature that enables fast phase-detection autofocus and tracking even when shooting HD videos."

The Making Of Compelling Black-And-White-Images - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

The Making Of Compelling Black-And-White-Images - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "When I was in northern Minnesota last year, the weather wasn't cooperative; we had a lot of rain. One morning, I got up for sunrise and found the sky mostly covered with clouds, but with a small area open around the sunrise. Though there was very little color in the sky, I was determined to get pictures along this wonderful Lake Superior shoreline."

Anchoring Your Photography

Anchoring Your Photography: "If you’ve ever taken a photograph and felt like it was “floating” or missing an element that connected the subject to the environment around it, you might be forgetting to anchor your photography. Anchoring, completing, connecting, sitting and a dozen other words to describe it simply mean to show the connection of a subject and it’s supporting limbs or structure to the rest of the photograph."

Composition Tips for Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect

Composition Tips for Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect: "It may be hard to believe, but you can take very nice landscape photography even with the most basic equipment. You don’t need the latest and greatest ultra-wide lenses (although that does help create a unique perspective) or the fastest lens with a f1.2 aperture."

Sony Alpha A35 – PictureCorrect

Sony Alpha A35 – PictureCorrect: "SAN DIEGO, June 2011 — Light, compact and easy to use, Sony’s new α35 (SLT-A35) interchangeable lens camera brings pro-style shooting speeds and diverse creative options to photographers of all abilities."

Vibrant Colour Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Vibrant Colour Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Taking photos in colour is easy, but taking colour photographs with a wow-factor requires a little thought. It is vital to be aware just how powerful colour can be in an image and how you can use this to your advantage. Too many different bold colours in an image will invariably produce a confusing and unsatisfying image."

Lytro light field camera allows users to adjust focus after shooting

Lytro light field camera allows users to adjust focus after shooting: "For those of us who grew up with film cameras, even the most basic digital cameras can still seem a little bit magical. The ability to instantly see how your shots turned out, then delete the ones you don't want and manipulate the ones you like, is something we would have killed for. Well, light field cameras could be to today's digital cameras, what digital was to film."

Built to kill - 40 breathtaking closeup photographs of animals | Richworks

Built to kill - 40 breathtaking closeup photographs of animals | Richworks: "Wildlife photography is regarded as being one of the most challenging forms of photography. It involves a thorough understanding of the behavior of animals and in addition to it, one needs to have sound technical skills, such as being able to expose in the right manner. Its all about being in the right place at the right time."

Best Pictures Of The Decade: The Noughties >> TotallyCoolPix

Best Pictures Of The Decade: The Noughties >> TotallyCoolPix: "TotallyCoolPix is all about the images and this is a retrospect all about the years 2000-2010 aka The Noughties. We could write about September 11th 2001 or the tsunami or countless earthquakes or the Middle East conflict or Barack Obama or Michael Schumacher or Saddam Hussein or Facebook or the human race. But we’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Note: The images are in no particular order, some contain graphic scenes and they are the personal choice of the editors. If you miss something, we’re sorry."

Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans [75 Pics]

Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans [75 Pics]: "Like little kids, we all experience a happy rush, a delighted thrill, when going to play at an amusement park. Yet when an amusement park is abandoned and an eerie silence settles over the rusty and crusty decay, the setting seems to twist the atmosphere of enthusiastic excitement into a suffocating blanket of dread."

The Photo Critique: Portrait Edition

The Photo Critique: Portrait Edition: "There comes a point in your photographic development when all of your images seem “pretty good”. Whether you are a professional or an amateur, this is the place where you like what you create, and even if there are a few little things that you would change, you’re ok with the results."

Wedding Reception Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Wedding Reception Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "As a wedding photographer your primary job is to make the bride look her most beautiful on her special day. It is also your job to document the events of the ceremony and create family portraiture while the entire family is gathered together. Also, you are responsible for documenting the festivities at the reception; the speeches, the dancing, the food and drinks and the joyous atmosphere. It is your job to document the details of the environment."

BetterPhotoJim: How to Get the Best Photos at Twilight

BetterPhotoJim: How to Get the Best Photos at Twilight: "Twilight is an amazing time to get out and photograph the great outdoors! The terms dusk, dawn, and twilight are often used interchangeably to define the periods between sundown and nighttime, and at the start of the day, between nighttime and sunup. Well, whatever term you use, here’s the bottom line: Whenever you can, get out there before sunup and, in the evening, stick around after sundown."

Sony NEX 5 Review

Sony NEX 5 Review: "Here was my dilemma: I love photography and want to have a camera with me as often as possible, but carrying a DSLR at all times is less than practical. But I want better image quality than most cellphones and point-and-shoots are capable of."

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V Review | PhotographyBLOG

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V Review | PhotographyBLOG: "The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V is a feature-packed travel-zoom camera, offering a 16x, 24-384mm zoom lens, 16.2 megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, built-in GPS tracking complete with a compass, full 1080p high-definition video recording with stereo sound and HDMI output and 3D Sweep Panoramas and 3D Still Images."

Analog Photography and 120 Film – PictureCorrect

Analog Photography and 120 Film – PictureCorrect: "120 film is a type of medium format film that was introduced in the beginning of the 20th century by Kodak. At the time, it was used all over the world by amateurs as well as professionals. Later on 120 film was gradually replaced by 35 mm film as the most popular format."

Stop Taking Pictures, Start Creating Images

Stop Taking Pictures, Start Creating Images: "A picture is what you take when you accidentally mash your hands on the shutter release while your camera sits idle on the living room table. It’s when you bump the camera while it hangs from your shoulder and snap that oddly angled picture of your feet. It’s the photos you took of your friend just because they asked you to."

How to Use Shutter Speed in Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Use Shutter Speed in Photography – PictureCorrect:
"how to use shutter speed

Learning how to use shutter speed effectively can create lively
pictures and give motion to your subject without blurring your picture.
Let’s define what it is and how it is measured, followed by some real world examples."

50 Incredible Photography Techniques and Tutorials - Smashing Magazine

50 Incredible Photography Techniques and Tutorials - Smashing Magazine: "Over the recent months we’ve been presenting various showcases of photography – while many readers hated the showcases, most readers found them inspirational and perfect for a lousy workday’s morning. However, what we should have done in the inspirational posts is not just provide you with some inspiration for your work, but also present useful photographic techniques which can help you to achieve optimal pictures for your designs. And as requested by many of you, now it’s time to correct our mistake."

Capture Sharpening - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Capture Sharpening - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "Optimal image sharpening is best done in three stages—capture (do it during RAW conversion), creative (do it in Photoshop) and output (automate it)."

Cool Lights - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Cool Lights - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "I know what you're thinking. LED and fluorescent, okay, I can see them as cool light sources. But HMI? Get real! Have you ever stepped close to a 24,000W HMI? Granted, a light of that magnitude does generate considerable heat, but we're looking at 'cool' here in terms of bang for the watts—energy and operating cost-efficiency relative to light output, as well as heat projection onto a set, not actual surface temperatures."

Cool Lights - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Cool Lights - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "I know what you're thinking. LED and fluorescent, okay, I can see them as cool light sources. But HMI? Get real! Have you ever stepped close to a 24,000W HMI? Granted, a light of that magnitude does generate considerable heat, but we're looking at 'cool' here in terms of bang for the watts—energy and operating cost-efficiency relative to light output, as well as heat projection onto a set, not actual surface temperatures."

10 Minutes Walk from Your Door: Weekly Photography Challenge

10 Minutes Walk from Your Door: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week’s photography challenge is to photograph and share an image that you took within 10 minute walk of your front doorstep.


Image by Francisco Antunes
The topic was suggested by Tracey Norton Frederick on our Facebook page and was ‘liked’ by quite a few others – so we thought we’d give it a go."

Sigma SD1 Digital SLR available early June

Sigma SD1 Digital SLR available early June: "You could be forgiven for thinking that Japan's Sigma is just a maker of lenses for the cameras of other companies like Canon and Nikon, but that's not the case."

The Camera Specs That Matter | PCWorld

The Camera Specs That Matter | PCWorld: "A decade into the digital camera revolution, there are still lots of people who believe that more megapixels mean better cameras. But it's more important to look for features that will help you take high quality photos quickly, like quick startup time and easy to use controls."

Nikon Coolpix P500 Point-and-Shoot Camera Review | PCWorld

Nikon Coolpix P500 Point-and-Shoot Camera Review | PCWorld: "With its 36X optical zoom, the Nikon Coolpix P500 ($400 as of June 9, 2011) is the current ruler of the megazoom world. At 35X, only the Canon PowerShot SX30 is in close pursuit, but the SX30’s 24mm wide-angle specification is no match for the P500’s superwide 22.5mm lens--a feat that has yet to be equaled by any other non-interchangeable-lens camera."

How to photograph children {and other stuff} indoors

How to photograph children {and other stuff} indoors: "When you Google about photographing indoors, one of the most unmistakable feelings you come away with is that you can’t do it with your existing equipment."

Nikon D5100 Review

Nikon D5100 Review: "While nipping at the heels of its top level sibling, the D7000, this baby has a couple of advantages: a smaller size and arguably a less challenging user interface. It is in fact an excellent prosumer or enthusiast camera."

Astrophotography: Telescope Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Astrophotography: Telescope Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Most people love to gaze up at the night sky and enjoy the beautiful light show that nature provides, the stars, galaxies and constellations seem so close. It’s fun to imagine what earth was like millions of years ago when light from distant stars left on its journey through the universe, never stopping or slowing down, and finally reaching earth."

Limit Your Auto ISO

Limit Your Auto ISO: "One of digital photography’s largest advantages over film is the ability to change ISO settings on the fly. For those new to the game and not familiar with the idea, a roll of film was set to the same ISO and once loaded, typically was not removed until all 24 or 36 shots were done (or 10 or 20 shots for most medium format backs)."

Beginner Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Beginner Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "This is an article targeted toward beginners just starting out. It is not very technical information, rather it focuses on some simple yet important tips that beginners should consider."

Cover Your Eyepiece

Cover Your Eyepiece: "Take a look at your DSLR camera strap. If you are using the strap that came with your camera, you might notice a little piece of plastic or rubber on one side of the strap. Have you ever wondered what that was for? (If the answer is “No” then it might still be sitting your camera box!)"

Storm Jacket Camera Covers by Vortex Media

Storm Jacket Camera Covers by Vortex Media: "Shooting on rainy or snowy days can result in some amazing images but also in accidental damage to your equipment. Whether you do nature or street photography, limiting yourself to getting out on dry days can be very frustrating."

Sony NEX-C3 Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review

Sony NEX-C3 Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review: "The NEX-C3 is the start of Sony's second generation of mirrorless cameras, following the introduction of the 14MP NEX-3 and NEX-5. If these first two models showed how committed Sony is to offering APS-C capabilities in a compact form factor, the point is underlined by the arrival of the still-smaller C3."

Fungi and Mushroom Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Fungi and Mushroom Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Most photographers shy away from shooting fungi, mostly because it is not seen to be a glamorous thing to do. Yet these life forms are just begging to be photographed and the picture potential is there to be taken. Fungi can be found anywhere where organic matter is decaying, especially in woodland, and in particular around autumn and early winter."

How to Photograph a Spider’s Web

How to Photograph a Spider’s Web: "One subject that presents photographers with wonderful opportunities but also a lot of challenges is the spider’s web. There’s something about their delicate nature (while also being incredibly strong for their size), flexibility and beauty that draws me to them every time."

21 Impressive Tree Images

21 Impressive Tree Images: "There’s something about trees that gets to me. I’m not sure exactly what it is but something about their shape, majesty, intricacy and symbolism draws me to them as photographic subjects. Today I spent a couple of hours surfing through Flickr, particularly looking for Tree images (some OF trees and others that just include them in some important way). Here’s some that caught my attention – many of which are even more beautiful large (click to see them bigger)."

Panasonic GF3 Hands-On Preview | PhotographyBLOG

Panasonic GF3 Hands-On Preview | PhotographyBLOG: "The 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix GF3 is the smallest and lightest camera in the entire Lumix G Micro System."

Using the Bokeh Effect in Child Portraits – PictureCorrect

Using the Bokeh Effect in Child Portraits – PictureCorrect: "“Bokeh” is a beautiful soft effect in which the background of a photograph becomes like circles of blurred, translucent light. As a professional photographer, my lifelong quest has been to consistently capture images of a child’s face in which everything in front of and behind the eye gradually falls out of focus and the background dances with bokeh."

YouTube - Ray Comfort -Behind The Scenes- 6/13/11

YouTube - Ray Comfort -Behind The Scenes- 6/13/11

Street Photography for the Novice

Street Photography for the Novice: "Street photography is a fantastic idea in theory, but when I first took a crack at taking pictures on the streets of Downtown Seattle, I got nothing. I walked around for an hour, spotting great photo ops, holding my camera tight against my chest, waiting for someone to either yell at me for taking their picture or steal my camera."

YouTube - Gary Davis: The Face of Nike Disc Golf

YouTube - Gary Davis: The Face of Nike Disc Golf: ""

Marshall Street Disc Golf on Vimeo

Marshall Street Disc Golf on Vimeo

A video made for a senior project about disc golf.

New Stable high speed disc

New Stable high speed disc: "A Swedish company, Westside has released a now cool looking disc called the Sword. It is available at Marshal Street disc golf. Check it out."

Dog Agility Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Dog Agility Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Dog agility photography is not the easiest of skills to master. The speed of the dogs, together with the pace at which dogs change in the ring, means the photographer needs to be on the ball all the time, and ready for any eventuality."

Architecture: Weekly Photography Challenge

Architecture: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your photography challenge is to take and share an image on the theme of ‘Architecture’."

Once More Into The Shot - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Once More Into The Shot - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Like most photographers, I'm happiest when I'm behind the lens, not in front of it. But I've reluctantly come to accept the need for self-portraiture, especially on assignments for magazines."

Trey Ratcliff HDR Photography Training Course – PictureCorrect

Trey Ratcliff HDR Photography Training Course – PictureCorrect: "If you are interested in furthering your skills in HDR photography, this course can help. Trey Ratcliff just announced the release of an extensive HDR Photography training course which has received very good reviews."

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Review

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Review: "As DSLRs do not seem to be shrinking in size there still seems to be room in the kit bag — or pocket! — for a highly featured compact that can handle much of the shooting you need. And besides, could you really afford a 14x zoom for a DSLR?"

What do I look for on a Photo Walk? Part II – Walk in Nature

What do I look for on a Photo Walk? Part II – Walk in Nature: "I live within minutes from a very large metropolitan area yet I have an abundant wildlife in my own backyard with deer, raccoons, foxes and coyotes. Although I do love cities, especially architecture and street photography, I am also in love with nature and I never get tired of photographing it."

What do I look for on a Photo Walk? Part 1 – City Walk

What do I look for on a Photo Walk? Part 1 – City Walk

What do I look for on a Photo Walk? Part 1 – City Walk

What do I look for on a Photo Walk? Part 1 – City Walk

How to Hold a Camera Steady – PictureCorrect

How to Hold a Camera Steady – PictureCorrect: "If you are new to photography and do not know the correct way of holding your DSLR, then I recommend that you continue to read this article. Do not underestimate this because your inability to grip your camera properly will indeed affect the results of your photography attempts."

Pentax Optio-Wg-1 Review: Overview

Pentax Optio-Wg-1 Review: Overview: "Building off the success of their past 'Lifeproof' W-series models, like the Optio W90, Pentax has created their most rugger camera yet with the introduction of the Optio WG-1 and WG-1 GPS. These models offer identical specifications, with the latter camera offering GPS functionality and different color options."

Lightroom Toolbar: What you Need to Know

Lightroom Toolbar: What you Need to Know: "If you’ve seen items come and go in your Lightroom interface and if you’re confused about what exactly is happening chances are you hit a keyboard shortcut that displays or hides one of the interface features. When I was new to Lightroom it was the Toolbar – I could make disappear in a heartbeat – problem was it took a lot longer to work out what had gone and how to get it back."

How to Photograph a Rainbow

How to Photograph a Rainbow: "A Rainbow is something that has the power to stop you in your tracks when it unexpectedly appears when you’re least expecting to see one. They’re beautiful – but how do you photograph a rainbow?"

Add the Andy Warhol Pop Art Effect to Photos the Easy Way

Add the Andy Warhol Pop Art Effect to Photos the Easy Way: "Andy Warhol is considered by many to be the greatest artist in history. His pop art paintings were realistic, vivid, and detailed, while remaining simplistic at the same time. Luckily for us, we can recapture the pop art effect, made famous by Warhol, quickly and easily with digital photo editors."

Lensbaby Lenses Guide – PictureCorrect

Lensbaby Lenses Guide – PictureCorrect: "Right this minute there is a DSLR camera gathering dust on a shelf. It was purchased this last year because the photographer wanted to step up from a compact to get better pictures. There was no disappointment, the pictures that the photographer takes are better"

Understand Flash Sync Speed so You Don’t Sink Your Photo Shoot

Understand Flash Sync Speed so You Don’t Sink Your Photo Shoot: "Several years ago I borrowed my piano teacher’s grande piano and her lovely home for a portrait shoot of an up-and-coming pianist. As I set up my studio strobe lights for the shoot I was inspired by Arnold Newman’s iconic photo of Igor Stravinsky that I had recently seen at a gallery. I wanted to use the piano as a design element, just like Newman did."

Learn How to Make HDR Images in Photoshop or GIMP With a Simple Trick - How-To Geek

Learn How to Make HDR Images in Photoshop or GIMP With a Simple Trick - How-To Geek: "HDR tone mapping is everywhere these days; it’s sort of like Auto-Tuning equivalent of photography. Want to create High Dynamic Range images without the “HDR” look? Open up Photoshop or GIMP, and get ready to hack some images!"

BetterPhotoJim: Get More Creative with Your DSLR Lenses!

BetterPhotoJim: Get More Creative with Your DSLR Lenses!: "Are you pushing your lenses to their creative limits? Lens focal length has more of an impact on artistic design than you might imagine. While zooming is always an important part of composing a scene, it's not the only approach."

Garden Flower Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Garden Flower Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Short of ideas and inspiration when you want to go out and shoot some photographs? If you live in a house and have a garden, then step outside your door and into a world of inspiration. There is just so much to shoot and right on your doorstep. Here are some great keys to having fun with photography as you learn digital photography in your back garden."

Candle-Lit Portrait: Photography Activity – PictureCorrect

Candle-Lit Portrait: Photography Activity – PictureCorrect: "This is an indoor portrait taken in near darkness, resembling a birthday cake shot. You’ll need:

A darkish room the doesn’t have a lot of stray light coming in
One or more candles
A willing model"

10 Tips For Great Telephoto Photography

10 Tips For Great Telephoto Photography: "One of the most exciting aspects of photography is working with Telephoto and Super Telephoto lenses. While out of the price range for most to buy, this lens family is easily accessible through lens rental services online or through local camera stores."

3 Minutes With Photographer Patrick Endres

3 Minutes With Photographer Patrick Endres: "Few places have captured the imagination of photographers like Alaska, often referred to as the last great wilderness of North America. One photographer who is lucky to call this amazing location home is Patrick Endres."

Photograph For Yourself Then Ask For Specific Advice

Photograph For Yourself Then Ask For Specific Advice: "Having been known in my circle of friends and acquaintances as “that photography guy” I often get asked a number of questions. I’m sure most of you have heard a number of them before as well, especially if most of your friends aren’t into photography thus making you even more of the de facto photography expert."

More Flexible Lightroom to Photoshop Editing

More Flexible Lightroom to Photoshop Editing: "If you work in Lightroom, at some stage you’ll probably want to take an image to Photoshop for some additional processing. How you send it to Photoshop will have an impact on the options available to you. One option in Lightroom is to take an image to Photoshop as a Smart Object and that has some advantages. Here’s how to do it and why you might consider using this feature."

How to Find Your Unique Voice As a Photographer – PictureCorrect

How to Find Your Unique Voice As a Photographer – PictureCorrect: "t’s not just enough to be good – you’ve got to find your own unique voice. The question is – how?

This article will take you though several things that you can to do help you discover and carve out your own one-of-a-kind path as a photographer."

5 Lessons for Photographers from Memoirs of a Geisha

5 Lessons for Photographers from Memoirs of a Geisha: "I’ve just watched the movie Memoirs of a Geisha. The director went to great lengths of recreate the world of pre-war Japan – the movie is beautifully filmed and successfully evokes the atmosphere of a time and place that no longer exist."

What is a two step shutter? How can it help your photography? by Digital Photo Secrets

What is a two step shutter? How can it help your photography? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Have you ever pressed your camera’s shutter button, only to find that it stops somewhere in the middle? The shutter button might seem uncomplicated, but there’s a lot more going on under the hood than you might think."

How To Get The Perfect White Balance Every Time by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Get The Perfect White Balance Every Time by Digital Photo Secrets: "When it comes to getting accurate colors, nothing is better than nailing your white balance settings right on the head. If the white balance is even slightly off,it can produce a highly noticeable bluish or reddish tinge."

What is tilt-shift photography? by Digital Photo Secrets

What is tilt-shift photography? by Digital Photo Secrets: "You may have heard about it before. Perhaps you’ve seen a tilt-shift lens or an old-fashioned camera with a bellows."

Digital Photo - "Green Screen" For Photographers | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - "Green Screen" For Photographers | DPmag.com: "Chris Borgman is a New York-based photographer with a knack for crafting wild and whimsical images. He does this with a tremendously creative imagination and help from technology. He often photographs subjects and backgrounds separately, compositing them together in post."

Digital Photo - Experiment With Shutter Speed | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Experiment With Shutter Speed | DPmag.com: "One of the challenges of photography is figuring out how to make a still moment come to life. We all know that the camera's shutter speed and lens aperture determine how much light falls onto your camera's image sensor. But shutter speed is also one of the most powerful tools a photographer has when trying to take creative, dynamic pictures."

Viewpoint and Angles in Photography – PictureCorrect

Viewpoint and Angles in Photography – PictureCorrect: "The point and shoot generation creates a problem when attempting to shoot great images. If you are one of these you are already at a disadvantage when trying to take a great photo."

Editorial Travel Photography – Telling the Story of a Location

Editorial Travel Photography – Telling the Story of a Location: "If you’re ever given a travel assignment by a magazine – or hope to get one – you need to learn how to tell the story of a location. Flip through the pages of any of your favorite travel magazines and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. It’s all the elements that come together to show what tourists want to see – the places, people, food and culture of a location."

2nd Curtain Sync Mode in Flash Photography – PictureCorrect

2nd Curtain Sync Mode in Flash Photography – PictureCorrect: "Your camera’s shutter consists of two curtains. These are called the 1st curtain and the 2nd curtain (or as some photographers like to call them the front curtain and the rear curtain). These two curtains are normally shut to prevent light from reaching the digital sensor or photographic film."

5 Top Tips for Lightroom Develop Presets

5 Top Tips for Lightroom Develop Presets: "Develop Presets are powerful Lightroom tools. You can use them to quick start your editing in Lightroom and to apply creative fixes to your images. You can create your own presets and you can download them from the web. Here are my top five tips for harnessing the power of Develop Presets."

Be Aware Of The Light Source Hitting Your Screen

Be Aware Of The Light Source Hitting Your Screen: "Many people do not give much thought to the light hitting their monitor while editing photos. Yet it is critically important if color accuracy is important in the least. Let me show you the importance with a few shots."