Friday, January 20, 2012

Zen and the Art of Photography

Zen and the Art of Photography: "When you get really into photography, when you’ve mastered your camera and are focusing completely on the creative aspect, there’s a real beauty that comes to play. Being completely absorbed in your activity and thinking of nothing else. In a way, photography is a way of meditation. A way of zen. Your focus is completely on the image and nothing else seems to matter."

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without « CameraPorn

60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without « CameraPorn: "I’m pretty much addicted to photography. Methods, gear, news, you name it. It really is kinda scary. To keep my addiction in check when I’m not shooting or shopping, I need a steady flow of photo content to keep the shakes and withdrawl symptoms from popping up so I put together a list of what i consider to be some of the best photo-related content out there."

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Zen and the Art of Photography

Zen and the Art of Photography: "When you get really into photography, when you’ve mastered your camera and are focusing completely on the creative aspect, there’s a real beauty that comes to play. Being completely absorbed in your activity and thinking of nothing else. In a way, photography is a way of meditation. A way of zen. Your focus is completely on the image and nothing else seems to matter. "

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Avoiding Wedding Photography Lawsuits and Upset Clients – PictureCorrect

Avoiding Wedding Photography Lawsuits and Upset Clients – PictureCorrect: "


The advent of cheap, high quality digital SLR’s has dramatically changed the world of photography, perhaps no more than in the wedding photography business. Whilst there are many talented newcomers to this industry, there are many who believe that they can jump straight in and do a job that is actually among one of the most skilled and stressful in the business."

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

PhotoshopLand.com | Photo Retouching | Skin Retouching in Photoshop

PhotoshopLand.com | Photo Retouching | Skin Retouching in Photoshop:

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Achieving a Vintage Look Through Color Tones in Photoshop CS

Achieving a Vintage Look Through Color Tones in Photoshop CS: "Photographers are often striving for a “vintage” look in their photos, and even though there are endless ways of achieving a vintage look, there are a couple of characteristics to keep in mind. First of all, the color tones in a vintage photo often lean towards either a blue or a red hue, or a cross-processed look."

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5 Top Tips for Working with Gimp

5 Top Tips for Working with Gimp: "We know that a lot of blog readers use Gimp and, in the interests of taking a step away from Photoshop for a minute, here are 5 of my top tips for working with Gimp."

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Travel Photography in the Real World – PictureCorrect

Travel Photography in the Real World – PictureCorrect: "Many articles discuss the best practices for travel photography, and many of them, while providing worthwhile advice, tend not to take into account the fact that conditions are not always perfect for making photographs."

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Our Best Portrait Photography Tutorials of 2011

Our Best Portrait Photography Tutorials of 2011: "Lets kick our Summer Series off with a look back on the best Portrait Photography Tutorials on dPS – written in the last year (based upon what tutorials were viewed the most this year)."

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Interior Composition in Architecture Photography – PictureCorrect

Interior Composition in Architecture Photography – PictureCorrect: "


Taking eye-catching photographs of interiors is more difficult than simply pointing and shooting. To compose an effective image, it takes some forethought and careful consideration of your surroundings. To improve our understanding of photographic composition, professional photographer Scott Hargis provides this very helpful insider look into the art of interior photography:"

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