Updating your Camera’s Firmware – What is it and Why it’s Important

Updating your Camera’s Firmware – What is it and Why it’s Important: "This topic is one that I often find myself explaining in more detail, and one that many people aren’t even aware that they can update their camera’s firmware, and how this may affect their digital camera. An analogy is to updating the version of software on your smart phone."



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Picture Yourself As A Great Photographer: Photography Tips | Photography

Picture Yourself As A Great Photographer: Photography Tips | Photography: "Photography can really be a fulfilling recreational activity for your walls. You do need proper knowledge and effort in order to succeed however. The tips below will let you crucial advice for taking the best ways to take some great photographs."



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Wedding Photography: How to Create Your Own Style - LensVid.com

Wedding Photography: How to Create Your Own Style - LensVid.com: "New York-based photographer Ryan Brenizer created this this video with B&H to help aspiring wedding photographers find their own unique style – something exceptionally important when trying to create their own business and differentiate themselves from other photographers."



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Landscape Photography Tips: HDR from the field to finish « Haps TV

Landscape Photography Tips: HDR from the field to finish « Haps TV:



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Framing in Photography – PictureCorrect

Framing in Photography – PictureCorrect: "
For further training, the launch sale on Incredibly Important Composition Skills ends tonight!

Just to be clear, for this article we are not talking about the frame the print goes into, but “framing” your subject with something in the environment. The frame is a part of the scene, so it tells a bigger story and places your subject in context. It also suggests things about the image."



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Photographing Environmental Portraits of a Rock Climber – PictureCorrect

Photographing Environmental Portraits of a Rock Climber – PictureCorrect: "How do you create contextual portraits when your subject’s environment is precarious positions at the top of high places? Watch as Michael Muller takes us on a behind the scenes tour of a photo shoot with climber, Alex Honnold. The shoot was for a feature on Honnold for the December 2013 issue of Outside magazine. Along with the help of his assistants and wardrobe, Muller pulled the shoot off without a hitch:"



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How to get Motivated to do more Photography

How to get Motivated to do more Photography: "You’re not alone. The work/life balance is a delicate dance and it’s easy to get sidetracked by the endless tasks of day to day life, even when things are going well. As a professional photographer you’d expect I spend a great deal of time out there shooting, but the truth is that I don’t get to shoot anywhere near as much as I’d love to."



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Why Prints Matter to You as a Photographer

Why Prints Matter to You as a Photographer: "Digital has done wonders for our industry – it allows us to learn faster, it gives us technological opportunities that we could have only wished for in the “film” days and it has made completely new styles of photography possible. There’s no doubt that the digital shift has been a positive one."



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Finding Your Style and Achieving it in Lightroom

Finding Your Style and Achieving it in Lightroom: "here are so many options for processing photos in Lightroom that it’s no surprise that some photographers get confused. If you’re finding it difficult to decide what to do with your images (in the post-processing sense) you’re not alone."



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Capturing Landscape Photos with Character – PictureCorrect

Capturing Landscape Photos with Character – PictureCorrect: "Landscape photography is a most rewarding pastime, but it can be far more challenging than some people imagine. It sounds so easy; visit a beautiful location, shoot a few snapshots, and come home with a work of art in your camera. After dealing with the public for over 20 years, I swear most people think it really is that simple."



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