Food Photography – Recipe for a Great Image – PictureCorrect

Food Photography – Recipe for a Great Image – PictureCorrect: Of all the types of photography that I am involved with I seem to get more questions about food photography than just about everything else combined.

The Biggest Shoot Of Your Life - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com

The Biggest Shoot Of Your Life - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com: For a young professional, building your book is a daunting task. Here’s how Rachel Whaley, a 21-year-old, California-based professional, planned and executed a high-concept, multiday spec shoot.

Zoo Photography Tips

Zoo Photography Tips: "I recently took a trip to the zoo to do a test on a camera that I was reviewing and thought I’d share a few tips that I put into practice along the way."

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Smartphone Camera Shoot-Out: iPhone 4S vs. Droid Bionic vs. Galaxy S II vs. HTC Amaze | PCMag.com

Smartphone Camera Shoot-Out: iPhone 4S vs. Droid Bionic vs. Galaxy S II vs. HTC Amaze | PCMag.com: "Over the past few years, smartphone cameras have evolved significantly. From primitive, low-quality image devices that grabbed photos you wouldn't dream of printing, we've gotten to the point where some have put forth the notion that the iPhone 4S may contain the best camera you've ever owned. For most people, that's debatable, but you can't deny the fact that the camera on your phone is almost always in your pocket, so getting the best one isn't a bad idea."

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Composition: Lead-In Lines by Digital Photo Secrets

Composition: Lead-In Lines by Digital Photo Secrets: "In photography, composition has one clear goal, and that is to make your image interesting. For most of us, an interesting thing is something that stands out and draws your eyes in. "

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7 Ways To Make The Same Shot Different by Digital Photo Secrets

7 Ways To Make The Same Shot Different by Digital Photo Secrets: "Do you feel like you’ve gotten into a rut with your photography lately? It’s something we all go through."

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Metering in Photography – PictureCorrect

Metering in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Many amateur photographers (and even some professionals) often rely on the built in through the lens, or TTL, metering systems provided by their cameras. In the digital age one must pay strict attention to many factors in order to get it right using TTL exposure metering. This article explores some of the important things to consider when using the camera’s TTL metering system."

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Top 10 Camera Bags (According to our Readers)

Top 10 Camera Bags (According to our Readers): "One of the most researched pieces of photography gear aside from cameras themselves are camera bags. Many photographers are on the hunt for the perfect bag (speaking from personal experience) so its no wonder that our community of readers are always talking about the bags they use"

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Master a Master: Weekly Photography Challenge

Master a Master: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your photography challenge is to ‘master a master‘. The idea was suggested by Vanessa Almodóvar on our Facebook page and is a pretty simple concept."

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Still Life: Photography Activity – PictureCorrect

Still Life: Photography Activity – PictureCorrect: "This is a study of an inanimate object, such as a vase of flowers or bowl of fruit. You’ll need:

A source of light (window is good)
A subject. I suggest a nicely arranged bowl of fruit."

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Why Photography Is Such A Great Hobby – PictureCorrect

Why Photography Is Such A Great Hobby – PictureCorrect: "I’m not writing this to give you an answer, but I’m sharing why I love what photography does for me and why I think it’s such a great hobby to integrate into my life, which also resulted to me starting a photography blog site."

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Levels: Getting the Professional ‘Pop’

Levels: Getting the Professional ‘Pop’: "One of the questions I see most frequently on DPS is “How can I give my images that professional ‘pop?’” The truth is, pros have a whole bag of tricks for setting themselves apart from the pack and, like your auto mechanic, they use different techniques for different situations. However, there are some things that are common to most images, like getting the exposure and focus right, cropping and sharpening. I hear about these things all the time in this forum, but rarely hear about one of my favorite tools; “Levels” and that’s unfortunate, because I would estimate that fully 90% of the images I see posted here would benefit from a Levels adjustment."

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Halloween Photography Tips

Halloween Photography Tips: "With Halloween just a few days away I thought it was time to update our Halloween Photography Tips article with some new information and photos."

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Histograms Deciphered! by Digital Photo Secrets

Histograms Deciphered! by Digital Photo Secrets: "Have you ever had a look at the histogram on your camera’s LCD and wondered what it all means?"

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How Lines, Shapes and Colors Impact The Impression Your Photo Makes by Digital Photo Secrets

How Lines, Shapes and Colors Impact The Impression Your Photo Makes by Digital Photo Secrets: "Now I want to introduce you to something that’s in the back of your mind. You probably don’t know why sharp lines and powerful shapes can create such an impact, but you’re about to take your natural visual sense to another level. I’ll show you how."

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How To Photograph Light Trails by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Photograph Light Trails by Digital Photo Secrets: "Light trails make the city come alive at night. Many people think it takes a lot of work to get an image of light trails, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. "

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How To Enhance A Sunset Photo by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Enhance A Sunset Photo by Digital Photo Secrets: "I remember the first summer I got my digital SLR. Back then, I was just getting into everything you could do with, and I was positively fascinated with sunsets. I wanted to capture all of the colors, the reds, the purples, the in-betweens. The light at sunset is like nothing else. I remember religiously dropping everything I was doing and taking pictures at sunset for months straight."

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Finding Wildlife Photography Opportunities as a City Dweller – PictureCorrect

Finding Wildlife Photography Opportunities as a City Dweller – PictureCorrect: "A little over two years ago I caught the bug of photography as a friend tried to reconnect me with nature. I started with a visit to him in Florida and we went to places that he knew would give good opportunities. We did the National Seashore on Merritt Island near Cape Canaveral. We went to public beaches near Daytona Beach. We even visited city parks near where he lived."

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7 Creative Ways to Use A Ring Flash

7 Creative Ways to Use A Ring Flash: "Ring flashes (or ring lights) provide some awesome light. They are very common with the fashion industry where they are used to create a glamorous look. However if you want to use one the lights they use on high-end fashion shots, be prepared to say good bye to a couple of Big Ones. The oddly shaped – around the lens – modifier, combined with lots of lighting power does not come cheap"

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Bob Holmes: Natural Lighting and Travel Photography Tips

Bob Holmes: Natural Lighting and Travel Photography Tips: "A photographer that I’ve long admired is award winning Bob Holmes who is a renowned travel photographer. Bob’s won many awards including Travel Photographer of the Year (3 times), has 46 books and has been featured in many major publications including National Geographic."

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Bridal Preparations: Wedding Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Bridal Preparations: Wedding Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "I love this part of the story. As you arrive at wherever the bride is getting ready you never really know what’s is in store for you."

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Exposure Tips in Photography – PictureCorrect

Exposure Tips in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Exposure is a term you will hear a lot in photography. It is used to describe the amount of light traveling through the lens and camera body, eventually collected onto the film or image sensor."

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Tips if the Bride and Groom are Camera Shy – PictureCorrect

Tips if the Bride and Groom are Camera Shy – PictureCorrect: "How do you deal with a stiff bride and groom when it comes to the portrait time?

Well, I have a few tricks up my sleeve, but they all boil down to the same thing: "

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ND Filters: Everything You Need to Know

ND Filters: Everything You Need to Know: "ND filters have been a popular topic lately, so Action Photo School decided to share how we use them and what challenges we face while using them. Using ND filters for action sports sounds like a stupid idea.. doesn’t it? Why would you stop the light from hitting your sensor, when you are trying to freeze motion and get the highest shutter speed possible?"

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Photographing Your Best Friend’s Wedding – 10 Tips

Photographing Your Best Friend’s Wedding – 10 Tips: "You were asked to shoot your friend’s wedding? Hmm. Already got suckered into it? Tut, tut, tut. Fear not! By maintaining a good attitude, establishing a strong game plan and setting realistic expectations, you truly can make this lemon into sweet lemonade."

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Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]

Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]: "One last thought to wrap up this little series of blog posts. With film, the shoots always had a limit. I needed to get my shots in a certain number of frames so I had to be pretty organized. I went in with a game plan. I would always try to get the sitting still and smiling at the camera shots first and out of the way for no other reason than I wanted to have as much film left over as possible to capture the real photos."

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Take the Fancy DSLR with You (almost) Everywhere [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 4]

Take the Fancy DSLR with You (almost) Everywhere [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 4]: "Back when I really got into photography, I would carry my Nikon FM2 with me everywhere. I also had a stash of film in my backpack. That camera body had a bit of a ding in the side and some scratches, but there were no light leaks and the lens was crystal clear so it was all good. There were no camera phones to capture the moments I wanted to capture."

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Embrace the Grain! [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 3]

Embrace the Grain! [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 3]: "In the days when film was the only option for photographers, even 200 ISO gave your images some grain. Grain gave the image texture and now it seems that grain has become a naughty word in the world of kid portrait photography."

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Natural vs Available Light for Kid Photography [What I Learned from Shooting with Film 2]

Natural vs Available Light for Kid Photography [What I Learned from Shooting with Film 2]: "I see this specific piece of advice all the time as it is often listed right before or after “get closer” on almost every list of kid photography tips published on the web."

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Bursting the Burst Mode Myth: [What I Learned from Shooting with Film]

Bursting the Burst Mode Myth: [What I Learned from Shooting with Film]: "There are a few things I hear as top advice for budding children’s photographers and parents who want to take better photos of their children."

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Facebook Image Sizing From Scratch!

Facebook Image Sizing From Scratch!: "Living in today’s age, we all have used social media to share our minute-by-minute updates with family and friends. Not to mention, pictures by the ton. There’s not a single professional photographer out there who doesn’t have a client who wants to share their little prince / princess’ picture with the rest of the world via Facebook. To remedy that, there are, I’m sure, a bunch of actions around that allow you to “create a 960px wide image for facebook” – For free."

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Keep Your Camera Still with Wheat Bags

Keep Your Camera Still with Wheat Bags: "We have all seen articles recommending a ‘bean bag’ as a useful small portable substitute for the tripod you left at home or in the car three miles away. If you do not have a friendly lady to make one for you, as I do not, you will find a suitable bean bag very hard to buy. "

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2010 in photos (part 1 of 3) - The Big Picture - Boston.com

2010 in photos (part 1 of 3) - The Big Picture - Boston.com: "As the year 2010 approaches its last few days, it's time to look back on the previous 12 months. In the first third of 2010, Millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, several massive earthquakes wreaked havoc worldwide, Vancouver hosted a successful Winter Olympics, and so much more. Each photo tells its own tale, weaving together into the larger story of 2010. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Please watch for part 2 and part 3 tomorrow and the next day. (40 photos total)"

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Photography File Formats: JPEG or RAW Explained – PictureCorrect

Photography File Formats: JPEG or RAW Explained – PictureCorrect: "
There is somewhat of a controversy about whether shooting files in RAW is preferable to JPEG (also can be JPG). You are probably familiar with the JPEG file format, but you may still be a little fuzzy over what RAW is and why it may be helpful to you. This article will hopefully explain how these file formats work and help you to decide which one is right for you."

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Where Is Your Camera In Relation To Your Subject’s Eyes? by Digital Photo Secrets

Where Is Your Camera In Relation To Your Subject’s Eyes? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Where your subject looks in a photo says a lot. If your subject is staring directly at the camera, most people take the picture a lot less seriously. Whoever you’re photographing clearly knows they’re being photographed, so it’s like running into an acquaintance on your walk to work. You both say hi to each other, but you don’t exactly share a moment together."

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The Importance Of Talking With Your Subject by Digital Photo Secrets

The Importance Of Talking With Your Subject by Digital Photo Secrets: "I’m not one to avoid asking sometimes inappropriate questions. When I was getting my hair cut one day, I thought, why not? I asked the stylist what makes her give someone a bad haircut. I figured people aren’t perfect."

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What Is Image Resolution? Why Does It Matter? by Digital Photo Secrets

What Is Image Resolution? Why Does It Matter? by Digital Photo Secrets: "If you’ve been around since the beginning of digital photography, you no doubt understand how much progress we’ve made. Today’s models make the first digital cameras look incredibly weak, and the reason is resolution."

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Church & Cathedral Photos: Use a Slow Shutter Speed – PictureCorrect

Church & Cathedral Photos: Use a Slow Shutter Speed – PictureCorrect: "

"The Cathedral" captured by Ryan (Click Image to See More From Ryan)
Finally, the local photo club had arranged for us to take pictures inside the beautiful Our Lady of Victory Basilica. I was so excited! In my nearly fifty years, I had never once even peeked in through the doorway."

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Fill the Frame in Photography – PictureCorrect

Fill the Frame in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Something that I’ve been collecting over the years is a document filled with my favorite photography quotes. This document contains quotes from all the masters such as Angel Adams, Helmut Newton, and even modern contemporary photographers such as Annie Leibowitz."

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Autumn Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Autumn Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Autumn may be one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. Nature puts on a show of beautiful fall foliage for all the world to see. Whether you travel around the block or across the US you will be met with an array of brilliant color. Here are a few tips for taking pictures of fall foliage."

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100 Seriously Cool Self-Portraits (And Tips to Shoot Your Own!)

100 Seriously Cool Self-Portraits (And Tips to Shoot Your Own!): "The self-portrait has been a popular form of expression ever since man first saw his own reflection. Much like Narcissus, it’s often the case that we need not look beyond the tip of our own nose for a muse worth studying.
Today we’ll walk you through some simple steps for taking your first self-portrait, followed by a huge collection of inspiration from photographers who have gone before you. Let’s get started!"

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Workshops & Events

Workshops & Events: "Check out magazines for the poses. What works for them will work for you. A photographic model has a set of short duration poses, like gesture drawing poses for an artist's model. Photographers rarely need a model to hold a pose for 50 minutes so consider what you're looking at when you study paintings and sculpture for good poses."

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Killer Tips on Posing & Photographing High School Seniors

Killer Tips on Posing & Photographing High School Seniors: "I often get asked for tips on posing and photographing seniors, and while I can easily throw a few good tips, I feel that getting my seniors to look natural and comfortable in front of the camera actually involves a lot more than just some simple instruction at the session. (Of course, instruction at the session is very important!)."

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Photography Poses - Ideas And Tips For Easy Posing

Photography Poses - Ideas And Tips For Easy Posing: "I want to share with you five simple photography poses to perk up your shots. Creating a beautiful portrait is about more than just snapping the shutter or even getting the correct exposure and composition."

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Switch to Manual Mode

Switch to Manual Mode: "A Guest Post by Sam Levy from citifar.

In the past couple of years, the price for DSLRs and other fancy cameras has decreased dramatically and these cameras have become affordable to many more photo-enthusiasts. I often stroll Fifth Avenue in New York City and observe so many tourists using their DSLR to ‘snap’ rather than photograph. There is nothing wrong with snapping but I can’t help feeling puzzled by the reasons beyond their purchase of an expensive and heavy camera instead of a good and cheaper point and shoot."

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Secrets To Great Black And White Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

Secrets To Great Black And White Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "What are the best ways to take a black and white photo in today’s color digital world? That’s a question I often get asked. And it’s a great question because there is more than one way to convert a shot taken with a color camera into black and white. If you’re not sure of the tricks, your images might not end up looking as good as they could."

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How Do They Do That? Silky Smooth Waterfalls And Streams. by Digital Photo Secrets

How Do They Do That? Silky Smooth Waterfalls And Streams. by Digital Photo Secrets: "You’ve seen them. Mystical photographs of streams make waterfalls look like they aren’t even from the planet Earth. When I first saw these kinds of photos, I wondered how it was even possible to create them with a simple digital SLR camera. There is a way to make waterfalls and streams as silky smooth as the ones you see in professional photographs. Here is how you do it."

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Getting The Most From A Snowy Scene by Digital Photo Secrets

Getting The Most From A Snowy Scene by Digital Photo Secrets: "I love snow, but it sure is weird. Not in any standard sense. Snow is weird because it can really throw your camera for a loop. Your eyes know it is white, but somehow your camera almost always seems to get it wrong. Why is snow so difficult to photograph? Why do your pictures of snow end up looking gray time and time again? This time, I’ve got the answer, and it’s a lot stranger than you’d expect. Let’s find out what all the fuss with snow is all about."

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What’s Next With Cameras? by Digital Photo Secrets

What’s Next With Cameras? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Digital cameras have changed the face of photography as we know it. Because of digital cameras, the cost of doing photography has gone down dramatically."

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Easy Natural Light Portraiture Technique: Using Available Shade

Easy Natural Light Portraiture Technique: Using Available Shade: "Using natural light can produce some of the most pleasing portraits, but it’s not just the light we should pay attention to, there’s a lot that can be said for using the available shade in a given environment. After all, it’s the interplay between light and shadow that creates a sense of dimension; the contrast and shadows in our portraiture define the form and textures on our subject and in the scene."

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Olympus PEN E-PL3 REVIEW

Olympus PEN E-PL3 REVIEW: "Having just spent a week or so with the Olympus PEN E-P3, and coming away very impressed, I wondered why the company launched another model that seems to be virtually identical, except for price and some minor mods. I am now eagerly awaiting the third in the ‘collection: the Mini model."

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How to Take Great Portraits – PictureCorrect

How to Take Great Portraits – PictureCorrect: "n my opinion the greatest medium for capturing a person’s character is through photography. It may seem odd to say a single shot can capture character while only capturing the moment, but done well it will tell you more about the person than any other medium without prejudicing your views through hearing them etc."

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20 Spectacular Macro Photography Examples

20 Spectacular Macro Photography Examples: "Macro Photography is the technique of photographing a subject up close. Typically the subject fills most, if not the entire, image plane. Stunning macro photography is generally best achieved with special equipment, including a specially designed lens. However, most modern cameras (point and shoot especially) have macro setting options built into the camera; making it a very common, but no less stunning, technique."

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9 Pet Photography Tips

9 Pet Photography Tips: "Pets fill very quickly their place in our hearts and families and we enjoy having their pictures framed on our desk or wall! However taking pictures of your best friend is not always easy. Pets, unlike humans, do not understand what we are trying to do and won’t just pose for the camera! Here are 9 tips that will help you help you get the most of your photo session"

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Focus on Francis Cormon: Photography at the mercy of the wind…

Focus on Francis Cormon: Photography at the mercy of the wind…: "Arial photography has always fascinated me, especially when you rediscover familiar places from above. I first saw Francis Cormon’s work at a photo exhibit near my hometown in Normandy, France. I had often seen paramotors flying over the Normandy coast and countryside; little did I know that one of those pilots was Francis shooting breathtaking images of the beautiful French landscape."

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Don’t Wait for a Smile

Don’t Wait for a Smile: Take photos of your baby — or if you’re a professional photographer, of your client’s baby — in whatever state they’re in. Serious, curious, grumpy, sleepy, silly or sad.

Stolen Camera Gear: Are You Protecting Yourself?

Stolen Camera Gear: Are You Protecting Yourself?: This has been the craziest week in my mad mad world, hence the adapted movie quote. One of the biggest things that we as photographers fear has happened to me. Our home was burglarized and the thieves nabbed my camera gear.

Mini autofocus lens mimics the human eye

Mini autofocus lens mimics the human eye: Mobile phone cameras generally aren't known for their fantastic image quality. One of the reasons for this is the fact that most of them have fixed-focus lenses, as opposed to the autofocus lenses on all but the cheapest stand-alone cameras

Polarizer Filters In Photography – PictureCorrect

Polarizer Filters In Photography – PictureCorrect: If there’s one important digital camera accessory that professional photographers carry apart from the lens, it has to be the polarizer. The pros that use DSLRs or the large-format film normally have various types of this accessory.

Tutorial: How I Retouch A Portrait For A Magazine Cover – Blink 182 Edition – ADVENTURES OF A COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER / FILMMAKER

Tutorial: How I Retouch A Portrait For A Magazine Cover – Blink 182 Edition – ADVENTURES OF A COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER / FILMMAKER: This is a follow-up tutorial from my original blog post the other week when I announced the 4 covers Alt Press Magazine was releasing from my Blink 182 photoshoot in Los Angeles. I do a quick and dirty tutorial of how I cleaned up and retouched one of the portraits for the cover of the magazine. As you’ll notice, Photoshop plugin Nik Viveza 2 is an integral part of how I got the desaturated textured look of the final image

Digital Photo - Compact Super Zooms | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Compact Super Zooms | DPmag.com: For many photo opportunities, compact "superzoom" cameras are the perfect blend of size and performance, combining DSLR features with a versatile, big-range zoom lens. This year's models have had some exciting improvements and technological advancements, which have made them smaller and yet more robust than ever before.

Erin Manning's Top 5 Posing and Directing Photography Tips - YouTube

Erin Manning's Top 5 Posing and Directing Photography Tips - YouTube: ""

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Cold Weather Photography Tips - YouTube

Cold Weather Photography Tips - YouTube: ""

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Beginning Photography Tips - Understanding Shutter Speed

Beginning Photography Tips - Understanding Shutter Speed: "The article entitled beginning photography tips is just one of a series of articles on basic photography information. This particular article is about understanding shutter speed. If you are looking for some other specific topic, browse around some more or use the site map to find other digital photo tips."

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Wedding Photography Tips to Get Your Dream Wedding Pictures | Dream Weddings By Chris Blog

Wedding Photography Tips to Get Your Dream Wedding Pictures | Dream Weddings By Chris Blog: "One of the funny things about wedding photography is that no matter how much you spend on your wedding, the photography is the only thing that’s left to show for it. Most brides and grooms don’t realize how important their wedding photographer is until after the wedding. Unfortunately, that’s normally too late. When you pick your wedding photographer, what you need to look for is a photographer that can do a little bit of all of the various types of photography. Everyone wants the candid shots. But you also want someone that can do good portraits too."

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Color Calibration: How to Succesfully Print a Photo – PictureCorrect

Color Calibration: How to Succesfully Print a Photo – PictureCorrect: "I paused, a bit confused. After all, I had answered the phone as I always do: “This is Falcon, how may I help you?” I wasn’t sure what about that wasn’t clear and for a moment, still being very much the New Yorker, I started to respond as any New Yorker would. Then I remembered this wasn’t New York and comments like the one I was about to make, well, they would not be well received here"

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20 Inspiring Photography Tips - Feature Story - JPG

20 Inspiring Photography Tips - Feature Story - JPG: "There are times when photographers draw blanks when it comes to the productive process of creating a photo, either through the lack of inspiration, passion or imagination."

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Types of Light in Photography – PictureCorrect

Types of Light in Photography – PictureCorrect: "All light can be divided into categories based on the type (source), the intensity, and the direction. One of the most basic divisions is between natural and artificial light. Another is hard versus diffuse (soft) light. A third set of categories distinguishes the direction from which the light is comi"

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Gadget Bag: Trail Lights - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Gadget Bag: Trail Lights - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "If you want to get the very best photos, you need to capture the very best light. That special light tends to happen at the fringes of the day as the sun is popping above the horizon and just before it slips below."

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Panasonic DMC-G3 REVIEW

Panasonic DMC-G3 REVIEW: "n spite of industry leaders Canon not following the trend, Panasonic and Olympus are certainly making hay with their Micro Four Thirds models as we watch Nikon’s exciting entrée with interest.

There is a demand for a faux DSLR that doesn’t break your back nor your budget and still allows access to a fine range of lenses by such companies as Carl Zeiss, Schneider, Sigma … and others."

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How to Photograph Flowers

How to Photograph Flowers: "Earlier in the week I had the chance to sit down with a photographer whose specialty is photographing flowers. As I tend to do with pro photographers – picked his brain as we chatted and took as many notes as I could. Here’s what I gleaned from him and his flower photography experience:"

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Top 5 tricks for taking professional looking photos with your digital camera | Samir Bharadwaj

Top 5 tricks for taking professional looking photos with your digital camera | Samir Bharadwaj: "It’s great when technology in a field advances to a state where the field suddenly opens up to the masses in a way that was never possible before. You could say things like YouTube have done that for the world of video, but long before that development, photography was brought into the mainstream in a whole new way with the popularisation of the digital cameras."

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How to be a Gracious Guest at a Wedding AND Take Great Photos

How to be a Gracious Guest at a Wedding AND Take Great Photos: "I was recently at a friend’s wedding and took photographs as a guest. I admit, there were times it was difficult to resist laying down in the aisle, climbing up on something, and pulling the bride and groom aside to get “the shot”. It went against my instincts as a photographer to see a shot and not take it. How did I do it? I created some rules for myself to tame the [photography] beast within, so I could be respectful to the hired photographer."

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Beginner Tips for Setting up a Photo – PictureCorrect

Beginner Tips for Setting up a Photo – PictureCorrect: "Since I like to travel light, I rarely buy souvenirs so the most important things I bring home from a trip are my photos. I love taking and sharing photos, but I’m very much an amateur photographer."

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Olympus Sz-10 Review: Overview

Olympus Sz-10 Review: Overview: "Olympus continues to produce appealing super-zoom digital cameras, and the SZ-10 is no exception. The first "SZ" labeled camera we've ever seen from them, the SZ-10 is what we consider a compact super-zoom, with its petite frame, yet powerful 18x optical zoom lens. This is a nice wide lens too, which covers a 35mm equivalent range of 28-504mm and a relatively fast aperture of f/3.1 at wide angle. "

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Layers & Creative Sharpening - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Layers & Creative Sharpening - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "In the September/October issue of DPP, we discussed creative sharpening with the Unsharp Mask (USM). In this issue, we're going to examine how to use layers to gain finer control over the USM when you're using it creatively. There are many ways to modify sharpening effects using layers."

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What Every Photographer Needs to Know about Email Marketing

What Every Photographer Needs to Know about Email Marketing: "There’s certainly some wonderful potential to engage people with social media – but my suspicion is that many photographers are ignoring a method of online communication that is much much more powerful and effective at reaching out to potential clients and building loyalty with previous ones – Email."

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Rediscovering Backlit Subjects

Rediscovering Backlit Subjects: "“Look where the sun is coming from – then position yourself with your back towards it so that it light up your subject’s face.”"

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40 most enchanting examples of Staircase Photography | Richworks

40 most enchanting examples of Staircase Photography | Richworks: "Since the medieval times, the construction of the stairways has evolved a lot. Developments in manufacturing and design have led to the introduction of different array of materials and building some of the most intriguing staircases."

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50 most Breathtaking examples of Landscape Photography | Richworks

50 most Breathtaking examples of Landscape Photography | Richworks: "Some of us dream to travel around the world, to visit places that are so exotic and we are ready to give up anything we want. There are certain places on earth which transcend beauty as we know it."

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50 inspiring examples of emotional portrait photography | Richworks

50 inspiring examples of emotional portrait photography | Richworks: "Although photographic lighting and the way we capture the image with a camera may have changed over the years; all great portraits, whether they are taken on film or digitally, depend on the photographer’s ability to use light and pose his or her subject. Surprisingly, there seems to be something of an enigmatic aura that surrounds portrait photography; even some professional photographers admit that they won’t fully understand about photographic lightning."

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Motion and Action Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Motion and Action Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "For the most part, the world around us is in motion. Some things move slowly while some move faster. Slow moving things are plants, turtles, snails etc. Fast moving things are baseballs, cars, ocean waves etc. As photographers we thrive to capture every detail and display it via our photos. "

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10 Best Photoshop Shortcuts

10 Best Photoshop Shortcuts: "Photoshop has a huge range of shortcut keys for speeding up your day. Here are my ten best shortcut keys that I suggest you add to your Photoshop toolkit:"

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How to photograph fall color

How to photograph fall color: It's happened again -- somehow, the long summer days have passed, the air is getting cooler, and the smell of pumpkin spice lattes fills the air. Autumn has arrived! Across a large part of America, that also means gorgeous fall colors, which in turn means excellent photographic opportunities.

Tips for Maintaining Creativity as a Photographer – PictureCorrect

Tips for Maintaining Creativity as a Photographer – PictureCorrect: "As photographers it is pretty much in our job description to produce creative and inspiring work. If your income is based around photography then you know creativity sells. However there’s always a point in time when creativity is low – writers call it ‘writer’s block’."

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A Cowards Guide to Street Photography

A Cowards Guide to Street Photography: "I love the poignancy of street photography; the way it can portray the world in an ironic, tragic, educational or funny way – often all at the same time! I would love to have the confidence to point my lens directly at someone and shoot, even from a distance – more often than not though I just don’t have the ‘hutzpah’."

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Olympus E-P3 Review

Olympus E-P3 Review: "Three months before its official release the photographic press caught its first sight of this new model. This was paralleled by close looks at two related models, near-identical in specs, but differing radically in appearance: welcome also to the Lite E-PL3 and Mini E-PM1."

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3 Easy Tips to Fix Ugly Edges When Removing Backgrounds - How-To Geek

3 Easy Tips to Fix Ugly Edges When Removing Backgrounds - How-To Geek: "If you cut out a lot of objects from photographs, chances are you’ve run across a few rough, ugly looking edges. They can be easy fixes, and here’s three great (GIMP friendly) tips to help in three different scenarios."

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Strobist: Lighting in the Dark: Summer Reading

Strobist: Lighting in the Dark: Summer Reading: It's still technically summertime in Maryland. But the temps are down, the humidity has eased and -- best of all -- the mosquitos are history. This is prime evening porch time for Emily, my nocturnal bookworm.

The First Studio LiteIgloo

The First Studio LiteIgloo: The idea of a shooting enclosure is not a new one; it’s been around a while. In the past their cost, assembly, and size have not made them popular with the entry level or amateur photographers.

High Wing Vs Low Wing Aircraft for Aerial Photography – PictureCorrect

High Wing Vs Low Wing Aircraft for Aerial Photography – PictureCorrect: I got a call from a potential Aerial Photographer seeking information about shooting from his Beech Sundowner. Lovely airplanes…I have many hours in a similar aircraft the Warrior. Economical to operate, inexpensive to acquire…in short, it’s a great all round aircraft but it does have a few drawbacks..

Landscape Photography: Steps to Improve – PictureCorrect

Landscape Photography: Steps to Improve – PictureCorrect: "How many times have you been driving and wanted to stop and take a shot of that breathtaking landscape. You then stop, look around and the shot even looks better. Your heart even skips a beat. You go for it and return to the car with a huge smile."

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Twilight Photography Tips

Twilight Photography Tips: "I’ve never been a huge fan of sunset photos… In fact — to be quite honest — the thought of just hanging around at the beach, along an observation deck, or even on a mountain top simply to take a picture of the sun hitting the horizon seems pretty dang’ boring to me."

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How to Use Sunset Light to Light Portraits

How to Use Sunset Light to Light Portraits: "Sunset is arguably the most beautiful time of day for portrait light. But you don’t want to simply take your subject outside and start shooting. Take a few moments to identify “how” to use your light and your portraits will be dreamy."

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Sunrise Portraits Part II – The Techniques

Sunrise Portraits Part II – The Techniques: "In the previous article Beginners Tips for Sunrise Portraits : Part I, we discussed a number of tips and tricks that will guarantee a fantastic Sunrise Portrait-Shoot. Experiment with those tips and tricks before taking on these techniques."

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Beginners Tips for Sunrise Portraits : Part I

Beginners Tips for Sunrise Portraits : Part I: "The last year I’ve embarked on a new adventure to create a series of stunning portraits. My quest: Perfect the Sunrise Portrait shoot."

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Golden Hour: Weekly Photography Challenge

Golden Hour: Weekly Photography Challenge: "The ‘Golden Hours’ are those times just before or after the sun rises and sets – when photographers are often presented with light that is warm and golden and hitting subjects at an angle that presents all kinds of wonderful possibilities."

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Pet Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Pet Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Taking great photographs is not easy. It takes time, patience and a little bit of knowledge! This article will focus on taking photographs of pets or animals, and the challenges this sometimes poses."

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5 Cheap Must-Have Photographic Accessories in our Toolkit

5 Cheap Must-Have Photographic Accessories in our Toolkit: "Professional quality photography doesn’t have to cost a lot. In fact, so many of the tools and accessories that we use are extremely inexpensive. In this article, we will introduce you to 5 of our favorite little must-have accessories in our photographic toolkit."

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6 Sets of Settings to Save in Photoshop

6 Sets of Settings to Save in Photoshop: "One feature of Photoshop is its ability to store things like custom shapes, brushes and workspaces so you can use them again and again. Saving settings you use a lot in Photoshop will save you time in future when you need to repeat the process."

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7 Ways To Make The Same Shot Different by Digital Photo Secrets

7 Ways To Make The Same Shot Different by Digital Photo Secrets: "Do you feel like you’ve gotten into a rut with your photography lately? It’s something we all go through. We like to take pictures a certain way, and we often fail to see all of the possibilities."

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Key Tips to Winning a Photography Contest

Key Tips to Winning a Photography Contest: "Many photographers attempt to sell their photos on stock sites or at galleries to make some money off of their work. However, photography contests are a great way to earn some easy cash from photos you’ve taken and you can do it with a few simple clicks. This guide will take you through some simple steps that will greatly enhance your chances at winning an online photography contest."

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Make Spooky Photos with a DIY Scanner Camera! | Photojojo

Make Spooky Photos with a DIY Scanner Camera! | Photojojo: "That time of year has come again when the ghouls and ghosts come out to play, but why should they have all the fun?"

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Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]

Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]: "One last thought to wrap up this little series of blog posts. With film, the shoots always had a limit. I needed to get my shots in a certain number of frames so I had to be pretty organized. I went in with a game plan. I would always try to get the sitting still and smiling at the camera shots first and out of the way for no other reason than I wanted to have as much film left over as possible to capture the real photos. Everyone asks for those eye contact / natural smile shots, so I do my best to get a great one, but for me, that is not what kid photography is about."

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Take the Fancy DSLR with You (almost) Everywhere [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 4]

Take the Fancy DSLR with You (almost) Everywhere [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 4]: "Back when I really got into photography, I would carry my Nikon FM2 with me everywhere. I also had a stash of film in my backpack. That camera body had a bit of a ding in the side and some scratches, but there were no light leaks and the lens was crystal clear so it was all good. There were no camera phones to capture the moments I wanted to capture."

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Embrace the Grain! [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 3]

Embrace the Grain! [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 3]: "In the days when film was the only option for photographers, even 200 ISO gave your images some grain. Grain gave the image texture and now it seems that grain has become a naughty word in the world of kid portrait photography."

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Natural vs Available Light for Kid Photography [What I Learned from Shooting with Film 2]

Natural vs Available Light for Kid Photography [What I Learned from Shooting with Film 2]: "I see this specific piece of advice all the time as it is often listed right before or after “get closer” on almost every list of kid photography tips published on the web."

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Bursting the Burst Mode Myth: [What I Learned from Shooting with Film]

Bursting the Burst Mode Myth: [What I Learned from Shooting with Film]: "There are a few things I hear as top advice for budding children’s photographers and parents who want to take better photos of their children. I think that setting the camera to burst mode and holding the shutter down while taking photos is the one I hear most often and makes me cringe hardest."

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31 Inspirational Underwater Images

31 Inspirational Underwater Images: "An underwater camera or deep sea camera equipment captures photos of the amazing creatures that live beneath the surface of the water. This collection shows land dwellers, sea life and other sometimes odd creatures that penetrate the wet sanctuary boundaries. The idea is always to see what’s under there and how much imagination we can use while shooting fish, organisms and ourselves."

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5 Tips to Expand your Photography Business Skills

5 Tips to Expand your Photography Business Skills: "You want to turn pro? Great! First ask yourself why. It is not as glamorous as it may seem. Can you sustain your passion for the art of photography while shooting somebody else’s vision?"

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BetterPhoto Instructor Insights: Creative Photography: Capturing Texture

BetterPhoto Instructor Insights: Creative Photography: Capturing Texture: "When we see an image of an old weather-worn building, we often get a sense of how rough the wood feels. Our memories of how objects feel is ingrained into our subconsciousness, and just the sight of them can evoke a sensation of touch. By making a strong statement about texture, you can add a tactile dimension to your photos."

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Beginning Photography Tips | LoveToKnow

Beginning Photography Tips | LoveToKnow: "There are a number of different options available for those in search of beginning photography tips. From tutorial Web sites to digital photography workshops, learning how to take better pictures is easier than ever before."

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Professional Photography 101 - Professional Photography Tips

Professional Photography 101 - Professional Photography Tips: "Professional Photography 101 offers free professional photography tips, articles, photography job and career lessons to teach the professional photographer, the intermediate and advanced photography student, how to further their knowledge in the craft, art, and skills needed for a career in professional photography."

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Jewelry Photography Tips - How to photograph Jewelry

Jewelry Photography Tips - How to photograph Jewelry: "As you may know by now, jewelry is very difficult to photograph because it reflects in many cases up to 99% of the light is receives. It is very shiny, highly polished and above all this it may contain color stones or diamonds that make the job even harder."

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Photoblogging – How to Start a Photoblog – PictureCorrect

Photoblogging – How to Start a Photoblog – PictureCorrect: Over the past couple years I have heard about people blogging and I honestly never paid much attention and just had no interest in it.

How to Protect your Camera in Extreme Conditions

How to Protect your Camera in Extreme Conditions: "A quick glance at the car thermometer lets you know that it is 115 degrees outside. You look to your left and outside the car window, the hot desert air is a swirling mess of blowing dust and sand. You’re in Death Valley and the light is epic."

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Long Exposure Photography - ThinkCamera Sony Experience

Long Exposure Photography - ThinkCamera Sony Experience: "When taken correctly long exposure photography can appear very professional even with the most basic of cameras.
There's a general rule for hand held photography - that you need to shoot at 60th of a second or above to maintain sharpness. If you have really steady hands this can be pushed a little to 30th or a 15th of a second."

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Digital Photography Tips

Digital Photography Tips: "Are you looking for photography tips? Do you have a new digital camera? You can take some amazing photos with even just a point and shoot camera. All you need is an open mind and to read through all"

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Top 50 Photography Tips: Digital Camera Tips for Better Photography

Top 50 Photography Tips: Digital Camera Tips for Better Photography: "Digital cameras and camera phones have totally transformed the way in which we take photos. "

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Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]

Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]: "In this post Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) ends her series on reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Also Read previous posts on Shooting with Burst Mode, Natural vs Artificial Light, Embracing the Grain and Taking Cameras Everywhere."

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CLOSE UP (MACRO) Weekly Photography Challenge

CLOSE UP (MACRO) Weekly Photography Challenge: "I know not everyone has a camera or lenses capable of true Macro photography – so thought I’d make it slightly more general with ‘Close Up’ and hope that it’ll allow others to participate to the extend that their gear allows."

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How to Pose Hands in Portraits

How to Pose Hands in Portraits: "Sometimes the smallest things in a photo can impact the overall feel of the image."

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