Tuesday, December 17, 2013

11 Photography Tips for Taking Portraits You'll Love Forever ...

11 Photography Tips for Taking Portraits You'll Love Forever ...: "I’ve been a children's and family photographer for almost ten years, and in all that time, I’ve learned a lot – and I’m always happy to share a few photography tips for taking portraits. Sure, landscapes can be fun, and action shots are great, too – but there’s something about portraits I love most of all. Whether you’re a semi-pro looking to hone your skills, or a mama-shutterbug trying to get better shots of your own favorite models (your kids!), it’s always fun to learn something new, right? Here are 11 photography tips for taking portraits."

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ExposureGuide - Photography Tips, Techniques and News (100)

ExposureGuide - Photography Tips, Techniques and News (100): "When it comes to using the iPhone for taking creative, artsy-fartsy pictures, Instagram comes to mind, and with it, a plethora of over-exposed, oversaturated and overly contrasted images. Not that everyone’s photos are like that, but photography enthusiasts and pros alike have become more and more wary of what ‘iPhoneography’ is bringing to the table."

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Christmas Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Christmas Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "At this time of year, many of the world’s cultures and religions celebrate holidays that involve lights. While the use of lights and candles is often explained in terms of the rites of the particular culture, most scholars agree that the lights came first; the explanations followed. After all, since humans gained control of fire, light has been used to illuminate the darkness – especially, during the depths of winter – rather than curse it."

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Parallax Animation: Bringing Still Photographs to Life – PictureCorrect

Parallax Animation: Bringing Still Photographs to Life – PictureCorrect: "
A little technique called “parallax” can add a lot of life to your photographs. Joe Fellows, founder of a London-based animation and short film production company called Make Productions, describes the parallax technique as the process of separating a photograph into layers, opening the layered file in a compositing program like Adobe After Effects, and then rearranging the layers and zooming a camera “into” the picture."

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Black and White Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Black and White Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "t is often believed that good photos are ones with beautiful colors. However, there are other forms of photography such as black and white, monochromatic, infrared etc. There is much more than simple shining colors in pictures. Photography is the recording of light regardless of color and outcome. Black and white has been popular since the early days where cameras would only take these images and were unable to interpret colors."

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Beginner's Guide to Waterfall Photography - Digital Photography School

Beginner's Guide to Waterfall Photography - Digital Photography School: "There are few things more majestic than a flowing waterfall, whether it’s on the Niagara river or the little stream behind your house. There are many ways to photograph these natural wonders, and I’ve compiled a few tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get waterfall images that do justice to their elegant beauty."

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5 Uncommon Snow Photography Tips That Can Transform Your Winter Scenes

5 Uncommon Snow Photography Tips That Can Transform Your Winter Scenes: "It’s that time again when we get to burn off those holiday pounds by trudging through the snow to capture those stunning winter shots.  I’ve got a few extra ones this year, so you’ll see me out there a bit more than usual."

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Top 21 landscape photography tips for becoming a pro photographer

Top 21 landscape photography tips for becoming a pro photographer: "Here are 21 easy-to-follow landscape photography tips I would like to introduce to you for producing awesome Mother Natural. Don’t miss any tips, just read each tip and imagine the results you can gain, guys!"

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Huntington Witherill: Tips From Fine Art Photography | LensvidLensvid

Huntington Witherill: Tips From Fine Art Photography | LensvidLensvid: "On this video interview photographer Marc Silber talks to fine art photographer Huntington Witherill who talks about his photographic process and gives tips for creating better images and expressing your vision using photography.

Witherill who shoots all but exclusively using natural light, has some tips for those of you who do the same.

You can find many more great tips on our photography tips section – here on LensVid."

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Do You Have a Prime Lens in Your Camera Bag? — www.picturecorrect.com

Do You Have a Prime Lens in Your Camera Bag? — www.picturecorrect.com: "Do you own a prime lens? Every DSLR owner should have at least one fast, fixed focal length lens in their camera bag. Zoom lenses are great; they can reduce weight and expense. When the situation calls for it, however, a good prime lens can be a photographer’s best friend. In the following article, you will learn what a prime lens is and the many ways a fixed focal length lens can improve your photography."

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