Understanding Exposure and Camera Settings – PictureCorrect

Understanding Exposure and Camera Settings – PictureCorrect: "When you start out in photography the first thing you need to know is how to set the exposure and f-stops on your camera. If you don’t learn this, then all your shot will be the same. Exposure and f-stops on your camera is the key to great photographs. They can make or break a picture."

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How to get the “Money Shot” in Pet Photography

How to get the “Money Shot” in Pet Photography: "If there is one shot in pet photography that just about every owner is guaranteed to fall in love with and buy, it is the head tilt.   There is nothing quite like those shots with the dog looking directly in the camera, head to the side, and their ears pricked.  Capturing them can be quite elusive, but I have a few tips and tricks that may make it a little bit easier."

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Fire Photography: Using Multiple Exposures – PictureCorrect

Fire Photography: Using Multiple Exposures – PictureCorrect: "
Imagine the possibilities when a master pyrotechnician and skilled photographer decide to join forces for one epic photo shoot. If you think that sounds pretty cool, take a look at what really happens as Montrel based photographer, Ben Von Wong, heads over to Paris to work with Andrey Das, fire artist extraordinaire (for those of you reading this by email, the video can be seen here):"

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Using Smoke as a Creative Photography Tool – PictureCorrect

Using Smoke as a Creative Photography Tool – PictureCorrect: "Using smoke when taking photographs is somewhat common practice when it comes to shooting rock stars and athletes. However, Jay Morgan shows us to think outside the box and use smoke as a creative tool during photoshoots that you would otherwise go without."

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Neutral Density Filter Fireworks Photography

Neutral Density Filter Fireworks Photography: "As most landscape photographers probably know, neutral density filters reduce the intensity of light reaching the lens, to allow longer shutter speeds or larger apertures. Think of them as sunglasses for your lens. While these filters have long been used for landscape photography, they aren’t typically considered for fireworks photography. At least not yet."

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Get High: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge

Get High: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge: "This week your photographic challenge is to ‘Get High’."

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How to Take Great Portraits in Variable Lighting Conditions – PictureCorrect

How to Take Great Portraits in Variable Lighting Conditions – PictureCorrect: "Have you noticed how nearly every photography tutorial preaches “avoid shooting outdoors under the harsh, midday sun”? "

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Portrait Photography Lighting: The 5 Classical Types – PictureCorrect

Portrait Photography Lighting: The 5 Classical Types – PictureCorrect: "The options that a photographer has to light a person’s face and body are many. You may use different types of lights such as parabolic or diffused and you may position them in endless combinations. "

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Sony NEX-F3 Review

Sony NEX-F3 Review: "As I hold this new baby in my hands I don’t wonder at how Sony is pursuing an obviously successful plan with its NEX line of cameras but seriously puzzle at the situation where Canon has not entered the same interchangeable camera sector. Others, such as Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and others are in there …"

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Extension Tubes: Close Up Photography Lesson #2

Extension Tubes: Close Up Photography Lesson #2: "In the last lesson, I wrote about close-up lenses and how they can help you get closer to the subject for close-up photography. This time, I’m going to write about another accessory you can buy, extension tubes."

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