The Reality Of Shooting In National Parks

The Reality Of Shooting In National Parks: "The beautiful pictures, often repeats of other beautiful pictures. Here, let me give you an example."

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HDR Photography How To – PictureCorrect

HDR Photography How To – PictureCorrect: "f you’ve been looking for a tutorial on creating HDR images, look no further. Alan Kesselhaut has made a great video explaining all the aspects of high dynamic range photography starting with the equipment and ending with the editing process. Kesselhaut covers the three most popular pieces of HDR editing software"

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Give Your Photos A Boost | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Give Your Photos A Boost | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "The term "art sauce" is usually a pejorative that instructors use to excoriate their students on using gimmicks to make their work appear more snappy. Think of smothering a bland hamburger with ketchup to turn it into a hamburger that just tastes like ketchup. In this article, however, we're thinking of art sauce like Tabasco®. You don't smother anything in Tabasco®; you use a little dash here and there to bring out and enhance the flavors that are hidden within."

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Tips to Improve Your Travel Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

Tips to Improve Your Travel Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "Planes, trains and automobiles. And don’t forget buses and mules. Whichever form of transportation you use for your next vacation destination, I’ve got some tips that will help you capture some memorable photographs that you’ll be proud of and will be excited to share."

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Street Photography: How-to Photograph Strangers by Digital Photo Secrets

Street Photography: How-to Photograph Strangers  by Digital Photo Secrets: "The grandfather of street photography was Henri Cartier-Bresson. His image here of the young boy carrying bottles of wine under his arms, and looking quite proud in doing so, is one of his most popular. It’s street photography at its finest because it’s spontaneous, fun, and it tells a story. Cartier-Bresson’s photographs of children were some of his best. Perhaps that’s because kids are spontaneous by nature, too."

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Making Your Subjects Look Better by Digital Photo Secrets

Making Your Subjects Look Better by Digital Photo Secrets: "In the hands of a skilled and patient user, Photoshop can take 10 years and 25 pounds off of almost anyone. But how do you make your people pictures look better before you get them into Photoshop? It’s always preferable to bring out the best in your subjects during a photo shoot rather than after one, which will eliminate the need for time-consuming photo editing down the road."

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Pro Photographer Editing Workflow (TIPS)

Pro Photographer Editing Workflow (TIPS): "Creating images is a process and, for me, pressing the shutter is only a small part of the journey to an image of sufficient quality to publish. In this article, part 2 to Architecture Photographers on Holiday, I will go through my image workflow."

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Top 10 Mistakes of Beginning Photographers – PictureCorrect

Top 10 Mistakes of Beginning Photographers – PictureCorrect: "While the instant feedback gives the impression that digital photography is easy, here are some very common beginner mistakes:"

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Small Lights Big Effects | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Small Lights Big Effects | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "I've had my share of 90-second portrait sessions with important people who are short on time, and the ability to set up refined three-point lighting in no time flat can be the difference between getting the shot and going home with nothing. Photographer Corey Woodruff, a small-strobe specialist, once drove seven hours round-trip to shoot for three minutes in a small gap between rain showers. He got his shot, in part because of the way he outfits his kit. "

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Peter Yang: Master Of Ideas & Light | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Peter Yang: Master Of Ideas & Light | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "Peter Yang has fans. It’s not like he needs bodyguards to escort him down the street to avoid being stopped for autographs or stalked by paparazzi, but photographers love this guy. And rightly so. He has a masterful style, at once hilarious and theatrical, serious and subtle. Lighting gravitas meets prop comedy. Yang combines the two into a body of work that has made him one of the finest portrait photographers working today—a fellow rightly deserving of his fame."

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