Shooting in the Snow by Digital Photo Secrets

Shooting in the Snow by Digital Photo Secrets: "There’s nothing like a snowy day to inspire your inner photographer. Snow-capped peaks, the sunlight reflecting off ice crystals, kids throwing snowballs at each other – almost everything about the snow begs for photographs."

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Houston Center for Photography instructor shares tips on how to create dynamic photos with your smart phone | abc13.com

Houston Center for Photography instructor shares tips on how to create dynamic photos with your smart phone | abc13.com: "HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You don't need to buy a fancy camera. You can create dynamic photos with your smart phone. In fact, one instructor at the Houston Center for Photography now teaches a class on iPhone photography, and she shared some of her favorite apps and tips with us."

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Professional Knife Photography Techniques – PictureCorrect

Professional Knife Photography Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Product photography is one of those specialized niches in the photography world that require a skill set all of it’s own. As professional photographers Michal Tomaszewicz and Maciej Krawczyk have come to find out, photographing knives is especially difficult. Not only are they trying to make a flat, grey piece of metal look sexy, it just so happens that product is also highly reflective which makes lighting it quite complicated. Take a look at the behind the scenes footage below to see how the two were able to tackle the shoot:"

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Night Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect

Night Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect: "Many photographers assume that once the sun goes down, so do the opportunities to take spectacular landscape images. Some of my favorite photographs were taken under extremely low light or nearly pitch-black conditions. In fact, I have found that the darker it is the better results I usually get in my images. You are more likely to pick up unusual colors not typically visible to the naked eye while capturing wonderful streaks in the sky when shooting at night. Here are a few suggestions that will help you capture great nighttime landscapes."

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Learning to See, Part IX

Learning to See, Part IX: "In our last entry we learned that placing the subject at one of the four primary points of impact within the scene would greatly enhance the ease of viewing by way of good composition. We introduced the “Rule of Thirds” as a classic example of guidance by drawing an imaginary template from which to establish the point of impact."

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Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Rewind) Low light photography is something that we all must deal with as photographers. Whether you’re taking photos with a point and shoot during an evening out, shooting a wedding party or capturing a landscape at dusk it’s important to understand the basics of shooting with low light. Photography is all about light, low light photography is no different and it offers new challenges and opportunities for creativity. Here is a helpful infographic on the subject:"

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Tips for Perfect Spring Photos by Beryl Ayn Young — Bonbon Break

Tips for Perfect Spring Photos by Beryl Ayn Young — Bonbon Break: "With the Easter and Passover holidays approaching, I’m getting ready to host the next big family meal at our house. It’s a given that we’ll have family over on Easter for our traditional Ham and deviled eggs, but lately I’ve started scouring Pinterest for the perfect dessert to top off the meal."

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7 Tips For Better Wildlife Photography

7 Tips For Better Wildlife Photography: "Wildlife photography can be very difficult and because of that, it is very rewarding. Getting all the stars to align for that perfect animal image can be very frustrating, so here I have laid out seven tips to help take your wildlife photography to the next level."

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Available light photography tips l travel blog l theplanetd

Available light photography tips l travel blog l theplanetd: "Light is one of the fundamentals of great travel photography. Shooting with available light is something every aspiring photographer should strive to master, or at least understand."

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How to Determine Exposure with the Histogram – PictureCorrect

How to Determine Exposure with the Histogram – PictureCorrect: "How many times have you been duped by your camera’s LCD, only to find out that you’ve got it all wrong upon viewing your photos on your computer monitor? When I first started out, I couldn’t make heads or tails with most of the dials and switches on my DSLR. I bought it and forced myself to learn it, but the importance of the histogram kind of flew past my head because not all photography manuals go in-depth on how to use it. Had I seen this video by Tony Northrup then, I would have grasped the concept more quickly:"

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