Camera Tips to Improve Photography Skills

Camera Tips to Improve Photography Skills: "There are many factors that contribute in making a good picture. Some of these factors are technical, some are theoretical and some are just applications. If you know about the technical factors pretty well, then applying them to practice is easy. The technical factors are all about your camera settings and functions. Knowing your camera settings, features & functions in detail and in depth will help you excel. After that, applying theories is just a cake walk. To improve your photography skills, the first step is to learn and understand your camera, its settings and its features."



'via Blog this'

Long Exposure Photography and Some Tips

Long Exposure Photography and Some Tips: "I live in rural Alabama currently.  There isn’t that many great landscape opportunities to be had here.  When I come across one, I try to take full advantage of it. I learned about an actual waterfall near my house the other day.  Its about 15 feet high and crescent shaped as the land contours out of town.  The Alabama red clay has been eroded to the bedrock and the falls formed as the water cut through the soft clay. Its actually a pretty nice little fall, albeit seasonal and based on the rainfall. The water tumbles in a moderate flow over the bedrock into a small sandy pool before bubbling through some large pocked boulders on its continuing journey down the creek."



'via Blog this'

How to Take Food Photography in Restaurants – PictureCorrect

How to Take Food Photography in Restaurants – PictureCorrect: "We’ve all been there. Sitting in a dark, corner table of a fantastic restaurant, wishing that we had more light, so we didn’t have to use that terrible built-in flash. Perhaps the meal was one of the best we’ve ever eaten and the one thing that would have made it better is gorgeous photos to post to our website, Facebook page, or blog."



'via Blog this'

Beautiful Poster Shows How We Got to the Cameras We Use Today

Beautiful Poster Shows How We Got to the Cameras We Use Today: "f you’ve ever wanted a visual history of photographic cameras, this poster by Retrofuturismo-Kitsch, should suit your needs. Taking a look as far back as basic camera obscuras and all the way up to the Sony Mavica, this graphic pulls out some of the most iconic – and unusual – cameras to ever hit the market."



'via Blog this'

A Step By Step Guide to Making Your First Panorama Photo

A Step By Step Guide to Making Your First Panorama Photo: "While visiting an art gallery or a photography exhibition, at times you may have noticed certain landscape photographs have extremely elongated fields of view. They seem quite impossible to have been photographed with a standard camera. If you wonder how such elongated photographs are made, you are not alone. I had my first encounter with a panoramic image of the Himalayan mountain range being displayed at Das Studios in Darjeeling, a Himalayan resort town in West Bengal, India. That photograph had a huge impact on me and it led me to searching for ways and means to photograph panoramic images."



'via Blog this'

Levitation Photography: Techniques for Defying Gravity – PictureCorrect

Levitation Photography: Techniques for Defying Gravity – PictureCorrect: "Levitation is one of the most intriguing subjects in trick photography; it has inspired millions of people since its invention in the mid-19th century. The ability to harness the creative aspects of the photographer and combine it with real-life images has resulted in a combined revolution of art and science."



'via Blog this'

How to Use Storytelling in Nature Photography to Create Compelling Images – PictureCorrect

How to Use Storytelling in Nature Photography to Create Compelling Images – PictureCorrect: "What makes a great photograph? Does the answer simply depend on technical composition or is there some other element that can infuse a technically-sound image deep meaning? Nature photographer Florian Schulz would say that the key to a truly moving photo is storytelling. A photographer may have mastered the technical aspects of the craft and create lovely images, but the most potent photographs connect with the viewer and tell a story."



'via Blog this'

Weekly Photography Challenge - Abstract Photography

Weekly Photography Challenge - Abstract Photography: "expressing ideas and emotions by using elements such as colors and lines without attempting to create a realistic picture
A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images."



'via Blog this'

5 Tips for Shooting Breathtaking Landscape Photos – PictureCorrect

5 Tips for Shooting Breathtaking Landscape Photos – PictureCorrect: "
Discover the secrets to harnessing natural light all day long for your best landscape photos yet with five tips from award-winning photographer Rick Sammon. Plus, one fortunate photographer will be given Rick’s online Craftsy class Landscape Photography: Shooting From Dusk to Dawn."



'via Blog this'

8 Steps to Create Mouth Watering Food Photography

8 Steps to Create Mouth Watering Food Photography: "Have you ever tried taking a picture of food and it just didn’t look as good as the dish tasted? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Taking pictures of food requires a different mindset and approach than what you would use in your portrait or landscape photography. Here are 8 steps you can take that will help you create mouthwatering food images."



'via Blog this'