Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Rick Sammon's Top Ten Digital Photography Tips - YouTube

Rick Sammon's Top Ten Digital Photography Tips - YouTube: ""

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Travel Photography in the Real World – PictureCorrect

Travel Photography in the Real World – PictureCorrect: "Many articles discuss the best practices for travel photography, and many of them, while providing worthwhile advice, tend not to take into account the fact that conditions are not always perfect for making photographs."

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HDR for Black and White: A Step By Step Guide

HDR for Black and White: A Step By Step Guide: "A few months ago, DPS published an article I wrote entitled “How to See in Black and White.” That article had a small bonus section at the end, in which I talked about how useful HDR can be to the monochrome photographer – a fact that is initially somewhat counterintuitive, since HDR is stereotypically held to be all about garish, over-done colors and excessive haloing."

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

How to Photograph Nature and Wildlife – PictureCorrect

How to Photograph Nature and Wildlife – PictureCorrect: "Nature has the endless mine of wonders and beauty which we all want to capture. We often get amazed by the stunning Nature or Wildlife photographs in the popular travel or science magazines. So what is the secret of taking stunning Nature photographs?"

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10 Great Gifts For Photographers Under $20

10 Great Gifts For Photographers Under $20: "It’s that time of year again – the time when most of us photographers find friends, family, and co-workers asking us what photo related gifts we’d like to receive. As much as we’d love to say, “Oh I wouldn’t mind a EOS-1D X or a Nikon D700,” the cold, hard reality is if we don’t want a gift certificate for a hair cut or something worse, we’re better off giving the inquiring gift-giver options under $20. Here is a great list of affordable gift suggestions that will put a smile on any photographers face just in time for the holidays!"

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16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas

16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas: "It’s just a few days until Christmas so I thought a quick tutorial on the topic of Christmas Photography might be appropriate. Hopefully this will give you some good Christmas photo ideas."

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Monday, December 19, 2011

New York Institute of Photography - Football Photography Part 2| Football Photos | Football Pictures | NYIP

New York Institute of Photography - Football Photography Part 2| Football Photos | Football Pictures | NYIP: "Editor's Note: In Part One of Football Photography, NYI Student Advisor Chris Corradino took us to the sidelines of the high school games that are part of his sports photography business. He discussed the equipment and techniques he uses to record all the action and take other photographs that he can sell to players and parents. We even saw a timetable of Chris's busy weekend schedule during football season."

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Top Mistakes by Photography Business Owners – PictureCorrect

Top Mistakes by Photography Business Owners – PictureCorrect: "As something of an interesting experiment, I asked my Twitter followers to answer the question: “What are the top business errors by ‘rookie’ photographers?” Within just a few minutes I had several great responses, and thought they would make a great article."

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How To Design And Shoot A Long Term Photography Project

How To Design And Shoot A Long Term Photography Project: "Personal photography projects are the spice of life between the humdrum of every day life and shooting. As a professional, there are subjects I shoot because I’m paid to (portraits, weddings, products, etc…)"

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

New York Institute of Photography - Holiday Photos | Christmas Pictures | Hanukkah Pictures | NYIP

New York Institute of Photography - Holiday Photos | Christmas Pictures | Hanukkah Pictures | NYIP: "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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