Abe's of Maine – Blog - Compositing Images to Extend the Dynamic Range By Steve Paxton

Abe's of Maine – Blog - Compositing Images to Extend the Dynamic Range By Steve Paxton: "High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography exploded in popularity several years ago and continues to captivate new and experienced photographers. Most people are struck by the extreme contrast and dramatic look of HDR images. With programs like Photomatix, virtually anyone with a digital camera can combine a series of images and extend the overall tonal range of a scene."

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Lifestyle Photography: 8 Tips for Creating a Lifestyle Feel - Click it Up a Notch

Lifestyle Photography: 8 Tips for Creating a Lifestyle Feel - Click it Up a Notch: "I LOVE lifestyle photography. Love, love, love it. Lots of people may wonder why I regularly capture my son in his underwear. Because that’s all he wears! lol. Lifestyle photography is real. It captures things that are relevant in one’s life & freezes genuine moments. Recently we had family pictures taken & it felt weird that my boys actually had pants on! I felt like a fraud because I had picked out their outfits & made them look different than usual. Although my friend did an amazing job with our pictures, it just didn’t feel like “us” because of me getting everyone all done up."

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Waterfall Photos: 10 Tips to Photograph Falling Water – PictureCorrect

Waterfall Photos: 10 Tips to Photograph Falling Water – PictureCorrect: "The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, South America. It measures 3.212 ft (979 meters). Getting a good photo of Angel Falls could be a challenge simply because it is so high. You have to get the right lens, probably a wide angle lens, and you must find the right position from which to shoot. This waterfall is nearly a kilometer in height."

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18 Facts of Life for Photography Students

18 Facts of Life for Photography Students: "Every year, I go to my alma mater and give a lecture for 3rd-year advertising-photography students on the business of photography. At this two-hour lectures, I cover all sorts of points about the ups and downs of being a busy commercial photographer in NYC, and also try to tell them straight facts of what the “real world” is like. Here is a summary of some of the most important words of wisdom I try to pass on to young photographers."

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It’s all About Framing!

It’s all About Framing!: "Of course the camera settings and the subject choice play a role, but the framing is most critical. We don’t take pictures. We build them. Let’s take an example: on vacations and you may want to photograph a famous monument. You have chosen your topic and you are ready to press the shutter. Just few questions: have you paid attention to the elements around?"

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