Monday, May 23, 2011

Planning and Packing Camera Lenses for a Holiday or Trip – PictureCorrect

Planning and Packing Camera Lenses for a Holiday or Trip – PictureCorrect: "When you’re packing photography equipment for a holiday, it’s hard to decide what to take. You want to take enough to get good photos, but not so much that it weighs you down or takes up too much space in your luggage."

Vanguard Auctus Plus 323CT tripod – Review

Vanguard Auctus Plus 323CT tripod – Review: "If you read my review of the Vanguard GH-100 pistol grip ball head published a few months ago, you may remember that I was not planning on taking it off my tripod unless I upgraded my tripod to a Vanguard. Well, I am happy to announce that it is now safely attached to my new Vanguard Auctus Plus 323CT carbon fiber tripod. Please note that the tripod is pictured below without a ball head attachment."

Wedding Photography – 5 tips for the Speeches

Wedding Photography – 5 tips for the Speeches: "The speeches are one of my most favorite parts of a wedding. Everyone has eaten beautiful food and had a chance to talk, laugh and have a glass of wine."

Saturday, May 21, 2011

5 Black and White Photography Tips

5 Black and White Photography Tips: "Continuing the Black and White Photography theme we’ve been on lately in the latest forum assignment (where the photos featured in this post were submitted) I thought I’d share five pretty random Black and White Photography Tips."

Key Ingredients for Black and White Images

Key Ingredients for Black and White Images: "Digital Camera Magazine (UK) has a useful feature in their October issue on Black and White photography. It contains a lot of good information – but one of the topics that they cover was on how to ’see in black and white’."

Tips for Black and White Photography

Tips for Black and White Photography: "You might be one of those photographers who decide to convert a photo to black and white in post production. Trying if it ‘works’ for a photo you took without thinking about black and white at the time. Nothing wrong with that, but have you ever tried to go out and shoot specifically with a black and white photo in mind? It’s worth doing so and I’d like to give you some tips for when you do."

Black And White Photography – What Subjects Are Best?

Black And White Photography – What Subjects Are Best?: "Start with raw, natural materials, like rocks, metal to give you an understanding of form and texture.
Pay close attention to form, shading, pattern and tone"

Black and White: Weekly Photography Challenge

Black and White: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your challenge is to take and share a photo with the theme of ‘black and white’. This theme was suggested by numerous readers via our Facebook page and I’m surpised to realise we’ve only done this theme once before – over 4 years ago!"

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Beach Photography – PictureCorrect

Beach Photography – PictureCorrect: "One of the most photographed scenes in the world is the beach scene. The reason is that:"

Flying through the Super Market

Flying through the Super Market: "If your like me and can't stand the super market, I highly recommend bringing your camera and having some fun while there For this image I was going for a panning effect and the toothpaste isle made for the best color streaking background I figured. I wedged my Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens into the triangle handle of the baby car seat."