Thursday, February 16, 2012

Photographers: The one thing you need before opening for business

Photographers: The one thing you need before opening for business: "here are lots of obvious things you need before you can start a photography business. And as much as this seems like a hobby that you can make money through as you learn, it’s not really that simple if you want to establish an honest-to-goodness business."

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Why Patience is a Virtue: 3 Essentials for Shooting Macro Photography ‹ PhotoShelter Blog

Why Patience is a Virtue: 3 Essentials for Shooting Macro Photography ‹ PhotoShelter Blog: "As anyone who’s worked in macro photography knows, successful shots largely depend on a great and sometimes grueling deal of patience. Alex Hyde – a professional natural history photographer by trade – has worked in macro photography for years, specifically with invertebrates. Based in the UK, Alex’s images have been published in newspapers, books, and magazines such as The Times and BBC Wildlife"

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Top 5 compact cameras for bargain hunters | Crave - CNET

Top 5 compact cameras for bargain hunters | Crave - CNET: "These cameras aren't the cheapest, but they're the best bang for your buck right now."

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Simple Wedding Photography: New eBook Review – PictureCorrect

Simple Wedding Photography: New eBook Review – PictureCorrect: "Simple Wedding Photography by Lauren Lim was just released today and covers everything you need to know to photograph a wedding and the business behind it"

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

5 things to Love [and 5 things to Hate] about Canon G1 X

5 things to Love [and 5 things to Hate] about Canon G1 X: "This week, I got my greedy little hands on a Canon G1 X and I have to say, I was {and still am} absolutely giddy over this camera. Bear in mind, it’s been about 6 years since I even owned a point + shoot so getting this camera was like going from VHS to blue ray."

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Walking Across America: Time-lapse Project – PictureCorrect

Walking Across America: Time-lapse Project – PictureCorrect: "The filmmaking collective known as Conscious Minds are known for using conceptual ideas in producing spots for the internet. When they teamed up with Levi’s, in 2010, they produced the viral video, “Guy Walks Across America."

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Vintage Car Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Vintage Car Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Cars that were manufactured before the end of World War II (1945) are classified as vintage cars while those manufactured between 1945 and 1975 are categorized as classic cars"

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

HDR Photo Tutorial – PictureCorrect

HDR Photo Tutorial – PictureCorrect: "Professional photographer Rob Hanson has taken the time to create a detailed video tutorial to teach viewers how to make HDR photographs. The five part video series exams the editing process from start to finish. Hanson takes a set of three identical photographs at different exposures and combines them to create one perfectly exposed image."

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15 Tips for Great Candlelight Photography

15 Tips for Great Candlelight Photography: "Happy Valentines Day! In celebration we thought we’d publish this post on the romantic topic of Candlelight Photography!"

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3 Minutes with Photographer Steven Bumgardner

3 Minutes with Photographer Steven Bumgardner: "Photography has always been a powerful medium to share images, but it has consistently been most powerful when used to share stories. As digital SLRs increasingly include video functionality new opportunities are emerging for photographers to enhance their storytelling with video and videographers to return to their roots with still photography."

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