Tintype Photography – PictureCorrect

Tintype Photography – PictureCorrect: "It’s fair to say that technology is no stranger when it comes to photography. As new products enter the market, the old are forgotten. Not too along ago we watched the iconic Kodachrome fall to the wayside."

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27 Signs Images

27 Signs Images: "Here’s a collection of 27 images that feature signs to hopefully get you noticing what can be an interesting subject."

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Food Photography Lighting – PictureCorrect

Food Photography Lighting – PictureCorrect: "One of the challenges in photography is making enough to keep eating. Eating is good and when you’re in the business it’s important to stay current with the trends and be constantly adding new revenue streams to your portfolio."

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Understanding Focus by Digital Photo Secrets

Understanding Focus by Digital Photo Secrets: "What is focus? In photography, it’s practically married to sharpness. An image that is completely sharp is said to be in-focus. An image that’s completely blurry is said to be unfocused. The same metaphor applies to your mind. When you concentrate, your mind is sharp. You are focused. When you’re confused, you lack focus. As you are about to learn, you can use focus to direct your viewer’s attention to the most important parts of a scene. Here’s how."

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9 Architectural Photography Tips

9 Architectural Photography Tips: "Classical or contemporary; architectural photography can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Here are some pointers to help you get started…"

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Beyond Snapshots: How to Take That Fancy DSLR Camera Off “Auto” and Photograph Your Life like a Pro

Beyond Snapshots: How to Take That Fancy DSLR Camera Off “Auto” and Photograph Your Life like a Pro: "Here at dPS we have a wonderful array of talented writers, bloggers and photographers involved in creating our blog and eBooks."

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Becoming a Photojournalist – PictureCorrect

Becoming a Photojournalist – PictureCorrect: "t’s easy to take photojournalist for granted. They are out there on the frontlines with the police, firefighters, victims and heroes, yet they are rarely seen by the masses and are interviewed even less. In a mini-documentary, Dan Perez de la Garza, changes that as he interviews a group of photojounalists, including a Pulitzer Prize winner. The short film takes us behind the scenes in a day in the life of a photojournalist as they individually recount their experiences and offer insight on the current state of photojournalism. Have a look at the documentary below:"

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Best megazoom digital cameras - CNET Reviews

Best megazoom digital cameras - CNET Reviews: "Looking for the best megazoom digital cameras? CNET editors' review of the best megazoom digital cameras includes product photos and video and user reviews."

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21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Female Subjects

21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Female Subjects: "If you ever run out of ideas, get stuck in creativity or simply need some guidance when shooting female subjects, you may use following posing samples as a “posing cheat sheet”. Many pro photographers use such a technique when preparing for and during the photo shoot."

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Nikon Coolpix P510 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Nikon Coolpix P510 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: " The Nikon Coolpix P510 is a fun camera to shoot with, overflowing with photo and movie features, and backed by very fast shooting performance and excellent low-ISO photo quality"

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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS has shooting modes for every type of photographer from casual to advanced, a useful long zoom lens with excellent image stabilization, and overall excellent photo and video quality for a compact megazoom."

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How to Create a Moving HDR Time-lapse – PictureCorrect

How to Create a Moving HDR Time-lapse – PictureCorrect: "In this video tutorial we are shown how to make an HDR timelapse video using the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly alongside the MX2 DollyShield engine. The maker of this film prefers the Pentax K7 because of it’s unique ability to auto-bracket 5 shots with two EV spacings, which equates to ten additional stops. Of course, this dolly system will perform nicely with different brands of DSLRs, including the Canon 5D MKII, which this film was recorded on using a similar setup:"

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Digital Quick tips - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Digital Quick tips - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Every new digital photographer struggles with how to process images. I know from my own experience how difficult it can be. When I started scanning my color transparencies and working with Photoshop 11 years ago, there were almost no books available about digital imaging, let alone online tutorials or workshops like there are today. I had to teach myself. Then, along came digital photography with its steep learning curve, but fortunately, I already had a solid understanding of how to work with color."

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Build A CFL Based Continuous Light Source | DIYPhotography.net

Build A CFL Based Continuous Light Source | DIYPhotography.net: "I love using continuous light sources. At first it was all about the fact that unlike strobes, I could see the light at all time and not only on shutter press. As the time went by, this became even more relevant as continuous lights can be used for video as well."

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Trigger Happy – Camera Control From Your iOS and Android Device

Trigger Happy – Camera Control From Your iOS and Android Device: "At first glance, the Trigger Happy project on Kickstarter looked like a bit of a gimmick. It looked like a fancy intervalometer hooked to an expensive iPhone. I already have an intervalometer, why do I need to bog down my beloved iPhone (or Droid) with the simple task of shooting pictures?"

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27 Black and White Landscape Images

27 Black and White Landscape Images: "At first I was a little hesitant – when I think of landscapes I have to admit lots of colour comes to mind – but the more I thought about it – the more I realised that it would make a great collection. So here are a few black and white landscapes to get your creative juices flowing!"

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Black and White Landscapes: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge

Black and White Landscapes: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge: "Earlier today we published a collection of 27 Black and White Landscape images. So it seemed appropriate to make this weeks challenge on that theme – Black and White Landscapes."

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How to Photograph Hummingbirds – PictureCorrect

How to Photograph Hummingbirds – PictureCorrect: "Hummingbirds are amazing little birds. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. They can also fly upside down and side ways."

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Six Quick Composition Tips by Digital Photo Secrets

Six Quick Composition Tips by Digital Photo Secrets: "In a rut with your creativity? It can happen to the most practiced photographers. It is during these times that we need to take a step back and look at what we can do differently. Sometimes all we need is a change of framing or perspective."

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How Do They Do That? Getting Everything In Focus. by Digital Photo Secrets

How Do They Do That? Getting Everything In Focus. by Digital Photo Secrets: "It’s one of the most important elements of being a great landscape photographer. When you know how to get everything in your image as sharp as possible, your photo will definitely stand out. There is a trick to making everything as sharp as possible, and it doesn’t always require you to have the best camera setup. By following some of these techniques, you’ll be well on your way to creating stunningly sharp photography in no time."

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When To Use Selective Coloring by Digital Photo Secrets

When To Use Selective Coloring by Digital Photo Secrets: "I had a great response from last week’s article on Selective Coloring. As well as lots of great email comments, there were a number of readers who uploaded their selective color photos to our gallery."

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Making A Great Photo – Simplicity by Digital Photo Secrets

Making A Great Photo – Simplicity by Digital Photo Secrets: "Oftentimes, there’s only one thing I need to communicate with people who are just getting started in photography. It’s so amazingly simple that it couldn’t be anything but simplicity itself. "

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Why Your Photos Are Dark And What You Can Do About It by Digital Photo Secrets

Why Your Photos Are Dark And What You Can Do About It by Digital Photo Secrets: "How many times have you taken a picture near sunset or twilight, only to get back a much darker image than the one you originally envisioned?"

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Readers: Lens Filters: To Use or Not To Use? Your 2 cents, if you please!

Readers: Lens Filters: To Use or Not To Use? Your 2 cents, if you please!: "For those of you who are newer to the wild, wild world of photography, there are many different kinds of lens filters, and thus they are used for varied reasons. The two most commonly used filters would be 1) Polarizing filters which are used to reduce glare and improve overall image saturation and 2) UV filters which essentially exist to provide extra protection (from scratches, cracks etc) to the front of your lens. These filters run anywhere from a few dollars (for a piece of shizizzle) all the way up to the $900 range (I’ve heard rumors that this variety is plated in gold. . . though I’ve never seen one with my own eyes, so I can’t definitively say)."

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Creating Quality Slideshows

Creating Quality Slideshows: "All those photos you have on your harddrive, what are you doing with them? Are they sitting there and then up on a website? Maybe a share on Facebook or Google+? Have you ever thought of presenting your work in a slideshow, or projected, exhibition?"

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How To Properly Scan a Photograph (And Get An Even Better Image) - How-To Geek

How To Properly Scan a Photograph (And Get An Even Better Image) - How-To Geek: "Somewhere in your home, there’s a box of old analog photographs you probably want digital copies of. Unless you know how to use your scanner correctly, the image quality can turn out poor. Here’s how to get the best results."

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What Makes for a Good SLR Lens? – PictureCorrect

What Makes for a Good SLR Lens? – PictureCorrect: "


I went to visit an old friend yesterday who was my main inspiration to get into photography. It seems that he has been taking beautiful photos forever forever and went on to show me his newest gift – a brand new Canon lens – Ultra-Wide 16-35mm f/2.8."

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Time-lapse of a Pregnancy: Creative Photography Project – PictureCorrect

Time-lapse of a Pregnancy: Creative Photography Project – PictureCorrect: "We have seen a plethora of timelapse videos surface on the interwebs lately covering an almost endless array of events ranging from stars and auroras to a man walking clear across the United States. Racking up over 7 million views in the first 10 days of its posting, the world became enamored with a time lapse video documenting an entire 9-month long pregnancy. Watch “Introducing” below and help welcome Amelie Amaya into the world!"

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MIT researchers create camera that can see around corners

MIT researchers create camera that can see around corners: "Fans of the classic 1982 science fiction movie Blade Runner will remember the ESPER machine that allows Deckard to zoom in and see around corners in a two-dimensional photograph. While such technology is still some way off, researchers in MIT’s Media Lab have developed a system using a femtosecond laser that can reproduce low-resolution 3D images of objects that lie outside a camera’s line of sight."

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How To Create A Video Masterpiece With Your Photos (& Get 100,000 Youtube Views)

How To Create A Video Masterpiece With Your Photos (& Get 100,000 Youtube Views): "You love digital photography…

Or at least you love when you capture a beautiful moment and you can share that moment with others.

What if you could share more of these moments with more people?"

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Neutral Density Filters – PictureCorrect

Neutral Density Filters – PictureCorrect: "Neutral density or ND filters have the sole purpose of cutting down the amount of light as a whole. A perfect neutral density filter would transmit all wavelengths of light equally, so there would be no color change. Though not actually perfect, it can be used equally well in both color photography or black and white photography."

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Build your own motion-triggered "Internet of Things" camera

Build your own motion-triggered "Internet of Things" camera: "Adafruit's "Internet of Things Camera" is a neat mashup of existing Arduino components into a versatile remote monitoring camera. The key here is in the word remote - a capability that's granted by the inclusion of a first-generation Eye-Fi card, which is an SD card with built in Wi-Fi, that can upload images to your computer or other device, or better yet to a variety of photo-sharing websites such as Flickr."

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New Belkin devices add camera-like functionality to iPhones

New Belkin devices add camera-like functionality to iPhones: "lthough it’s been suggested that point-and-shoot digital cameras could be made obsolete by smartphones, there’s at least one thing that’s still better about stand-alone cameras – they have an ergonomic grip (or at least, some of them do), and a good ol’ fuss-free shutter release button. Belkin’s LiveAction Camera Grip device, however, is designed to add these features to the iPhone. The company has also released the LiveAction Camera Remote, which brings the same push-button functionality to a remote-control device."

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BetterPhoto Instructor Insights: How to Photograph Action

BetterPhoto Instructor Insights: How to Photograph Action: "How many times have you missed an action shot because you weren't ready for it? Many, I'm sure. I've missed a lot of shots, too, but now I put the odds in my favor by using a few simple techniques."

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3 Minutes with Photographer Michael Kern

3 Minutes with Photographer Michael Kern: "Photographic artistry can take on many forms. Those that make the greatest impact often challenge convention and blend styles to create something new. Nature photography is defined almost as strictly as Photojournalism where one’s subject must be honestly portrayed with minimal digital alteration (e.g. no composites, cloning, etc.) all while showing animals in the wild versus captivity. Fine art photography on the other hand swings to the other end of the spectrum where anything goes. One photographer who blends these two photographic genres together in such a way to highlight the best of both worlds is Michael Kern who is today’s guest on “3 Minutes with…"

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10 Lessons for Portrait Photographers: The Art of Story

10 Lessons for Portrait Photographers: The Art of Story: "When I first started my studies as a portrait photographer, a friend introduced me to a photo book by Michael Franzini. This photographer created a book of portraits that inspired me to have very high standards for creating portraits that were true to my subjects and their life stories."

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Samsung NX200 Review

Samsung NX200 Review: "Samsung has sure rattled the cages of companies like Apple in its chase for market share in the smart phone market. The winner? Who knows.
But one thing is certain: if there had not been an iPhone to bump against in the first place, Samsung would still be happily making other assorted bits of technology. It’s called market opportunity."

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Commercial Advertising Photography: 20 Stories Up – PictureCorrect

Commercial Advertising Photography: 20 Stories Up – PictureCorrect: "Well known editorial and commercial photographer, Joe McNally, recently did a photoshoot with a very unique dance team. The Manhattan based Anti-Gravity dance troupe combines an eclectic assortment of dance style with acrobatics to form a high-energy show on course with Cirque du Soleil. As you can imagine, photographing such acts requires impeccable timing and precise lighting. Especially when you are working on the rooftop of a 20-story building with dancers leaping high into the air on stilts"

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Effective Photo Shoot Styles in Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect

Effective Photo Shoot Styles in Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect: "What I am supposed to wear for my photo shoot? This is a typical question you will be faced with when shooting photo shoots"

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Watch a Pro Pose her Subject [VIDEO]

Watch a Pro Pose her Subject [VIDEO]: "Having trouble posing portrait subjects? In this video wedding photographer (and one of the nicest photographers I’ve met… in fact I had the pleasure of Jasmine photographing me a couple of years back) – Jasmine Star – shows a little video footage from behind the scenes of a shoot she did with a friend."

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Window Street Photography ~ Try Something New And Grow!

Window Street Photography ~ Try Something New And Grow!: "Street photography is so exciting – the searching and waiting for just the right moment when a story unfolds in a single frame. I love the surprise and randomness of candid shots, but once in a while I will ask complete strangers if I can make a street portrait of them if I see something of possible interest.  I’m not an ‘in your face’ street photographer."

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How To Tell A Story With Your Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Tell A Story With Your Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "Photography isn’t just art. It’s also a peek into our lives. The kind of photography that makes it into National Geographic, Time Magazine, and other respectable journals always tells a story. "

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When To Shoot In Portrait Or Landscape Mode by Digital Photo Secrets

When To Shoot In Portrait Or Landscape Mode by Digital Photo Secrets: "Photography is about choices. Whenever you go out for a shoot, you have to decide which lenses you want to bring with you, which angle is best, and what aperture gives the right depth of field for your subject. Another important choice is the one you make between portrait and landscape modes. It is a choice that has to do with the composition of the image, and as such, it is a choice that makes all the difference."

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Capture the moment – a wonderful newborn image by Digital Photo Secrets

Capture the moment – a wonderful newborn image by Digital Photo Secrets: "My daughter has just given me my first grandchild and i had my camera there and started clicking immediately I’ve attached a photo that i took within seconds of him being born and i am so proud of, it made my daughter cry. I really would like a honest opinion as the family and i are seriously biased and we only see what we want to see."

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Different Seasons Have A Huge Effect On An Image by Digital Photo Secrets

Different Seasons Have A Huge Effect On An Image by Digital Photo Secrets: "Well, here we are; spring time again. It’s time to start relaxing outside and enjoy the breeze. At times like this, I like to reflect on change. So much can change over the course of a single year, and we simply pass it by on our commute to work."

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5 Photography Clichés by Digital Photo Secrets

5 Photography Clichés by Digital Photo Secrets: "Let me start by saying something I think we can all agree with. Clichés are victims of their own success. Something only becomes a cliché because it looks good and people like it."

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Is The New iPad 3 A Boon To Photography? by Digital Photo Secrets

Is The New iPad 3 A Boon To Photography? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Apple released the new iPad this week, and photography was right up there with all the new features. I purchased the iPad 3 this week and it was delivered on Friday."

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HDR Portrait Photography Walkthrough – PictureCorrect

HDR Portrait Photography Walkthrough – PictureCorrect: When photographer, Kevin Bryan, decided to do a photographic essay chronicling the devastation that took place when a tornado leveled much of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he teamed up with film maker, Xavier Burgin to document the process. The two enlisted the help editor, Douglas Dillingham, and signed on a local model, Rae Marshall to pose for the shots. Bryan, only a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, and Burgin, who is still enrolled in the university, demonstrate their interesting techniques in this behind the scenes look:

27 Beautiful Black and White Portraits

27 Beautiful Black and White Portraits: "n preparation for our weekly assignment (which will be posted later today) I thought I’d share some black and white portraits (you’ll never get what the theme of the challenge is). Click on images to learn more about it and the photographer behind it on their Flickr page."

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Black and White Portraits: Weekly Photography Challenge

Black and White Portraits: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your challenge is to take and share a black and white portrait. We’ve done portraiture challenges in the past and they’ve always been popular – but after todays collection of 27 black and white portraits I thought it might be fun to issue that challenge"

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Time-lapse Photography and Video Processing Techniques – PictureCorrect

Time-lapse Photography and Video Processing Techniques – PictureCorrect: "In this amazing production, Mark Bramley uses his Canon 5D Mark II to capture life around Tokyo over a two day time span. “Lost in Tokyo” combines DSLR video footage and over 10,000 time-lapse still photos to depict many different social settings around town, including shots taken in the subway and some visually stimulating imagery of the airport. Sort of a new way to document culture utilizing modern techniques and technology. Enjoy the short film here:"

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Creative Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Creative Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "


Canadian photographer, Ryan Doco Connors, shows the versatility of a one light setup in a short video he made documenting a photo-shoot in which four models represented the four elements. To photograph wind, fire, water, and earth Connors employed his Nikon D300 with Nikkor 85mm f/1.8, a 50′ Wescot Apollo softbox, and a single Nikon SB-600 flash. Take a look at the video and let’s discuss the setup:"

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Wedding Photography Equipment – PictureCorrect

Wedding Photography Equipment – PictureCorrect: " was shooting an ‘out of area’ wedding last week (to me that is a wedding more than 20 miles from my home), went to pick up my camera bag and nearly had a hernia."

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Sony α57 boasts 12 fps shooting with full-time continuous autofocus

Sony α57 boasts 12 fps shooting with full-time continuous autofocus: "Sony's translucent mirror technology - which directs incoming light to the image sensor and the AF sensor simultaneously - continues to advance with the introduction of the company's new SLT-A57 digital camera."

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Spring In The Northwest - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Spring In The Northwest - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Winters can be long in the Pacific Northwest...or maybe they just seem that way. But every year, in May, we get our payoff after the winter gloom: a glorious spring. For the next two months, flowers seem to bloom in every direction, the landscape takes on almost impossible shades of green, and thousands of waterfalls are at their spray-filled best. "

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Spring Sensation - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Spring Sensation - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "My roots in photography go back to my university days in Holland. I was a student in Rotterdam, on my way to becoming an economist. I had a keen interest in nature, and I sought solitude and communion with the natural world in a city park, where I tried to capture the changing seasons in moody impressions made with a simple SLR camera. "

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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Italy

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Italy: "It’s the stereotype we all know and so much more. And that’s why I am thankful for this installment in the DPS Travel Photography Inspiration Project because those who submitted photos have found another side of the country and reproduced it in beautiful photographs."

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How to Take Better Still Life Photos – PictureCorrect

How to Take Better Still Life Photos – PictureCorrect: "n photography there are as many mediums as there are people with interests. When most are getting started with photography, they often times start with still life and with time progress towards landscape shots, candid shots or portraits. You learn a lot of the basics when if comes to still life photography, such as the use of shadows and light. This helps the photographer find the subjects emotion. Below, you’ll read about various aspects of still life photography."

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31 Amazing Abstract Images

31 Amazing Abstract Images:

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5 Tips for Flattering Maternity Photography.

5 Tips for Flattering Maternity Photography.: "People’s interest in maternity  photography has really exploded over the last few years. 8 years ago, when I was pregnant with my first son, you couldn’t have paid me a million dollars to document myself in that “condition.” Pregnancy kicks my trash. I don’t just do the “basketball under the t-shirt” look. . . oh no. Oh good mother of Phineas, no. That belly   b l e e e e e e n d s    into the the rest of my poor, sorry self. Head to toe, I’m puffy. Imagine the Pillsbury Doughboy, pregnant."

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Tips For Shooting Time-Lapse Videos On A Plane With An iPhone

Tips For Shooting Time-Lapse Videos On A Plane With An iPhone: "There is no doubt iPhones are becoming useful tools in the photography realm. The latest 8MP camera on the iPhone 4s has utility worth mentioning and using. I have been playing around with this device for only a month and already am becoming endeared to the ability to create time-lapse films in 1080p video quality."

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Photography: What Is A Chromatic Aberration, And How Can I Fix It? - How-To Geek

Photography: What Is A Chromatic Aberration, And How Can I Fix It? - How-To Geek: "You may have heard photographers talk about “Chromatic Aberration” like it’s a disease. Today, we’ll give a explanation of what this term means, and share an advanced technique for removing it from photos, should the need arise."

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7 Photographic Lessons Learned Traveling through Europe

7 Photographic Lessons Learned Traveling through Europe: "Last year i went to Europe on a personal photo tour. My journey was a long road which included just about every type of transport invented by man; plane, train, boat, subway, and taxi. I trudged through the rain with a huge pack, weighed down by tripod and camera gear. I walked along the side of the highway to Stonehenge in England."

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Film vs. Digital

Film vs. Digital: "With the comeback of film over the last few years, many digital photographers are questioning whether or not to make the switch.  This is a decision I had to ponder myself as well.  Is it worth adding a Contax 645 to the arsenal and shooting weddings on film?"

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Top 10 Most Famous Photographers of All Time – PictureCorrect

Top 10 Most Famous Photographers of All Time – PictureCorrect: "f you want to take truly memorable and moving photographs, you can learn something by studying the pictures of famous photographers. Some of the most beloved artists are deceased, but some are still delighting us with their photographs. The list below includes some of the more famous photographers that still impact our lives today."

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What Are Burning And Dodging And How They Can Help Your Photos

What Are Burning And Dodging And How They Can Help Your Photos: "
When teaching modern digital photography I often forget those new to the general art of photography might not be familiar with classic terms and techniques and I need to take a step back. This post is for those who might have always wanted to ask, “What do people mean when they say ‘burn’ and ‘dodge’ in post-processing?”. If you can still smell the darkroom fumes when I bring up these terms, you can skip over this post"

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Give Yourself Assignments And Get Out There!

Give Yourself Assignments And Get Out There!: "
Are you in a photographic rut? Shooting the same subject over and over?  Seeing the same people, the same streets, the same scenery day in and day out?"

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Introduction to Taking Great Underwater Photos

Introduction to Taking Great Underwater Photos: "Absolutely anyone can take pictures underwater, either with a cheap disposable or with a standard digital camera inside a waterproof plastic housing"

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Baby Photography Tips for Beginners – PictureCorrect

Baby Photography Tips for Beginners – PictureCorrect: "


It’s such an exciting time getting ready to photograph your newborn so with some good baby photography tips you can get some great shots. Firstly create a list of shots you want to take before you reach for your camera. When taking photos of your newborn your a very limited to time as there are many confounding variables that come into play. Be sure to get a good grip of your safe shots first and once you are confident with theses, start greeting creative with new angles and ideas."

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Create a 360-degree Animation with Your iPhone or Android

Create a 360-degree Animation with Your iPhone or Android: "Some of the most popular auctions on eBay display their featured product with 3D animations that show a 360-degree view of the item. These animations are very popular for stationary, high-end items, and add a professional touch to any website or auction. However, these animations are not easy to make."

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Ethics in Photography – PictureCorrect

Ethics in Photography – PictureCorrect: "tools for manipulating the look of images. The issue ranges from photojournalists editing out ascetically unpleasing elements from news images to the manipulation of models in fashion magazines."

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How to Take Concert Photos – PictureCorrect

How to Take Concert Photos – PictureCorrect: "We all love the rush of an amazing concert, whether we’re dancing along to the beat or moshing in the pit. But many of us like to capture the moment, quite literally, and record our experience. However, it’s hard to get decent photographs with compact digital cameras. Dark lighting, flashing lights, and constantly moving musicians make it difficult to photograph."

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Creative Filter Effects for the Indoor Photographer

Creative Filter Effects for the Indoor Photographer: "Indoor photography scares the bajesus out of most photographers, and rightly so.  On-camera flash, off-camera flash, ambient lighting and then throw people into the mix and it’s enough to make a grown man weak in the knees.  Utilizing filters on lenses and flashes can change any photograph, using them specifically for indoor photography can be a life saver."

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25 Wonderful Black and White Countryside Landscapes

25 Wonderful Black and White Countryside Landscapes: "Something about getting out into the countryside makes us all want to pull out a camera. The open fields and fresh air are great, but they also allow a lot of opportunity for great photography. These shots show what can be done in black and white with a little talent and thought. Check out our landscape resources at the end of the post and share your own black and white countryside photographs in the comments!"

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How To Create Photorealistic Caricatures With Photoshop - How-To Geek

How To Create Photorealistic Caricatures With Photoshop - How-To Geek: "Even if you don’t have much drawing talent, it’s surprisingly easy to create a photorealistic caricature from a photograph with good resolution and a few minutes in Photoshop. Grab an image and get ready to become a caricature artist!"

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Beginner’s Tip: Get Closer

Beginner’s Tip: Get Closer: "I work with a lot of people just starting out in photography. People who want to move off of Auto mode and on to something more. And they show me their images, asking, “What can I do better?”"

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How to Use Dome Diffuser to Eliminate Shadows and Harsh Light

How to Use Dome Diffuser to Eliminate Shadows and Harsh Light: "One question I frequently get asked is how to get rid of shadows in the picture when the subject is close to a wall?"

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How to Relax a Client During a Portrait Photoshoot – PictureCorrect

How to Relax a Client During a Portrait Photoshoot – PictureCorrect: "f there is one thing I have learned over the years of photographing people it’s that the response to candid photos vs posed is distinctively noticeable in my clients. That aww or ohhh I seek to produce and long to hear when presenting my work to a client intrinsically happens with those “moment” shots, so they are a must capture for me in almost every situation."

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Night Time-lapse Photography with Stars and Auroras – PictureCorrect

Night Time-lapse Photography with Stars and Auroras – PictureCorrect: "There have been quite a few timelapse videos making an appearance lately and Randy Halverson’s, Temporal Distortion, might just be one of my favorites. His timelapse takes us into remote areas in the United States and shows us what the night sky looks like sans light pollution. It’s magical and if you don’t believe me, have a look for yourself in the following video."

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How to Sharpen Photos – PictureCorrect

How to Sharpen Photos – PictureCorrect: "One thing to note about digital photos before we on… the picture format which you use. If you’ve set you digital camera to capture in JPEG format, it is likely you’ve encounter some loss of quality in the picture due to image compression. In this case, it does make sense to apply sharpening on the photo. If, however, you’ve selected to shoot in RAW mode, then you’ll unlikely face any image degradation – sharpening a RAW image isn’t necessary as often."

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Themed Engagement Shoots

Themed Engagement Shoots: "Unlike the typical styled portrait shoots, its really important to incorporate elements of the couples story into the shoot. Their interests. Any family history that they appreciate. And of course, their own Love Story."

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Smugmug’s Camera Awesome App For iPhones [REVIEW]

Smugmug’s Camera Awesome App For iPhones [REVIEW]: "This is one review I am excited to write. I have been a fan of Smugmug for years and years, paying for their Pro account annually and enjoying the ease of use on the site. I am also a recent iPhone convert and have enjoyed playing with various apps as I become accustomed to the device. One area of interest has been photography apps and I was quick to download the Photographer’s Ephemeris and a decent Depth Of Field (hyperfocal) Calculator. I then played around with various camera apps and found some useful and some lacking."

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Photography Lighting with Reflectors and Strobes – PictureCorrect

Photography Lighting with Reflectors and Strobes – PictureCorrect: "


Professional photographer Jay P. Morgan delivers a pair of information packed video tutorials, this time showing viewers the in’s and out’s of using light reflectors, then combining the reflectors with strobe lights and natural lighting to deliver perfectly lit scenes. In the first tutorial, Morgan discusses white, gold, soft gold, and silver reflectors and explains in which scenarios each color should be used in. Take a look at the first video and we’ll recap the key points:"

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Real Estate Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Real Estate Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "There are beautiful homes with superb design, architecture, and lighting. And there are homes that lack all three of these. The goal of a residential interior photographer is to make even the ugliest home look appealing. This guide will cover how to choose the right equipment, use proper lighting, prep a home for a shoot, and composition."

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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: India

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: India: "Welcome to the first installment in the long term DPS Travel Photography Inspiration Project. We start our world travels in India. The response to requests for photos was highest for this county more than any other and what a fine group of samples were sent! I asked each participant to not only include a photo or three, but asked them to help other photographers with tips for taking the same type of photo or about travel to India in general."

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Focus On Barbara O’Brien – From Animal Trainer To Photographer

Focus On Barbara O’Brien – From Animal Trainer To Photographer: "Barbara O’Brien is a very talented photographer, but she is an animal lover first and foremost. There is something very unique about the path she took to become a pro photographer and how she developed her skills."

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How To Make Youthful, Glowing Portraits In Under a Minute - How-To Geek

How To Make Youthful, Glowing Portraits In Under a Minute - How-To Geek: "You’ve seen it in magazines, photo websites, advertisements, and loads of other places—that romantic, almost saccharine look applied to an image to soften skin texture and create “glowing” portraits. Here’s how to get that supermodel glow in under a minute."

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How Photoshop Makes us all Paranoid

How Photoshop Makes us all Paranoid: "What I learned very quick in my starting activity as a freelance-photographer is that, all work be damned, you have exceedingly little control over your assignment-flow. Sure, you can make a great website/jolly facebookpage/stellar portfolio. But making people to call you now, now now! is rather hard."

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Knowing how to Create a Photo and Not just Take One

Knowing how to Create a Photo and Not just Take One: "You either are a portrait photographer or landscape photographer and you come across the perfect moment, everything falls into place, every aspect and variable in the equation right at this moment equals awesomeness! Now what? Fire at will captain! Take no prisoners! I once fell into this temptation in a situation where I thought it was too good to be true, and then loaded all the files later to find a heap of average shots. I fell into temptation of letting my subject/scenery take over and I just took the photo, I didn’t create it, I stopped thinking, never stop thinking."

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How to Take Macro Photos – PictureCorrect

How to Take Macro Photos – PictureCorrect: Macroscopic photography offers photographers a unique view of the world to explore with an unlimited amount of color, texture and physical architecture. Macro photography is a magnified photography, which is used to produce an image which is larger in the film plane (or digital sensor) than in real life.

8 Things Every Camera Owner Should Know About Their Camera

8 Things Every Camera Owner Should Know About Their Camera: If you want to make the evolution from pointing and shooting to creating art, one of the things you must do is master your camera. I’m talking the kind of mastery where you can pick up your camera in most situations and begin firing quickly without too much fiddling around.

4 Reasons Why Networking Is Critical to Going Pro

4 Reasons Why Networking Is Critical to Going Pro: When you make the decision to earn a living from photography, there’s a seed of change that takes hold at that moment and begins to grow. It’s a slight shift at first, as you begin to think, “I’m going to need some clients.” As you become more dedicated to the idea of earning a living from your photography, that shift begins to take hold.

27 Resplendent ‘Reflections’ Images to Inspire You

27 Resplendent ‘Reflections’ Images to Inspire You: "Reflections are everywhere – in mirrors, windows, puddles, the ocean, lakes, in architecture and more. Here’s 27 images that all feature reflections of one kind or another. Which do you like most?"

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RED: Weekly Photography Challenge

RED: Weekly Photography Challenge: "It’s been a couple of years since we ran a ‘RED’ weekly photography challenge – so here we go again."

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Tips For Working With Models in Photography – PictureCorrect

Tips For Working With Models in Photography – PictureCorrect: "As a photographer, it is fairly common to work with models on a variety of photoshoots. Whether it be for a fashion spread or advertisement spot, learning how to hire and work with a photographer is often overlooked. Here is a video tutorial that highlights key points of working with talent on shoots. You can review the clip here:"

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How to Take Panoramic Pictures – PictureCorrect

How to Take Panoramic Pictures – PictureCorrect: "Have you ever wondered how professional photographers are able to take panoramic pictures with ease? Have you ever wished that you had the skills or talents that these photographers have? Have you also wished that you had the extra dough to spend on the next best photography equipment that these photographers are using?"

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Sony Alpha NEX-7 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Sony Alpha NEX-7 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: The Sony Alpha NEX-7 delivers excellent raw photo and solid video quality in a package that's beautifully and functionally designed, yet relatively compact. Though expensive for an essentially nonprofessional camera, it doesn't seem overpriced."

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Wedding Photography Ideas – PictureCorrect

Wedding Photography Ideas – PictureCorrect: "This video takes us through the thought process of a wedding photography team and how they approach their craft. Also while we are on the topic of wedding photography; a quick reminder that the 40% off launch sale of Simple Wedding Photography will be ending this week, Friday March 2nd at 11:59pm Pacific Time. A great resource for wedding photographers or anyone entering the field of wedding photography."

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The Benefits Of Adjustment Tool White Balance In Lightroom 4

The Benefits Of Adjustment Tool White Balance In Lightroom 4: "While the official version of Lightroom 4 is not out yet, I feel comfortable pointing out one change that is sure to make it in the final product; the ability to change white balance while using the Gradient Filter or Adjustment Brush. I have been waiting for this feature for a while to help balance scenes with two different light sources."

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3 Minutes With Photographer Seshu

3 Minutes With Photographer Seshu: "Great photographers always have a knack for making their work look effortless and their subjects look natural. Wedding and portrait photography may look easy enough, bit it can be extremely hard work albeit extremely rewarding. To capture the joy and essence of someone’s persona takes great skill and determination."

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The Impact of Less

The Impact of Less: "Photography is about choices and decisions. Make the right ones up to the moment the shutter button is pressed and a successful composition will result. This sounds simple enough but we all know how frustratingly elusive this can be. The key to good photography is consistently choosing the right options and we achieve this not through following a magic formula, nor by having the best kit, but by practice."

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Edit and Create on the Go with Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad

Edit and Create on the Go with Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad: "On Monday, Adobe launched its Photoshop Touch application for the iPad. This long sought after app runs on the iPad 2, and not on the iPad 1, and it requires that you have iOS 5 installed. The app costs $9.99 which is at the high end of the price range for photo-editing apps in general but Photoshop Touch seems to have got the feature set about right so most people will probably consider it worth the money"

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Present Moment Photography

Present Moment Photography: "I have a horrible habit of wasting so much of my present moment time constantly thinking about everything and everyone! If you are like me, it can be so difficult to focus on what I’m doing right now at this exact moment (just caught myself thinking about something I need to do as I write this article). I’m constantly distracted by thoughts and most of the time these distractions running through my head are about what has already happened or what may happen in the future."

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