How to Backup Photos – PictureCorrect

How to Backup Photos – PictureCorrect: "Photographers in the digital era are faced with many unique challenges that their predecessor’s in the film era never had to deal with. The way you market your photography business would be the first that comes to mind. Social media and the internet didn’t exist in the 60′s and 70′s. Photographs were taken on film instead of digital media. "

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The Age of iPhoneography - Barrons.com

The Age of iPhoneography - Barrons.com: "Photo buffs, grab your smartphones: The era of iPhone fine art has arrived. In Los Angeles this month, the LA Mobile Arts Festival features the works of more than 200 smartphone-wielding enthusiasts from around the world. It's the cream of the crop from iPhoneArt.com, where 5,000 people publish their creations."

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Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #21 – News Watch

Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #21 – News Watch: "Join the Wild Bird Revolution! Be the first to introduce your friends, family and colleagues to the freedom and splendor of birds in the wild! Close-up and at high resolution."

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How to Photograph the Stars

How to Photograph the Stars: "Photography in general is easy – right? You pick up your camera, point it in the direction of what interests you, and depress the shutter button. However, there are many levels of photography, and I’m sure many of you are aware of the basics."

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Wide Angle: Weekly Photography Challenge

Wide Angle: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This challenge builds upon our recent tutorial – 7 Ways to Get More out of a Wide-Angle Lens which gives some practical tips on shooting this way. While not everyone has a true wide-angle lens to shoot with we challenge you to use whatever you have available. If your camera has a zoom lens – resist the temptation to zoom in this week and shoot as much as you can at the wider end of the zoom."

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Action Sports Photography – PictureCorrect

Action Sports Photography – PictureCorrect: "n general, the term action or motion picture is associating with shooting at sports events. It is undeniable that capturing participants in sporting events is challenging, but action photography requires more than that."

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Contrast and How it Affects Portraits – PictureCorrect

Contrast and How it Affects Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Taming the beast “contrast” is often a photographer’s biggest challenge. As the photographer, your task is usually to decide what’s most important and then compromise on the exposure accordingly, based on the various elements in your scene. Here’s a typical situation: you’re by a lake. It’s late evening and the sun is setting. The warm sunlight is coming off the water and at an extremely low angle."

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Should You “Expose for the Sky” on a Bright Sunny Day? by Digital Photo Secrets

Should You “Expose for the Sky” on a Bright Sunny Day? by Digital Photo Secrets: "There are a lot of myths and rumors spreading around the photography community, and none is more popular than the myth that you should expose for the sky on a bright sunny day. Doing so can lead to some pretty disastrous consequences. In this short article, I’ll show you why."

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Why Use Aperture Priority? by Digital Photo Secrets

Why Use Aperture Priority? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Why Use Aperture Priority?
Posted by David Peterson on 24 Aug 2012 as Tips
You don’t have to be a professional photographer to understand that manual mode ultimately gives you the most control over your images. But let’s face it, not everyone has the great luxury of being able to pay attention to a camera’s settings."

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5 Simple Composition Tricks for a Fantastic Photo by Digital Photo Secrets

5 Simple Composition Tricks for a Fantastic Photo by Digital Photo Secrets: "What’s the difference between a snapshot and a photograph? If you’re like most people, your hard drive is full of pictures that mostly qualify as snapshots. These are photos taken randomly at family outings, vacations or other activities. They do a good job of chronicling an event, but they may not be the sort of thing you want to have enlarged and framed. So how do you transform your pictures from snapshots into frame-worthy photographs? Here are five simple things you can do to turn a mediocre photo into a great one."

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