Other Photography Topics 0 Most articles for beginning photographers are about how to create technically perfect photographs. They teach correct exposure, the very highest contrast, precise white balance, and so on. But several special things about Christmas make it a great time to create and make use of pictures that are remarkable and unusual, not “technical.” Although… today we…
Other Tips 0 When photography was prints, saving them for future generations was pretty straightforward: you’d print them, slap them in an album, put the album in a box and put the box in a closet to forget about for a few years. In the film era, the only thing that could destroy your collection of photographs was…
Nature 0 If you let the sunshine and fine temperatures of the autumn days lure you out, and you don’t forget your camera at home, you can take some fairly interesting pictures. Naturally there are lots of ways to capture the world’s natural and manmade joys, but in today’s article, our focus will be narrow: capturing waterfalls and water fountains. In short, capturing water in motion… and of course the stumbling blocks you may encounter along the way.
Other Tips 0 Hidden inside your photos is a powerful wealth of information. It’s called EXIF data and it holds the key to improving your photography, organizing your images, protecting your privacy and safeguarding your copyrights. Yet many of us don’t know it exists, much less what to do with it.
Composition 0 Practically everybody out there is taking at least a few pictures these days, no matter whether it’s with a camera, a cell phone, a tablet, or another device. These photos are then pouring onto our social networks. And the people in them are carefully tagged, and yet meanwhile they’re often also robbed of their ankles or hair, or have stop signs, tree branches, etc. growing from their heads. These are all basic composition mistakes. And today I’ll help make sure you never have to make them again.
Other Tips 0 With your copy of Photo Studio 16, you’ve got everything you need to take your images to the next level. But how’s your hardware? We’ve identified three tools that will help you edit with greater precision and comfort. 1. A Large, High-Resolution IPS Display Whether you’re a casual snap-shooter or a budding professional, a wide-screen,…
Beginner Tips 0 With a smart choice of exposure time and camera settings, you can give photos a bit more of yourself, and make your pictures flavorful and exceptional. Gone are the days when photos had to be perfectly sharp.
Sports 2 Sports photography is unlike any other kind. For one thing, it joins many genres—portrait, documentary, journalistic, motion, and more. For another, sports organizers often make work harder and lay down special restrictions. Here are a few tips for getting started in sports photography. 1) You Won’t Go Far With No DSLR We won’t try to…
Accessories 0 Photographers often head out on the road with a lot of gear, but that doesn’t mean they never want to travel light. But that can mean leaving something important behind. Then it’s time to jerry-rig. Imagine the situation where you’ve headed out on a short trip and you didn’t want to take your DSLR and…