Friday, June 22, 2012

Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography (New eBook) – PictureCorrect

Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography (New eBook) – PictureCorrect: "Released in the last few days, Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography by Andrew Gibson aims to help readers master the often complicated techniques of Macro Photography. Great subject matter is all around, and these methods can help you reveal objects in entirely new ways."

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What Studio Photography Taught Me About Shooting On Location by Digital Photo Secrets

What Studio Photography Taught Me About Shooting On Location by Digital Photo Secrets: "Studio photography and on-location photography. You would think the two have barely anything to do with one another. In the studio, everything is finely tuned and precisely controlled. Out there in the real world, all kinds of random events can turn a great photo shoot into a not-so-great one. With that said, my experience in the studio has done a lot to improve my on-location photography. Here are a few things you can learn."

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Lighting Ratios to Make or Break your Portrait

Lighting Ratios to Make or Break your Portrait: "In a previous article (6 Lighting Patterns every photographer should know) I talked about lighting patterns and how they create shape and dimensions on the face. Another factor that contributes to the effectiveness of a portrait is the lighting ratio. As a math term, a ratio is a comparison of one thing to another. The dictionary definition states, “the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other ”"

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