Red eye is a major problem for amateur photographers and occurs when a built-in-flash unit is positioned too close to the camera. This is down to poor design of cheap cameras, but can also happen with the built-in flash units in most SLR cameras.
Red eye is caused by light reflecting back off the retina at [...]
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Beginning In Photography - Choosing The Right Lens
There is a dizzying array of choices when it comes to choosing lenses for SLR cameras. From wide angle to telephoto, zoom to prime lenses, fish eye, fast lenses, wide aperture lenses, the choice seems to be impossible. It’s not really. What it comes down to is asking yourself a simple question: What do I [...]
July 18th, 2008 | 0 comments | Continued
Developing Your Photographic Eye
The photographer’s eye is probably his greatest asset, and if you are new to photography it should be one of the first things you learn to understand. Photographers are not born with a creative eye; your eye will develop within time, and in some cases it takes a great deal of time.
Time will vary among [...]
Has Your Camera Ever Frightened You?
Well, I did it and took the plunge. After solving my eye dominance problem, and getting bifocal contacts, I decided it was time to purchase the camera I’ve always lusted after. I have my first vacation from my day job in 6 years coming up, and I’m taking a month off.
Add to that some room [...]
Eye Dominance: Why you should know this as a Photographer
I know what you’re probably thinking… why should I care about Eye Dominance? What’s the big deal, anyway? I never really thought about it either, until I discovered it was the key to my photography woes…
I didn’t get the photography bug until later in my life, 2001 to be exact around my 34th [...]
Travel Photography - Photos That Sell
It may seem a glamorous lifestyle to travel the world, photographing its huge variety of cultures and landmarks, but it is also an expensive lifestyle. Most photographers, professional and amateur, must fund their trips out of their own pockets. To continue doing this, it goes without saying that the photos you take along the way [...]
June 27th, 2008 | 1 comment | Continued
15 Surefire Tips for Shooting Fireworks
It’s almost here…. the Fourth of July! For photographers living in the United States this means one thing - Fireworks! I personally can’t wait, because this year I will have a camera with bulb mode and a cable release. Of course, this isn’t strictly necessary to get amazing photos of fireworks, [...]
June 26th, 2008 | 10 comments | Continued
Photographing Landmarks - Find Your Angle
How many times have you taken the perfect shot of that famous building or monument that you couldn’t wait to show to your family or friends, or submit to a stock agency, only to slowly realize that it is only one of thousands of similar perfect shots of that particular icon? If I was asked [...]
June 25th, 2008 | 0 comments | Continued
Photography For Beginners - Do You Understand Depth Of Field?
Depth of field is one of the most important aspects of photography you can learn. Use depth of field well in your photography and you can gain immense control over the look and impact of your photos. Unfortunately, depth of field also seems to be one of the toughest aspects for beginners to learn and [...]
June 22nd, 2008 | 2 comments | Continued
