Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The 10 Steps Every HDR Photographer Goes Through

The 10 Steps Every HDR Photographer Goes Through: "HDR. Oh that word. A word that is either famous or infamous, taboo or revered depending on what circle you are a part of or stumble onto. HDR has been through a lot in the past few years no doubt and one thing I’ve noticed is that every photographer seems to go through nearly the exact same stages in their process. I see these stages all the time."

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Syncing And Backing Up Your Lightroom Catalog With Dropbox

Syncing And Backing Up Your Lightroom Catalog With Dropbox: "With all the new ways to sync files across the Internet has come a key Adobe originally did not include with Lightroom: The ability to use one Lightroom catalog on different computers. For technical reasons, Lightroom is not set up like other databases (think WordPress)where multiple users can access the same database at the same time. Lightroom lock control of the inuse library to just one user at time and because of this, they have not allowed locating libraries on network drives."

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Monday, October 1, 2012

How to Take Great Nature Photos – PictureCorrect

How to Take Great Nature Photos – PictureCorrect: "Whether you’re taking a picture of a geranium in your backyard garden or a grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains, capturing a great photo outdoors means working with Mother Nature, and not trying to impose your photographic will upon her."

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Photography Tips Techniques and Tutorials | Nikon Learn and Explore

Photography Tips Techniques and Tutorials | Nikon Learn and Explore: "Sal Sessa is an event photographer—which means that on any given assignment he could be called on to tackle performances, presentations, portraits, sports, exteriors, interiors, groups, even the occasional food shot. When we spoke with him our first thought was that there aren't too many photographers who handle the wide variety of images that are all in a day's work for him."

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How To Frame A Spectacular, But Boring, Sunset

How To Frame A Spectacular, But Boring, Sunset: "Have you ever been at the beach and were witness to a gorgeous sunset? The colors, the calm wind and not to mention you were likely miles away from work? Possibly on holiday?

In that near perfect moment you took a picture because it was too good to pass up."

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Using Focal Length To Shape The Face – PictureCorrect

Using Focal Length To Shape The Face – PictureCorrect

Understanding Flash Photography a Little Better…With a Garden Hose – PictureCorrect

Understanding Flash Photography a Little Better…With a Garden Hose – PictureCorrect

Lighting for Photography – PictureCorrect

Lighting for Photography – PictureCorrect: "Lighting plays a crucial role in photography. It can bring a photograph to life, it can generate effects, including spectacular shadows or silhouettes, or it may have a distinctly negative influence by creating unwanted glare and reflections."

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Start a Personal Photography Project

Start a Personal Photography Project: "In 2010, Dave Engledo welcomed his newborn daughter Alice Bee. Over time, he started documenting his daughter’s life creatively, through a collection of photos, which she would treasure forever. He ended up executing a beautiful Personal Photography project. What started as a photography project in 2010, then turned into the ‘World’s Best Father’ Calendar. He sold all the copies printed for 2012. For 2013, he started a KickStarter project that has been successfully funded."

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Make Yourself Invisible: 5 Tips for Successful Candid Photography

Make Yourself Invisible: 5 Tips for Successful Candid Photography: "You’ve just booked a gig for candid photography. Perhaps you’re capturing the spontaneous guest interaction at a wedding or getting crowd shots at a local fundraising event. While you have the best intentions, your shoot may be ruined if people keep posing for your pictures. Nothing says “this totally isn’t candid” like someone yelling “Cheese!” as they stare into your camera lens."

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