Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Concert Photography: Tips from the Pit from Adorama Learning Center

Concert Photography: Tips from the Pit from Adorama Learning Center: "The most important aspect of a concert, besides the music, is photos of the band. Attendees seek photographs to relive the show, while those who couldn't go look forward to seeing what they missed. A great concert photographer captures the show from the pit, stage and backstage...if they’re lucky."

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Panasonic LUMIX FZ150 - new flagship of the FZ superzoom range

Panasonic LUMIX FZ150 - new flagship of the FZ superzoom range: "Panasonic continues to expand its super-zoom LUMIX FZ-Series with the LUMIX DMC-FZ150 appearing hot on the heels of the DMC-FZ47. Taking the title of the flagship of the FZ series, the FZ150 packs a 24x optical zoom (25-600mm equivalent) along with a 25mm ultra wide-angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens. The camera also features a new 3D photo mode that automatically selects the two most suitable images from 20 panning shots to synthesize a 3D composite image."

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How to Take Stunning Portraits – PictureCorrect

How to Take Stunning Portraits – PictureCorrect: "
Photo captured by Hugh O'Malley (Click Image to See More From Hugh O'Malley)
Learning how to take stunning portraits is one skill that can be easily mastered if you understand the concepts and have had lots of practice."

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How to Beat the Midday Sun!

How to Beat the Midday Sun!: "We’ve all heard the saying, even in photography, that the only people out in the midday sun are – Mad dogs, Englishmen and Wedding photographers!

Well after years of following that train of thought I decided to play around with the idea of not being beaten, by the sun that is!"

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Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Book Review)

Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Book Review): "Hi, my name is James and I am not a food photographer. However, I love food and could be considered a foodie to some extent. I also wouldn’t mind perusing food photography in the future and incorporating it into my business here and there."

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Vineyard Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect

Vineyard Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Taking great vineyard images can be challenging. Pictures can turn out blurry, have sunspots and lighting issues or just have nothing to distinguish them from a million other vineyard shots."

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The Importance Of Patience In Natural Photography

The Importance Of Patience In Natural Photography: "It’s now a cliché that our society is super fast paced. There’s no time to relax. There’s no time for reading an article longer than 1000 words (this one is 737, don’t worry). Things need to be distilled into sound bites for easy ingestion."

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Canon's ultimate soccer mom (or dad) camera? | Crave - CNET

Canon's ultimate soccer mom (or dad) camera? | Crave - CNET: "Until recently, most point-and-shoots were too slow to capture active kids. I mean, you could get something, but probably not the shot you wanted. The switch to fast CMOS sensors, such as the one in the new PowerShot Elph 510 HS, has helped speed up capture. Add in the 510's wide, long lens with improved image stabilization, full HD, and slow-motion movie capture, and a large touch screen all in a body that's somehow less than an inch thick and you have what sounds like an ideal snapshot camera for families."

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Rule of Thirds – PictureCorrect

Rule of Thirds – PictureCorrect: "Photography is an art, its goal is to capture, produce and preserve images that paint a picture, tell a story or record an event."

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Abandoned Russian Riviera: Resort Paradise to Ruins [46 PICS]

Abandoned Russian Riviera: Resort Paradise to Ruins [46 PICS]: "


Abandoned Russian Riviera: Resort Paradise to Ruins [46 PICS]
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Once upon a time, in a subtropical climate on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, there were glorious scenic wonders like beautiful beaches, lush wooded mountains, and buildings of grandeur at a resort paradise known as the Russian Riviera. But a bloody war erupted in Gagra and countless thousands were murdered, an extermination of the Georgian people. Gagra became a war-torn paradise resort in ruins. Now this “Russian Riviera” is an abandoned ghost town. [46 Photos]"

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Still life: Bent objects » OWNI.eu, News, Augmented

Still life: Bent objects » OWNI.eu, News, Augmented:

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How To: HDR Photography

How To: HDR Photography: "HDR Photography has been around since the days of film, but has become extremely popular in recent years. High Dynamic Range, or HDR, is essentially a way of processing photos that allows for a wider and deeper range of colors."

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Night Photography Tips

Night Photography Tips: "Over the last year I’ve become more and more enamored with night photography and the depth of colours offered by it. Today I’d like to share a few things I’ve learned with you and hear your thoughts on this diverse and fascinating style of photography."

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Zombie-Fication! - Worth1000 Tutorials

Zombie-Fication! - Worth1000 Tutorials: True of every piece of work you start - if there isn't an underlying reason for the work being done that's clear in your mind before you begin, it will hurt the look of the final image. The devil is always in the details, and when I look at my finished work I know exactly why I added each element to it. If there is something in there that just doesn't make sense, you can be sure people will notice.

Can Photography Become an Addiction?

Can Photography Become an Addiction?: I do it for a living, I do it on my breaks, days off, vacation… Sometimes I wonder if I ever have a day off or if I have a job. Is addiction one of the job hazards? Should it be added to the list of things to seriously consider when you’re thinking of turning pro? Or is it simply pure happiness?

What Is a Long Exposure in Photography? – PictureCorrect

What Is a Long Exposure in Photography? – PictureCorrect: Usually, when photographers talk about long exposures they mean that the shutter is open for longer than can easily be hand held, though it’s surely not as simple a definition as that.

The first rule of thumb for a hand-holdable shot – the focal length reciprocal rule:

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Butterfly Pictures: How to Capture Them – PictureCorrect

Butterfly Pictures: How to Capture Them – PictureCorrect: o the magnificent colors you see when you look through your camera lens at a butterfly? Maybe a butterfly sitting on a beautiful brilliant flower. It doesn’t get any prettier than that.

Friday, August 26, 2011

CineSkates turn GorillaPod into camera dolly

CineSkates turn GorillaPod into camera dolly: If you're a videographer, and want to elevate your work from just looking competent to looking slick, one of the best things you can do is put your camera on a dolly. No, I'm not talking about a Ken or Barbie, but a wheeled camera mount that allows you to do smooth, fluid tracking shots.

DSLRS For The Minimalist - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com

DSLRS For The Minimalist - Digital Photo Pro | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "Dig into the lower-priced, but highly capable cameras that are available, and you may find that they fit your style and workflow. Top-of-the-range cameras aren’t necessarily the best tools for every professional photographer."

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Sony Alpha A77 Is About to Beat DSLRs at Their Own Game | PCWorld

Sony Alpha A77 Is About to Beat DSLRs at Their Own Game | PCWorld: "At first glance, and probably even after several subsequent glances, you might mistake the just-announced Sony Alpha SLT-A77 for a DSLR."

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

10 Macro Photography Subject Ideas – PictureCorrect

10 Macro Photography Subject Ideas – PictureCorrect: Are you looking for some interesting and out of the ordinary project ideas for your close up or macro photography? Want to break away from the usual flowers, leaves, plants and mushrooms? Tired of bugs, butterflies and spiders? All of those can make great close up subjects, but certainly not unique ones. Here are a few macro photography project ideas that may inspire your creativity:

25 Classic Kids Photos to Inspire You

25 Classic Kids Photos to Inspire You: "In the coming weeks here at dPS we’ll be launching a resource for people wanting to improve their photography of children – something I know a lot of dPS readers have been asking for."

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How to Take Long Exposure Shots in Daylight

How to Take Long Exposure Shots in Daylight: "In this video Scott Kelby demonstrates how to take long exposure photos – during the day. The image he takes is exposed for a whole 2 minutes at ISO 200 and at f/11."

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Wide-Angle Lens Tips in Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect

Wide-Angle Lens Tips in Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect: "Whenever I conduct landscape photography, I always shoot in Aperture Priority mode. Reason being I am able to shoot with more choices of appropriate f-stops and depth of field. I normally use the optimal aperture of my lens, and that is between f/8 to f/14."

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Sometimes Close-ups Are Better From Far Away

Sometimes Close-ups Are Better From Far Away: When you think of close-up photography, you probably think of getting in close with a macro lens. After all, it’s called “close-up” photography, right?

Basic Photo Editing in Lightroom

Basic Photo Editing in Lightroom: With all the tools available today to retouch digital portraits, it’s easy for us to go way overboard with editing on photos. We make a few adjustments here and there, then make a few more, and before we know it, the photo looks completely different – sometimes good, and sometimes, well, not so good.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Photography Tips for Wall Art – PictureCorrect

Photography Tips for Wall Art – PictureCorrect: lmost every photographer has had the urge to mount and display his or her photo’s as wall art, either at home or maybe in the office at work. At one time or another – we’ve nearly all done it – we took one of our ‘best shots’, had an enlargement made and framed.

Picturing the American Drought, George Steinmetz - LightBox

Picturing the American Drought, George Steinmetz - LightBox: As Bryan Walsh writes this week, drought is one of the most insidious types of natural disaster, but no less devastating. The recent record-setting period of dry weather in the American South has caused billions of dollars of damage, ruined crops, and altered entire ecosystems, and it may get worse.

Portraits of Dogs as They Shake Off Water

Portraits of Dogs as They Shake Off Water: For her series “Shake“, pet photographer Carli Davidson photographed curious portraits of dogs shaking off water. Use a fast shutter speed and you can capture all kinds of strange expressions on your dog’s face.

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS | PhotographyBLOG

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS | PhotographyBLOG: The Canon PowerShot SX150 IS is a new superzoom for all the family.

How to Photograph Newborns

How to Photograph Newborns: Among the many different photo shoots one can do, I’ve always considered newborn photography as one of the most challenging. Having great equipment and great technical know-how is never enough. For me, this is the genre of photography where the human touch is most important.

Travel Photography and Kids: How to Juggle Yourself in Between

Travel Photography and Kids: How to Juggle Yourself in Between: For an amateur who had just been introduced to photography after having had two kids of seven and six year olds, I often find travel photography can be very challenging as I never had the choice but to carry both camera and kids!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Using Wide Apertures in Wedding Photography – PictureCorrect

Using Wide Apertures in Wedding Photography – PictureCorrect: Using wide apertures to create beautiful wedding photography is so simple even a beginner can do it. A lens with a wide aperture, such as a 50mm 1.4 prime, can produce a gentle blur in the background allowing focus to remain on what it important in the shot.

More zoom, less room: Compact megazoom cameras - CNET Reviews

More zoom, less room: Compact megazoom cameras - CNET Reviews: Compact megazooms, also known as travel zooms, are some of the most popular point-and-shoot cameras on CNET. That's likely because they offer wide-angle lenses with long zooms, giving you a lot of shooting flexibility, but without the bulk of larger dSLR-style megazooms. All of the major camera manufacturers have at least one, if not two or three, in their lineups, so figuring out which one best meets your needs is tricky. To help, I've rounded up six of my current favorite recommendations.

Olympus SZ-30MR REVIEW

Olympus SZ-30MR REVIEW: They keep gettin’ longer and longer: compact maxi zoom digicams, that is.

5 Tips for Creating Vintage Wedding Photos

5 Tips for Creating Vintage Wedding Photos: In my experience, wedding photos edited to create a vintage-feel are becoming increasingly popular with couples, so dabbling in some vintage action can provide you with an attractive addition to your wedding package.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Lens Length and Other Factors – PictureCorrect

Lens Length and Other Factors – PictureCorrect: Perhaps one of the more confusing subjects in the world of digital cameras is lens length. We hear terms like “telephoto”, “wide angle”, “field of view”, “5X” and a host of others to describe our lenses. Then once we get all of that business sorted out we crank in other arcane phrases like “crop factor” and “35mm equivalent”.

How Lighting Affects The Mood Of Your Photos by Digital Photo Secrets

How Lighting Affects The Mood Of Your Photos by Digital Photo Secrets: Good photography, just like any art, should tug at our heartstrings. Images should make us feel one way or another, and if they don’t, we tend to ignore them.

Taking Colorful Photos In Your Garden by Digital Photo Secrets

Taking Colorful Photos In Your Garden by Digital Photo Secrets: Why travel to an exotic location for photography when you can take some of your best shots in your own backyard? Photography and gardening go together like two peas in a pod.

Taking Pictures In Wet Weather by Digital Photo Secrets

Taking Pictures In Wet Weather by Digital Photo Secrets: When the weather takes a turn for the worse, a lot of photographers put away their cameras. It’s always the same old sob story. It’s gray out. Nothing has any color. But nothing could be further from the tr

The Sunny 16 Rule by Digital Photo Secrets

The Sunny 16 Rule by Digital Photo Secrets: Have you ever heard of the sunny 16 rule? It seems to have all but disappeared in most modern discussions of photography. As a matter of fact, it’s one of many rules that photographers seem to have forgotten.

10 Realizations of a DSLR Newbie

10 Realizations of a DSLR Newbie: It’s been almost 10 months since I bought my first DSLR. The days so far were both beautiful and challenging as well as immensely educational.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Photography Situations Where a Tripod is Beneficial – PictureCorrect

Photography Situations Where a Tripod is Beneficial – PictureCorrect: Some people think that using a tripod for taking photos can be time consuming and not fun at all.

My Addiction: Weekly Photography Challenge

My Addiction: Weekly Photography Challenge: Your challenge this week is to take and share an image on the theme of ‘My Addiction’.

Family Portraits Do’s and Don’ts

Family Portraits Do’s and Don’ts: For a photographer, skills in family portraits are are essential and are usually the bread and butter for up and coming photographers. Looking at the history of photography, one of the first popular uses the camera was not for abstract art, or photographing the family pet, but for photographing people and their families.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Luck Favors The Prepared - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Luck Favors The Prepared - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: We've just returned from a three-week digital photo safari in Botswana and Zambia with a wonderful group of advanced nature photographers.

10 Tips For The Grand Canyon - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

10 Tips For The Grand Canyon - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: Postcard racks are filled with pretty pictures of iconic landscapes. Venture into any visitor's center in any national park, and you'll see a plethora of photos that show the usual vistas at the usual times of day.

Light Painting Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect

Light Painting Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect: Photography is a way to be creative. Whether it be by taking regular landscape photographs to making the most surreal and abstract images you can think of. Another cool fun technique you can try is light painting. The gist of light painting is, well you guessed it, to paint with light. This article will tell you how it works, what kinds of light painting there are and how you can try it for yourself.

Top 10 Compact Point-and-Shoot Cameras | PCWorld

Top 10 Compact Point-and-Shoot Cameras | PCWorld: Pocketable cameras are easy to use, and a great choice for the casual photographer. From ultracompact point-and-shoots to slightly larger models with manual controls, here are the top pocket-size cameras we've tested this year.

10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Becoming a Professional Photographer

10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Becoming a Professional Photographer: When I had the opportunity to check out the Going Pro Kit, I appreciated first hand the value. It brought me back to my humble beginnings. One day in 2009, I woke up and shouted “Hello World – I’m going to be a Kick Ass Pet Photographer!!!”

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Essential Facial Expressions for Photo Shoots – PictureCorrect

Essential Facial Expressions for Photo Shoots – PictureCorrect: Much of the attention in photo modelling is given to the way a model poses and dresses. Yet, little or no attention is given to facial expressions. Expressions will make or break a photo shoot. Photos will be soulless and tell nothing

CNET's favorite compact megazooms of 2011 (so far) | Crave - CNET

CNET's favorite compact megazooms of 2011 (so far) | Crave - CNET: The number of cameras released or announced this year is ridiculous. According to camera site 1001 Noisy Cameras, the count stands at more than 150 models with 42 of them being compact megazooms.

Nikon Coolpix-L120 Review: Overview

Nikon Coolpix-L120 Review: Overview: One of the most versatile models in Nikon's "Lifestyle" series of easy to use digicams, the Coolpix L120 boasts a variety of powerful features, while still keeping things simple. These include a 14-megapixel image sensor mated to a 21x optical zoom lens covering an equivalent zoom range of 25-525mm, a 3.0-inch LCD with 921k dots, and 720p HD video recording to name a few.

Creating and Lighting a Scene on a Home Depot Lighting Budget

Creating and Lighting a Scene on a Home Depot Lighting Budget: I have gotten rather tired of setting up and breaking down equipment with each set of tutorials that we record. So, this past week I have been wanting to setup an actual area in our studio for recording tutorials for slrlounge.com. Since most of our 3,000 square foot studio is already accounted for, my partners Justin and Chris laughed sarcastically as they said, “well, I guess that leaves you with the back garage door entrance for your little recording studio.”

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX9V REVIEW

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX9V REVIEW: As mentioned elsewhere, I bought this camera’s predecessor — the HX5V — about a year ago for family use. And enjoyed every still and video pixel it shot!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Samsung NX11 REVIEW

Samsung NX11 REVIEW: "Samsung had already gained a market presence with compact digicams, then surprised everyone when it delivered the interchangeable lens DSLR-style NX10 about 18 months ago."

Concert Photography Tips

Concert Photography Tips: "Concert photography is one of the most challenging fields in photography, as opposed to posed photos; in this kind of photography we have no control of almost any parameter in the picture. We can’t direct the object being photographed, we do not have control over the lighting, which is constantly changing, and we do not have access to any angle."

Olympus SZ-10 Review | PhotographyBLOG

Olympus SZ-10 Review | PhotographyBLOG: "The Olympus SZ-10 is a pocketable 14-megapixel travelzoom camera offering 18x optical zoom, mechanical image stabilisation, HD movie capture, in-camera panorama stitching and a range of “Magic Filters”."

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Photo Composition Tips – PictureCorrect

Photo Composition Tips – PictureCorrect: "One aspect of photography that photographers constantly strive to improve is composition. It is one of those things that you spend your entire photographic career working on. There are many considerations to be made on what to include in the frame and, equally important, what to leave out and it can sometimes be a little overwhelming in trying to get the hang of it"

Replacing Green Screen Background w/ a Digital Background

Replacing Green Screen Background w/ a Digital Background: "The technique known as “green screen photography” also known as chroma key photography is familiar to most people who watch television news and weather sometime during the day. However, it was not first developed for the television broadcast industry. The green screen technology was developed for use in the movie industry during the 1940s. Also, though green screen backdrop is the common nomenclature, blue screens are sometimes used too. The most important aspect of this technology is that the background color does not appear at any place in the image."

Set Yourself a One Focal Length Challenge

Set Yourself a One Focal Length Challenge: "I wouldn’t normally shoot with that focal length but the lens was supplied by Leica with the camera and I wasn’t about to run out and buy another lens just for a 2 week test (they run at several thousand dollars) – so I decided to make the most of it."

Food Photography – An Introduction

Food Photography – An Introduction: "Interested in learning about Food Photography? Read on for some introductory tips."

Monday, August 15, 2011

Los Angeles at Night: Amazing Time-lapse Photography – PictureCorrect

Los Angeles at Night: Amazing Time-lapse Photography – PictureCorrect: "This video has been making waves in the world of time-lapse photography (half a million views within the week). An innovative photographer named Colin Rich dedicated about 6 months of his time to create this photographic masterpiece entitled LA Light. His goal was to capture the the electric radiance of Los Angeles at night. Take a moment, sit back, and enjoy:"

Fujifilm Finepix F600EXR – PictureCorrect

Fujifilm Finepix F600EXR – PictureCorrect: "Valhalla, N.Y., August 11, 2011 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the newest addition to the FinePix F-Series lineup: the FinePix F600EXR. This sleek, compact digital camera combines advanced features, including a 16 MegaPixel EXR-CMOS sensor, a FUJINON 15x super Wide-Angle lens (24-360mm equivalent), Intelligent Digital Zoom and a 3.0′ high contrast 460K resolution LCD with 160° viewing, to produce exceptional images."

Remember to be Personable in Portrait Photography Sessions – PictureCorrect

Remember to be Personable in Portrait Photography Sessions – PictureCorrect: "It’s important to remember that in a portrait session you’re photographing a person. At first, learning how to balance the technical and creative processes along with the person you are photographing can be difficult."

Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Singh-Ray Vari-N-Duo Filter

Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Singh-Ray Vari-N-Duo Filter: "One area most people don’t often experiment with is the purposeful use of long exposure times during the day. Night shots, streaking lights and star trails, are common and typically fairly easy compared to their daytime counterparts."

12 Best Selling Photography Books

12 Best Selling Photography Books: "Here are the 12 best sellers when it comes to what photography books our readers are buying at the moment on Amazon:"

Friday, August 12, 2011

Indispensable Tools For The Traveling Photographer – PictureCorrect

Indispensable Tools For The Traveling Photographer – PictureCorrect: "When you’re on the road or overseas, there are things you want in your gear bag you might not need to drag around with you close to home. Besides a backup camera or spare camera body, there are a few tools that have saved a shoot on more than one occasion for me."

Olympus SP-810UZ – PictureCorrect

Olympus SP-810UZ – PictureCorrect: "Travelers looking for a camera flexible enough to get up close for beautiful macro images of flowers while exploring exotic islands or to capture the magnificence of the Old Faithful geyser from hundreds of feet away without changing lenses, now have the ultimate camera with the introduction of the new SP-810UZ."

Diopter Lenses: Understanding How They Relate to Photography – PictureCorrect

Diopter Lenses: Understanding How They Relate to Photography – PictureCorrect: "As photographers, we want to show ordinary things in an extraordinary angle. And what best way to do this but to zoom in and magnify parts and bring the smallest objects into literally larger than life sizes. Getting the perfect macro shot of a subject is definitely a photographer’s ultimate dream. But macro lenses can be pricy and reverse-lens photography can be a taxing job. This is where diopters save the day."

Focusing Quick Tip: Single Point AF Methods

Focusing Quick Tip: Single Point AF Methods: "One of the biggest leaps towards tack sharp images you can take is using single point auto focus to hone in on your subject and nail the shot. Using the automatic grid focus system can sometimes be like throwing a handful of darts and hoping to hit the bullseye, especially when shooting at an extremely shallow depth of field like f/1.4. In fact at f/1.4, if you’re subject is 5 feet away and you’re shooting with a 50mm prime, your depth of field is only 0.09 feet! Do you want to leave .09 feet up to a handfull of focus points? No, I didn’t think so!"

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Ricoh announces release of Leica-M compatible GXR lens mount

Ricoh announces release of Leica-M compatible GXR lens mount: "Ricoh has now detailed its new Leica M-mount unit for the modular GXR photographic system and announced a release date. In addition to the wide range of Leica lenses, users of the 12 megapixel GXR MOUNT A12 module will also be able to access other mount configurations via a conversion adapter."

Outdoor Fountain Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Outdoor Fountain Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Have you ever seen a water feature that looked so amazing you just had to get a picture of it? Maybe it was at a park, in your local downtown area, or on vacation somewhere."

Photographer Spotlight: Matt and Agnes Hage | HagePhoto

Photographer Spotlight: Matt and Agnes Hage | HagePhoto: "This commercial photographer spotlight features outdoor adventure photo team Matt and Agnes Hage. From their Anchorage base camp, the two branch out to assignments all over Alaska, the American West, Canada, the Pacific Islands and the Patagonian Andes. HagePhoto has worked with clients including Backpacker, Outdoor Life, Backcountry, Cascade Designs, Frommer’s Travel Guides and more. "

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

BetterPhotoJim: How to See Like Your Camera Sees: A Common Challenge

BetterPhotoJim: How to See Like Your Camera Sees: A Common Challenge: "A big challenge for photographers is to see the world in the same way our camera sees it. As BetterPhoto instructor Rob Sheppard puts it:"

Dramatic Coloring in Lightroom

Dramatic Coloring in Lightroom: "Whenever I am lecturing, or speaking with other photographers, I am always trying to teach them just how powerful Lightroom 3 truly is. In fact, approximately 98% of the photos that we deliver to clients in our wedding photography studio, Lin and Jirsa, have only been edited in Lightroom."

Lens Comparison Website Aids In Lens Purchase Selection

Lens Comparison Website Aids In Lens Purchase Selection: "When shopping for new lenses it’s often hard to compare the differences between one lens and another online. Even in a store, the difference might not be noticeable unless you get a chance to take both lenses out and play with them."

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Holistic Photography: 10 Techniques to Improve Focus – PictureCorrect

Holistic Photography: 10 Techniques to Improve Focus – PictureCorrect: "There exists an ageless Cherokee Native American proverb that states “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today”. The point being that most of us tend to spend vast amounts of time and energy worrying about the past or planning for the future."

Child Photography: How to Photograph Babies – PictureCorrect

Child Photography: How to Photograph Babies – PictureCorrect: "Every parent has the desire of capturing the innocent smile of their babies in the camera. However, bringing out the best photographs of babies is not something really simple. If you are assigned to photograph babies, you need to know the intricacies of the job in the right way."

Best cell phones for shutterbugs | Dialed In - CNET Blogs

Best cell phones for shutterbugs | Dialed In - CNET Blogs: "Digital cameras are now so ubiquitous in cell phones that's its became rather hard to find a handset without one. Indeed, the feature has come a long way since cameras entered the cell phone world, first as detachable accessories and then as integrated features. The VGA resolution was long the norm--and it still exists at the low end of the market--but that changed with the introduction of handsets like Sprint's Audiovox PM8920, which was the first 1.3-megapixel camera phone in the United States. And from that point, the technology only got better."

Leica M9-P – First Impression Review

Leica M9-P – First Impression Review: "Over the last 9 days I’ve had the chance to use and review Leica’s newest camera – the Leica M9-P. In the following video (filmed after I’d been using it for 4-5 days) I share my first impressions of the camera – one that polarises many due to its expense and stripped back feature set. I also show some of the images that I’ve taken with it (they start at about the 10 minute mark if you want to skip to that)."

Out of Focus Foreground Framing

Out of Focus Foreground Framing: "This is one of my favorite compositional techniques: it is something I do a lot. I think it’s becoming a signature part of my style. I didn’t realize this until a photographer friend showed me a photo he had taken (utilizing this technique) and showed it to me saying it was his ‘Jacinda shot’ or something like that. When shooting, I often try to find something in the foreground which I can throw out of focus to frame the subject. It is a really simple way to add depth and creativity to the photograph, as well as helping give the main subject more emphasis."

Monday, August 8, 2011

Using Creative Controls or Idiot Modes on Your Camera – PictureCorrect

Using Creative Controls or Idiot Modes on Your Camera – PictureCorrect: "Photo captured by Lorenzo (Click Image to See More From Lorenzo)
To the uninitiated, the idiot mode functions on their newly acquired digital SLR camera could be viewed as a real feature that will transform their photography."

Don’t Quit your Day Job {How to Become a Pro Photographer}

Don’t Quit your Day Job {How to Become a Pro Photographer}: "When Darren launched the new dPS ebook – Going Pro recently, he said that the majority of the emails he gets are about how to start making money as a photographer. Ditto, Darren! The eBook is amazing and gives you so much of the information you may be craving. What I’d like to talk about today is the realities of going pro and the one thing you need to do to safely quit your day job."

15 Forced Perspective Technique Examples

15 Forced Perspective Technique Examples: "The forced perspective technique manipulates our human perception with the use of optical illusions to make objects appear larger, smaller, farther, or closer than they actually are. I once screamed like a little girl at a scary movie in a packed theater, only to find out later that the gigantic monster on the screen was only a little model. The movie makers had used forced perspective to turn a plastic toy into something frightening to the audience. The use of digital effects today still incorporates this popular way of portraying scenes or objects."

How To Fix the Dark Shadows that Ruin Great Photos - How-To Geek

How To Fix the Dark Shadows that Ruin Great Photos - How-To Geek: "Ever take one of those photos that’s great, except for a bunch of shadows that ruin the image? Here’s how to salvage that shot and bring the detail back out of those shadows in a few quick seconds."

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Environmental Portraits

Environmental Portraits: "On the birth of our first child we were given by a friend a gift certificate for a photographic family portrait. The deal included one photo shoot in a studio and some prints."

Saturday, August 6, 2011

How to Use Depth of Field – PictureCorrect

How to Use Depth of Field – PictureCorrect: "What do we mean by depth of field? The term refers to the amount of detail in the photograph that is in focus. A typical landscape photograph will will show detail over a long distance, all of which will be in focus and recognizable by the viewer"

Why You Should Use Your Lens’ Hood

Why You Should Use Your Lens’ Hood: "Time and again I get asked by those starting out in photography, “What is this thing that came with my lens?” What they are referring to is the lens hood included with most new lenses. For those new to cameras and lenses, it looks odd as it is often cut in a wave-like pattern."

Beautiful Video About Wedding Photography – PictureCorrect

Beautiful Video About Wedding Photography – PictureCorrect: "I was surprised to see a video about wedding photography going viral today, but when I watched it I immediately realized why. It is a very touching look at the art of wedding photography and what it means to a photographer who has dedicated his life to it. I was very moved and inspired by it:"

Friday, August 5, 2011

Top 10 Compact Point-and-Shoot Cameras | PCWorld

Top 10 Compact Point-and-Shoot Cameras | PCWorld: "Pocketable cameras are easy to use, and a great choice for the casual photographer. From ultracompact point-and-shoots to slightly larger models with manual controls, here are the top pocket-size cameras we've tested this year."

Writing for Photography Magazines – An Editor’s View

Writing for Photography Magazines – An Editor’s View: "There’s one way to get your photos published in photography magazines that I didn’t mention in my previous post, and that is to write an article accompanied by your photos."

Thursday, August 4, 2011

A Few Portrait Photography Pointers – PictureCorrect

A Few Portrait Photography Pointers – PictureCorrect: "Photo captured by Keith Willette (Click Image to See More From Keith Willette)
It takes a lot of concentration and skill to be able to work successfully with people in photography. Landscape or nature photography affords you the luxury of time. People don’t. Whether they get fidgety and bored easily or they don’t want to sit there all day and roll with your creative urge, portraits require relationship skills as well as technical skills."

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V Review

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V Review: "About this time last year I fell upon a Sony DSC-HX5V compact digicam with great glee, buying one to use for my family picture making. It has since traveled with us on all our excursions, elegantly and easily recording our trips as HD movies."

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

iPhone Photography Tips and Apps – PictureCorrect

iPhone Photography Tips and Apps – PictureCorrect: "There are a few people out that own an Apple iPhone, and as you may have guessed that results in there being a lot of pictures being taken with the camera found on the phone. While the camera on any current cell phone is far more advanced than a pocket point and shoot camera from a few years ago, it doesn’t mean you are going to get a great picture or that you should rely on it as a camera instead of having a camera as well."

Sometimes People Love The Subject, Not Your Photo

Sometimes People Love The Subject, Not Your Photo: "I admit to feeling like a fraud sometimes.

A fraud because I have people “ohhhh”ing and “ahhhh”ing over a photo of mine and when I sit back and look at it, I realize it’s not my photo skills they are astounded by, it’s the subject of the shot."

Why Photographers Should Love Google+

Why Photographers Should Love Google+: "A short while ago, I wrote an article titled “Why Photographers Should Love Twitter” detailing the reasons why I love Twitter for interacting with other photographers and how great the community is there. Twitter is still great but everything has changed with the introduction of Google+. I’ve just started looking into Google+ and I’m already hooked"

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

For Better Wildlife & Landscape Photos – Get Fit!

For Better Wildlife & Landscape Photos – Get Fit!: "Many of the best photos are taken by people who live locally to a particular site. This brings you all the benefits of local knowledge that can give your photos an edge. It stands to reason that photographers living by the sea will most often take far better seascape photos than I can. If you shoot somewhere close to home, you know the weather, and you can pop over as often as you like without having to plan a trip in advance."

Understanding Natural Light Portrait Photography: A Guide to Learning to See Light

Understanding Natural Light Portrait Photography: A Guide to Learning to See Light: "Has buying the right studio lighting setup stopped you from taking your portrait photography seriously? It shouldn’t. You can take great portraits with natural light."

Monday, August 1, 2011

Panasonic Lumix FZ47 – PictureCorrect

Panasonic Lumix FZ47 – PictureCorrect: "SECAUCUS, NJ – Panasonic today introduces the LUMIX DMC-FZ47 digital camera, the newest addition to the company’s super-zoom FZ-Series. The LUMIX FZ47 packs a powerful 24x optical zoom in a 25mm ultra-wide angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens, full-High Definition 1080i video-recording capabilities and new creative controls while shooting both still and video images. The high-quality Leica lens features Panasonic’s Nano Surface Coating technology to help minimize light reflection that causes ghosting and flare."

Lens Hood: A Vital Piece of Camera Equipment – PictureCorrect

Lens Hood: A Vital Piece of Camera Equipment – PictureCorrect: "What’s that weird thing on the front of your lens?” This is something I hear every time I teach a photo workshop. Well, you canʼt blame the students: they are usually beginners, and since we were all beginners once, I try to cut them some slack."

13 Examples of Great Photos When Being Out of Focus Makes the Shot

13 Examples of Great Photos When Being Out of Focus Makes the Shot: "The quest for tack sharp photos is something most photographers are on the quest for – but sometimes it is a lack of focus can really make a shot what it is. Here are 12 images that either are completely ‘unfocused’ or which use focus selectively"

How to be Comfortable Taking Portraits when Your just Starting Out

How to be Comfortable Taking Portraits when Your just Starting Out: "At first, learning how to balance the technical and creative processes along with the person you are photographing can be difficult. You have to find your rhythm while you communicate not only visually but verbally"