Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Where do you put the focus in the picture? by Digital Photo Secrets

Where do you put the focus in the picture? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Photography is the art of deciding what you want to emphasize and what you don’t want to emphasize. When it comes to pointing out what’s interesting, there is no better practice than focusing. Whatever is in focus tends to be emphasized more than what is not in focus. To create emphasis, we need only know where to place the focus. Here are a few pointers."

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How Do They Do That? Getting Everything In Focus. by Digital Photo Secrets

How Do They Do That? Getting Everything In Focus. by Digital Photo Secrets: "It’s one of the most important elements of being a great landscape photographer. When you know how to get everything in your image as sharp as possible, your photo will definitely stand out. There is a trick to making everything as sharp as possible, and it doesn’t always require you to have the best camera setup. By following some of these techniques, you’ll be well on your way to creating stunningly sharp photography in no time."

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3 Things To Do When An Image Is a Failure by Digital Photo Secrets

3 Things To Do When An Image Is a Failure by Digital Photo Secrets: "How many times have you taken a picture, only to reconcile it to the trash bin because it just didn’t turn out the way you like?"

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Understanding Focus by Digital Photo Secrets

Understanding Focus by Digital Photo Secrets: "What is focus? In photography, it’s practically married to sharpness. An image that is completely sharp is said to be in-focus. An image that’s completely blurry is said to be unfocused. The same metaphor applies to your mind. When you concentrate, your mind is sharp. You are focused. When you’re confused, you lack focus. As you are about to learn, you can use focus to direct your viewer’s attention to the most important parts of a scene. Here’s how."

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8 Posing Guides to Inspire Your Portraiture

8 Posing Guides to Inspire Your Portraiture: "Among the most read posts on dPS in 2012 was a series of posing guides written by Kaspars Grinvalds.

We published the first in the series not intending to do much more than that – but the response from readers was so overwhelming that we kept going back to Kaspars for more."

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