Breaking the Rules: Break The Small Aperture Rule - Digital Photo Secrets

Breaking the Rules: Break The Small Aperture Rule - Digital Photo Secrets: "The fundamental rules of photography have great wisdom to offer. Landscapes require great depth of field. Portraits require less depth of field. You should always follow the rule of thirds, except when it’s ok not to. You can’t use fast shutter speeds at night and you can’t use slow shutter speeds during the day."



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7 Tips for How to Take Close Up Photos of Nature - Digital Photo Secrets

7 Tips for How to Take Close Up Photos of Nature - Digital Photo Secrets: "Considering the billions of photographs out there, few of them have the tendency to stop us in our tracks and to really observe them the way close up nature photos do. There’s something compelling about the details in a micro world that isn’t always visible to the eye. There’s something awe inspiring about seeing a landscape image… the big view. But with macro photography, it’s as though we have zoomed in with a microscope or magnifying glass on a landscape photo to view the finite details."



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10 Tips for Better Flower Photography - Digital Photo Secrets

10 Tips for Better Flower Photography - Digital Photo Secrets: "As people, we are awed by nature. Despite everything we arguably do to hinder it, somehow it perseveres on, evidenced by the dandelion stubbornly reaching through a crack in the sidewalk or a tree being born from the ashes of a terrible forest fire. With that awe comes the desire to capture the beauty around us and keep it with us. And as photographers, we do this by taking photographs. Here are ten tips to help you improve your flower photography so you too can take nature’s wonders with you."



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Taking Colorful Photos In Your Garden - Digital Photo Secrets

Taking Colorful Photos In Your Garden - Digital Photo Secrets: "Why travel to an exotic location for photography when you can take some of your best shots in your own backyard? Photography and gardening go together like two peas in a pod. It’s a great way to show off your hard work all while perfecting your macro and flower photography skills. But for all the fun you’ll be having, there are a few things that may surprise you about taking pictures in your garden. Here’s what you can expect.
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What to do When there's Nothing to Shoot - Digital Photography School

What to do When there's Nothing to Shoot - Digital Photography School: "here are always days when you want to take photographs but you feel that there is nothing to shoot. Here are a few ideas for days like that."



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Understanding Flash Metering modes

Understanding Flash Metering modes: "When you use your camera’s metering system, the meter will measure the reflected light from your subject (see Metering Modes and How Your Camera Meter Works).  This is not the case when you use your camera with a flash, either a pop-up or mounted on your camera’s hot shoe and set to one of the TTL modes. (TTL is an acronym for Through The Lens) Irrespective of which TTL flash mode you choose, the exposure is not based on reading the ambient light,"



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Photography tips: light painting - Australian Geographic

Photography tips: light painting - Australian Geographic: "ONE THING IN photography that really brings the kid out in me is light painting. Lately I have been using light painting to expand on my night-time photography. I recently used it, while on assignment, to illuminate the environment of scientists doing night work with tree kangaroos. In the photo here, I used the technique to light a climber ascending the ultra-classic chimney route Agamemnon in Mt Arapiles in Victoria."



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5 Sports Photography Tips for Beginners

5 Sports Photography Tips for Beginners: "Sports photography combines the thrill of action with the science and precision of photojournalism. As a sports photographer, you’re capturing something that is near and dear to the hearts of your viewers, and also trying to make a point with your image."



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10 Photography Hacks that will Dramatically Improve Your Photos

10 Photography Hacks that will Dramatically Improve Your Photos: "here is a widely accepted rule called The Pareto Principle also known as the 80:20 rule. In short, it states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the efforts. I find that in learning photography, this can even skew much higher. This means that potentially improving 5% of your photographic knowledge in the right places, could improve your photography by 95%!"



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8 Reasons You Should Organize Your Photo Collection

8 Reasons You Should Organize Your Photo Collection: "Editing and organizing our websites, print portfolios, business collateral and promotional material is something every professional photographer does at least once if not several times a year. It allows us to present the best possible vision of our work to our clients."



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