23 Inspirational Images of a Rainy Day

23 Inspirational Images of a Rainy Day: "Ever put time aside to get out with your camera and do some photography only to find that the weather turns and the heavens open – spoiling your outing?

Don’t let the rain spoil your day – instead USE the rain – make it a feature of the images that you take. Rainy days can be moody, they present you with wonderful features like reflections, people dashing about with umbrellas, kids playing in puddles, water drops almost every surface and much more."

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Levitation Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect

Levitation Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect: "As described in the video, these photos are often most amazing when the subject has a delicate and elegant jumping style. The photos often look more convincing when the subject is captured on the upward journey of the leap. The goal is to make it look like you are not jumping but actually floating from the perspective of the camera. "

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Close-Up Wide-Angle - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Close-Up Wide-Angle - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Wide-angle lenses can be employed when shooting close-ups for a unique approach to working with foreground elements, unusual perspectives and extended depth of field. These combinations can create some of your most dynamic landscape images. Above: In Big Pine, California, the perspective of a wide-angle plays with the leading lines and interesting composition of this tree in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest."

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How to Create a Blurry Background in Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Create a Blurry Background in Photography – PictureCorrect: "You can create a blurry background in your portrait photography with a very simple process.

When you are photographing people, a soft focus background can help rid your photo of any potential distractions. This effect is called a shallow depth of field."

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Bridge Camera Vs Point and Shoot Camera – PictureCorrect

Bridge Camera Vs Point and Shoot Camera – PictureCorrect: "Over recent years there has been an explosion in the range of digital cameras. Although there has been a move away from ‘traditional’ type of compact cameras and Digital Single Lens Reflex (Digital SLR) with the industry appearing to focusing a lot of development ‘compact system cameras’ (bridge camera). This has made it even harder to decide which digital camera is the best for the average consumer.

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Want your B/W’s to POP? [a Quick and Easy Tutorial]

Want your B/W’s to POP? [a Quick and Easy Tutorial]: "I just learned this and thought I’d share this simple procedure. This will also work on color photos, however, I really like what it does for black and whites. Here you go:"

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Photography Composition – PictureCorrect

Photography Composition – PictureCorrect: "Composition is the heart of the photo. Composition leads to the work of art that starts from inspiration. Inspiration begins when you disconnect with the interior struggles of everyday life and free the spirit to experience the world around you. "

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How Photography & Art Imagery Enhance Relationships – PictureCorrect

How Photography & Art Imagery Enhance Relationships – PictureCorrect: "Recently a friend of ours passed away, an elderly widow who was the mother of nine. It fell on me to deliver our gift of condolence to her home and as I stepped inside the front door, my eyes were immediately drawn to a living room wall where a large artistic portrait photo of the entire family was displayed. As I stood there studying it for several moments the picture quietly said a lot, with considerable impact, about a relationship and how art imagery can enhance relationships."

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Ho-Hum to Wow! in Gimp

Ho-Hum to Wow! in Gimp: "Some time ago I wrote a blog post called “Turn Ho-Hum Color into WOW! with Photoshop” which involved using the LAB color space to adjust an image. In the interests of those of you who use Gimp, this blog post is a revisit on the topic of dragging color out of lackluster images this time using Gimp."

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5 Tips for Young Family Portraits

5 Tips for Young Family Portraits: "Shooting family portraits is always a varied experience based on the number of people you are photographing. Depending on the number and ages of your clients, you will need to be spontaneous and learn to adapt to different levels of interaction. Portraits of a young family is no exception. Here is a starting point for a Young families portrait session:"

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