How to take award-winning pictures – a complete guide.
Posted on August 18, 2009 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Nothing is as easy as writing about something and make it sound easy. Take this for example “Shoot the model with some nice light and make her pose with a natural smile – and you have a winner”. Could be right next to the word “Easy” in the dictionary. If only life was a piece of written advice. Well, fear not – we will get down to business and get cranking with some real world tips and tricks of how to get great pictures.
First up we need to make sure we have what it takes:
1. Camera
2. Pen and paper (or laptop for the ones who have fear of papers)
3. A friend or no fear of talking to one self
4. Be ready to plan ahead – the cost is in not knowing what you need
5. Photoshop or equivalent application for editing our masterpiece
Learn Digital Photography – 5 Tips To Take Great Digital Photos
Posted on January 13, 2009 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
More and more people are benefiting from digital camera. Not just that it is easy to use, it has also simplify the photography process. Since you can leave the technology to the camera, all you need now is to learn about the techniques to take great photos. Find out more digital photography here…
Personally, digital photography is here to stay and it is pretty much how photography is going to be from now on. Manufacturers are going to refine their skills and pack more juice into the digital cameras. Nowadays, you can add special effects to your picture immediately on some of the compact digital cameras.
Read More..>>Polarising Filters: Why You Should Have One (And Know How To Use It).
Posted on October 10, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment | Leave a Comment
There are plenty of filters on the market to enhance your photography, but a polariser is one you should consider. Here are a few uses, plus a few of the drawbacks to look out for.
Nature photographers must all eventually make a decision about the use of filters. Some photographers swear by them, others want nothing to do with them.
For my own photography, I fall somewhere in between those two positions. I always try to capture my subject in natural light without artificial effects…but occasionally conditions require that to get the best results, I need a little help. That’s why I have exactly one filter in my camera: a polarising filter.
Read More..>>Digital Photography: Experimenting With Slow Shutter Speeds.
Posted on September 5, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Your DSLR camera is capable of some great effects once you understand what the manual settings are all about. Here are five easy ideas to help you experiment with slow shutter speeds, so you can see the effect they have on moving subjects.
Digital SLR cameras offer all the same manual settings that photographers have been using for years. The trouble is, many new photographers don’t know how to use them.
If you have grown up with a ‘point and shoot’ camera and have just taken the plunge with a new digital SLR, don’t just leave it on auto. That is a waste of good technology; it means you are still using your equipment as a point and shoot camera. The key to improving your photography is to learn to use your manual settings.
Read More..>>Better Photo Tips – Studio Light Patterns
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
It is not a big secret that all photos are made
of light. What to do with that light on
the other hand, often confuses many beginning photographers. The goal here is to help you see that light
in a much simpler way.
Hair Lights, Back Lights, and Barn Doors, oh my! Studio Lighting can be very overwhelming when
you first start getting into it. Some
photographers out there have thousands of dollars of accessories associated
with their studio setup. The good news
is, you don’t have to be rich to enter into the world of studio portraits. Think about it. How many light sources did God create for
earth? If you said “One? meaning the
sun; you were almost right. He also
created the sky and the ground to “bounce? that light into the shadows. Light that is bounced back is commonly
referred to as a “fill light?. If there
was no fill light on earth; anything not directly lit by the sun, would have NO
DETAIL, it would all be totally black.
Wildlife Photography: Tips For Better Composition.
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Composition in wildlife photography poses a double challenge – all the complexity of balanced composition, plus a subject that has no interest in having its photo taken! Here are some tips to help you get started.
Composition in wildlife photography can be difficult, especially for a beginner. Not only is it tough to work out just what you want, you are also likely to encounter a subject that just does not want to cooperate.
I can’t help you much with an uncooperative subject. Rest assured that with practice and experience, you will find that you become much quicker at composing and exposing a photo so that you get the shot before the critical moment passes. There are a couple of simple tips that can make things a little easier.
Read More..>>How I Turned Three Bags of Photos into Two Compact Discs
Posted on May 11, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
Scanning over 3,000 pictures takes time and a some organization skills. Here are some tips and techniques if you wish to undertake your own scanning project.
Sounds like a magic trick, but over the years I have taken and developed over 3,000 pictures. I know this because I began on a quest to digitize all these pictures by scanning them. They took up too much space and no one ever looked at them. I had carefully created theme albums years before, but there were more pictures in boxes. I didn’t even know what I had.
Read More..>>Selling Photographs Online – Quick Income From A Simple Digital Product
Posted on April 14, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
There’s no doubt about it. Selling photographs online is a challenge enough for any enthusiastic photographer, no matter what level of talent or ability they have. And assuming for a minute that you have a small presentable folio of images already, let’s look at some options available to you.
Firstly you could contribute your images to stock photo libraries and micro stock image agencies. This is a great, long term, ‘asset building’ solution, but you may have to wait weeks, if not months… for sales. And there’s no real guarantee of income either. The fact is that the micro stock agency images have very low returns per image, and that means to make it worth your while, you really need to see high numbers of downloads (sales).
Read More..>>Top Five Myths About Preserving Your Family Memories
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Many of us are diligently taking the family photos but how many of our memories will be sent forward to enrich future generations? Leave a lasting family legacy and debunk the following myths…
1. Your Memories WILL make it across the generations
Although taking pictures has become easier with the advent of digital photography, making sure they are preserved and make it to the next generation isn’t always so easy.
According to a national Harris Poll survey commissioned by PicturesMatter, 61% of digital camera owners said they had lost digital images in numerous ways due to computer problems, deletion from a camera or computer or because of lost or stolen hardware. To minimize your risks, frequent backups on an external hard drive and double backups on DVD-RAM storage disks are necessary.
Read More..>>Photography Comes From The Heart
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Most people underestimate the importance of a photographer when planning of special events such as weddings, anniversaries, christening etc. events that may only comes ones in a life time. It is not surprising that more money is invested in decorations, catering and entertainment rather than on what I consider to be more important thing. In my opinion, the photographer is the most important person in the planning of a memorable event.
Read More..>>
