25 Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography — www.macobserver.com

25 Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography — www.macobserver.com: "Whether or not you take pictures for pleasure or for pay, you should always strive to do your best – and show your best. Great photography is not necessarily about equipment. No matter what camera you use, your images can stand above all the rest; there’s just something about your photos that compels your viewer to linger just a little bit longer when examining them."



'via Blog this'

Photography Tips: Looking at Lenses - Photography - macProVideo.com Hub

Photography Tips: Looking at Lenses - Photography - macProVideo.com Hub: "Most of us take photos—even if only with our phones—but not everyone really knows a lot about photography, or about the lens that’s inevitably involved in its capture. If you’ve even been bewildered by a photographer’s lens chat, and you wish you knew half of what they were talking about, then this article is for you. We’ll take a look not only at professional lenses for SLRs, but at how the same factors affect other cameras, and what the future might hold."



'via Blog this'

Insect Photography Tips

Insect Photography Tips: "Insect Photography Tips: Are you ready to go big? I mean really big? Stop bugging out and learn how to make those teeny tiny creepy crawlies look like monsters that could take down an entire city. "



'via Blog this'

Accent Lighting for Portraits - Digital Photography School

Accent Lighting for Portraits - Digital Photography School: "Studio lighting continues to mystify and bewilder many developing photographers. The intimidation of lighting ratios, modifiers, set-ups, etc… often seems as complex as deriving the quadratic equation or suffering through an explanation of Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics. Oh yes, for those of you biochemically privy folk, I did just go there! Well, one does not have to get lost amidst the photonic chaos if they understand how to interpret and understand the meaning of light."



'via Blog this'

9 Bad Habits of Photographers - Digital Photography School

9 Bad Habits of Photographers - Digital Photography School: "I was inspired to write this article after recently asking the question, “What are your worst habits as a photographer?” on social media.  Here are some of the most common responses followed by some suggestions.  Please share your own ‘bad habits,’ better yet, how you managed to correct them.  Everyone will benefit!"



'via Blog this'

Professional Travel Photography Tips (Video) – PictureCorrect

Professional Travel Photography Tips (Video) – PictureCorrect: "In a recent article titled Lasting Impressions: How to Create Memorable Travel Photographs, PictureCorrect provided detailed coverage of a lecture by Luke Ballard, an esteemed travel photographer who has successfully combined his two great passions—photography and globetrotting—into a successful career."



'via Blog this'

These 30 Photography Links are Dying for Your Attention

These 30 Photography Links are Dying for Your Attention: "
A selection of tutorials, reviews and special features join the usual weekly list of great photography links as curated by Toad Hollow Photography. This week’s list contains links to beautiful art pieces and informative articles, sure to keep the avid photography enthusiast engaged in a process of discovery and learning.  We hope you enjoy this weeks list as much as the Toad did in bringing it to you."



'via Blog this'

How To Retouch Your Portraits Like A Pro

How To Retouch Your Portraits Like A Pro: "
Retouching portraits can be a controversial subject, but it is also very often requested of portrait photographers to edit out minor blemishes and skin imperfections. We’re going to go through one of the methods used by professional retouchers to make subtle changes to portraits without overdoing the corrections and ending up with blurry or obviously airbrushed images. I’ve made a screencast walk through of the entire process as a visual compliment to this tutorial, feel free to watch it by clicking here. Let’s get started."



'via Blog this'

The Reasons You Might Want to Buy a Rangefinder Cameras

The Reasons You Might Want to Buy a Rangefinder Cameras: "Photography has always gone through phases and fashions, both in the style of the imagery and of course the technology we use. At the moment the DSLR is perhaps on the wane whilst the upstart is mirrorless. However, through these changes in fashion, one camera type has always sat in the background, quietly being used by a select group of enthusiasts and professionals alike – the rangefinder camera. Today we will take a little look at what a rangefinder camera is, a little of its history and what it can bring to your photography"



'via Blog this'

7 Common Portrait Mistakes and How to Fix Each One

7 Common Portrait Mistakes and How to Fix Each One: "Portraiture is one of the most popular genres of photography around. It’s also one of the most challenging. It takes many long hours of practice before you get really good at capturing the essence of human personality and, along the way, you’re going to make more than your fair share of mistakes. "



'via Blog this'