What is tilt-shift photography? - Digital Photo Secrets

What is tilt-shift photography? - Digital Photo Secrets: "You may have heard about it before. Perhaps you’ve seen a tilt-shift lens or an old-fashioned camera with a bellows. Cameras and lenses like these can be used to shift the most focused part of your image, resulting in some interesting effects. One of them is the “fake miniature” image below. So, if you haven’t heard about tilt-shift photography yet, then consider this your introduction. I’ll show you everything you need to know."



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How to do Surreal Digital Infrared Photography Without Expensive Gear or Camera Conversions

How to do Surreal Digital Infrared Photography Without Expensive Gear or Camera Conversions: "Photos made with invisible infrared light, rather than visible light, yield wildly strange and eerie photographs that always have the “WOW Factor.”  For landscapes or scenic imagery, infrared (IR) photography is highly regarded as fine art. But back in the days of film photography, shooting infrared was complicated, expensive and the results were often not great. For those with determination though, that one image that did ‘work” was always worth the trouble."



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Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 vs. Sony Cyber-shot RX10

Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 vs. Sony Cyber-shot RX10: "Bridge cameras, with their fixed super-zoom lenses, have traditionally offered users a great focal range, but not necessarily the image quality to match. That changed with the Sony RX10, which used a large one-inch-type sensor to boost photographic quality. But now there's a new challenger on the block, the Panasonic FZ1000, which offers much of what makes the RX10 great, and a bit more too. Here Gizmag looks at how the two cameras compare."



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5 Ways To Break Out of a Creative Photography Rut

5 Ways To Break Out of a Creative Photography Rut: "I’m a full time photographer that concentrates on shooting restaurant and bar interiors, food, and cocktails. After strictly shooting that subject matter for long time I found myself uninspired, so I decided to do something about it."



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Spice-Up Your Outdoor Photos with Wireless Off-camera Flash and Gels

Spice-Up Your Outdoor Photos with Wireless Off-camera Flash and Gels: "Wireless off-camera flash is a great way to add a splash of light and give a scene an added dimension, or to fill in shadows in high-contrast scenes. The TTL (through the lens) exposure feature makes it easier than ever to get a well-exposed image without the need for a flash meter. However, there’s one more ingredient that you can add that will open up a new world of creative possibilities for your photography. That ingredient is easy to find, easy to use, and affordable: colored flash gels."



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