Photography

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Bird Photography Tips, Tutorials And Videos - 121Clicks.com: "Little chirps and beautiful wings, one can hardly not fall in love with these wonderful creations of nature. Birds will always be a boon to photographers, the delicate moments filled with joy and a spur for everlasting freedom within their wings, vibrant colors and actions giving every single & splendid reason for them to be photographed."

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Portrait Photography Tips for the Beginner | Mosaic

Portrait Photography Tips for the Beginner | Mosaic: "Portraits can make for some of the most iconic, beautiful photos in your personal collection. Our mind is so naturally in tune with seeing faces, that we imagine them, even where they don’t exist. Pictures of friends and family are what most casual photographers use their camera for, often with disappointing results. Because of these poor early photos, many beginning photographers can be put off by the idea of doing more serious portrait photography. Here, we learn ten of the basic tips and tricks that can turn an average photo of a person into a work of art."

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Tips for Shooting Landscapes with a Telephoto Lens

Tips for Shooting Landscapes with a Telephoto Lens: "Landscape photography is often synonymous with wide-angle lenses, strategically placed foreground elements and all encompassing vistas that stretch from the very near to the very far. There is no doubt that using that approach can create wonderful images that lead the viewer through a grand landscape however there is also merit in taking a different approach and using a telephoto lens."

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How to Take Better Photos With Your Smartphone | PCMag.com

How to Take Better Photos With Your Smartphone | PCMag.com: "If you're a typical PCMag reader, you have a smartphone, and it likely has a decent camera. Despite having high megapixel counts, cell phone cameras can't keep up with standalone point-and-shoots for a few reasons. "

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

NeroTrigger camera trigger is faster (and smarter) than your shutter finger

NeroTrigger camera trigger is faster (and smarter) than your shutter finger: "There's something undeniably cool about photos of high-speed blink-and-you-miss-it subjects like balloons mid-burst or flashes of lightning. But, unless you've got the reactions of an about-to-be-swatted fly, they can be tricky to take. Luckily, more and more remote triggers are cropping up which use sensors to ensure you always capture the moment, no matter how brief. The NeroTrigger is the latest such offering which incorporates light, sound and laser sensors, among other things."

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Perspective in Photography – PictureCorrect

Perspective in Photography – PictureCorrect: "screen or on prints, we are looking at a 2-dimensional representation of a real 3-dimensional scene. And that is what photography is all about – capturing a 3D scene onto a 2D image. I used to wonder how do photographers demonstrate “depth” or sense of “scale” in a (good) photograph. Th"

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Wildlife Photography Tips | Wildlife Photography Blog

Wildlife Photography Tips | Wildlife Photography Blog: "Many people today are looking for a way to photograph animals at the zoo.

Understandably so, as they are unable to get the time/budget to travel to the locations where most of these animals are in the wild."

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Property Trax: 10 tips to avoid bad real estate photos in your home listing : Wsj

Property Trax: 10 tips to avoid bad real estate photos in your home listing : Wsj: "Anyone who's ever bought or sold a house knows how important the quality of online photos is in drawing serious buyer interest.
But how can you make sure your photos are top-notch?"

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Useful tips for shooting nature photos | www.palmbeachpost.com

Useful tips for shooting nature photos | www.palmbeachpost.com: "(Editor’s note: John J. Lopinot spent 33 years at The Post, retiring in 2008 as deputy director of photography. First-, second- and third-place winners will receive a one-day photography workshop in the fall of 2013 with him. See his work at johnjlopinot.com .)

The Palm Beach Post encourages you to submit photos to the 8th Annual Focus on Nature Photography Contest (digital submissions only, please). The categories are Animals, Plants, Close-ups, Landscapes/Scenics and Oceans."

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