Monday, July 30, 2012

How to Build a PC for Photographers | PCWorld

How to Build a PC for Photographers | PCWorld: "You love taking photos. You carry your DSLR or mirrorless camera along wherever you go. You’re always checking out new Photoshop filters or interesting editing applications."

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3 Tips for Shooting Portraits in Bright Sunshine

3 Tips for Shooting Portraits in Bright Sunshine: "It’s a bright sunny day and you’re out with friends making the most of the good weather. You decide to take your camera – after all what better day to shoot some portraits of your friends than a sunny day – bright light = great shots doesn’t it?"

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Action Photography Tips

Action Photography Tips: "We stayed at the pool…way too long!  Friends kept staggering in so we stayed for a bit longer, then a bit longer…isn’t that what summer is really all about?  ***see my concern below*** "

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How to Photoshop a Picture – PictureCorrect

How to Photoshop a Picture – PictureCorrect: "Photoshop has been and is, the first choice editing program for most professional photographers. In this video by Tim Grey you can learn a number of techniques for cleaning and correcting images."

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Friday, July 27, 2012

What is ISO – PictureCorrect

What is ISO – PictureCorrect: "Have you ever been browsing through your cameras’ menu and noticed something called ISO and just ignored it because you didn’t know what it was for? Well, in this article we will explain what ISO is and how to use it to your benefit when taking pictures."

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

How To Take A Double Exposure With A Digital SLR by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Take A Double Exposure With A Digital SLR by Digital Photo Secrets: "Double exposure photographs have been around since the beginning of film cameras. Back then, there was no Photoshop. You couldn’t just go in and change your images any way you want. So photographers did what they could with the tools they had. The double exposure was one tool in their belt."

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How To Get Rid Of Motion Blur When Shooting Sports Indoors by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Get Rid Of Motion Blur When Shooting Sports Indoors by Digital Photo Secrets: "I’m just going to say this outright. Taking indoor photos of sporting events is hard. I’m not saying it’s impossibly hard, but it is most certainly a challenge to any photographer."

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Amazing Photography Tricks: How To Get A People-Free Picture At A Tourist Trap by Digital Photo Secrets

Amazing Photography Tricks: How To Get A People-Free Picture At A Tourist Trap by Digital Photo Secrets: "How many times have you run into the following situation? You’ve flown across the world to visit some beautiful location, but once you get there, it’s packed full of tourists."

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49 City Skylines to Inspire You

49 City Skylines to Inspire You: "This morning I received an email from a dPS reader who was heading to New York for the weekend ahead. She was seeking a little inspiration and advice on taking cityscape shots. I pointed her to some posts in our archives but thought it might be fun to find some great cityscape images on Flickr too. Of course there’s so many different approaches to photographing a city – but here’s some of what caught my eye."

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How I Captured my First Aurora Australis

How I Captured my First Aurora Australis: "On Sunday 15th of July 2012 I went to a friend’s house to borrow his camera. I had a photo shoot the next day and I had nothing decent to shoot with. My newly ordered Nikon D800 was in the mail… apparently. And I had sold my trusted D3X a few days before. D’oh!"

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