Monday, January 27, 2014

Results of the post-processing poll — digital-photography-school.com

Results of the post-processing poll — digital-photography-school.com: "A few weeks ago I started a new poll on what post-production software you use most often. If you want to add your vote you still can here. We have run this poll twice in the past, every two years, so it will be interesting to see if the results have changed at all from 2009, to 2011 to 2013. Let’s look at the current results first."



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Phase One reveals world's first CMOS medium format camera back — www.gizmag.com

Phase One reveals world's first CMOS medium format camera back — www.gizmag.com: "It's all about CMOS sensors in the medium format camera world at the moment. Just a couple of days ago, Hasselblad announced that it would launch the world's first CMOS-sensor-toting medium format camera in March. Now, Phase One has muscled in on the action and revealed the world's first CMOS sensor medium format camera back, the IQ250 ... and this one is already available."



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Shooting From the Hip Photography — www.picturecorrect.com

Shooting From the Hip Photography — www.picturecorrect.com: "Hip shooting, which was named after gun fighting, is a photographic style described as shooting photographs from waist level without using the viewfinder of the camera to centralize the subject. This is a learned technique and can be very hit or miss while you are learning it. However, once you have the skill mastered, you will usually have some amazing photographs. This method of photography is preferred by many photographers for the unique and varied artwork that can be constructed from the photographs."



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Saturday, January 25, 2014

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera: "If you want a digital camera, but think you can't afford one, I have the solution for you. I actually have 2 solutions for you . There are lots of choices for a discount digital camera on the market at this time, the really cheap ones are junk.

These 2 camera's are 2 good camera's that you can use to take good quality pictures. Nikon coolpix L19, and the Canon powershot A1100 IS. I'll show you why you would want the Nikon or the Canon."



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7 Steps to Becoming a Confident Photographer: a Beginner's Guide - Digital Photography School

7 Steps to Becoming a Confident Photographer: a Beginner's Guide - Digital Photography School: "Confidence is worth it’s weight in gold in any arena.  As a photographer, there’s nothing like KNOWING you’re capable of “getting the shot.”  It’s so empowering to know that if you miss a shot it’s NOT going to be because you didn’t know what you were doing OR perhaps worse would be that you did know how to nail it, but you were too slow in setting up the shot due to lack of practice!"



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Where is Your Subject Looking and Why Does it Matter? - Digital Photography School

Where is Your Subject Looking and Why Does it Matter? - Digital Photography School: "When posing a portrait subject, two important questions to ask yourself include:

1. ‘where are they looking?’
2. ‘what impact does this have on the shot?’"



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Common Editing Mistakes and How to Fix Them | iHeartFaces.com

Common Editing Mistakes and How to Fix Them | iHeartFaces.com: "This week wraps up our four part series on Common Photography Mistakes and How to Fix Them. If you missed Jean Smith’s first three parts of this series, you will definitely want to check out these links as soon as possible to learn more from all her great tips:"



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12 Common Photography Posing Mistakes and Fixes | iHeartFaces.com

12 Common Photography Posing Mistakes and Fixes | iHeartFaces.com: "Welcome to week three in a 4-part series of Common Photography Mistakes tutorials that Jean Smith wrote for I Heart Faces.Be sure to read the other three parts of her series here:"



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Common Photography Lighting Mistakes and Fixes | iHeartFaces.com

Common Photography Lighting Mistakes and Fixes | iHeartFaces.com: "This is the second in a 4-part series of Common Photography Mistakes tutorials that Jean Smith Photography put together for I Heart Faces. Be sure to read the other three parts of her series here:"



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10 Common Photography Mistakes and How to Fix Them | iHeartFaces.com

10 Common Photography Mistakes and How to Fix Them | iHeartFaces.com: "We are excited to welcome Jean Smith Photography who is  sharing some of the most common photography mistakes in a series of photography tutorials here on I Heart Faces. This is the first of a 4-part series. You can read the other parts here:"



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