It seems like all the focus these days is on digital color photos, megapixels, color saturation - pretty much vivid color is all the rage. And yet, people are rediscovering the power of black and white photography every day. With digital cameras, you have more options for experimenting without costing an arm and [...]
June 3rd, 2008 | 4 comments | ContinuedNiche Specialty
Niche Specialty Photography: Recommended Reading
John Shaw’s Landscape Photography
John Shaw. Amphoto Books 1994, Paperback, 144 pages, $12.48
From grand vistas to intimate woodland glades, landscapes are extremely popular photography subjects. Many people, however, overlook the importance of good technique, believing that exotic locations and expensive lenses create fantastic pictures. As John Shaw shows in this gorgeous book, expertise as a landscape photographer results form [...]
June 2nd, 2008 | 1 comment | Continued
Better Portaits: Part Two
In this 2nd installment about portraiture, let’s discuss equipment.
If you haven’t figured that out by now, photography like other creative endeavors has a technical side as well as a creative side.
Before you can get predictable results with your camera, you need to master or at least understand your equipments’ limitations. Without this mastery, your [...]
Better Wedding Photography Tips and Hints
Looking to become a wedding photographer, or simply looking to refine your skills? Here are some resources you definitely don’t want to miss.
Wedding Photography Survival Tips: The Preparation
Written by Christina N Dickson, portrait photographer and instructor for the Institute in Photographic Studies. Weddings. To the inexperienced photographer, the first wedding is that single most [...]
Better Portraits: Part One
Everyone knows that in every picture there is always a center of interest. It may not be in the center per se but it should be obvious what the subject of any photograph is.
Chances are that subject is usually sharp and in focus. If it isn’t, it might be framed in such a way that [...]
Discovering the Beauty of Landscape Photography
Symmetry, repetition, contrast, asymmetry, coherence, symbolism, and a dash of irony—these are the major components that construct a beautiful photograph taken by exceptional photographer. These are also the very same components that one needs balance when taking one of the easiest yet most difficult subjects to photograph— landscapes.
May 8th, 2008 | 0 comments | Continued
Underwater Photography Tips
The general purpose of under water photography is to bring sea life to the surface. Most people are curious about what lives underwater and what actually goes on beneath the ocean surface. Underwater photographers make it their mission to capture this hidden world on camera and bring to those people who will never get a [...]
May 7th, 2008 | 1 comment | Continued
African Safaris: Wildlife Photography
With Africa’s beautiful landscapes and exotic wildlife, a safari is every photographer’s dream come true. Whether you’re a professional with years of experience or an amateur trying your hand at expressing art through the lens, Africa is a paradise where you can find a variety of interesting subjects. Below are a few tips [...]
May 6th, 2008 | 3 comments | Continued
Great Nature Photos - 5 Tips To Improve Your Outdoor Photography
Whether you’re taking a picture of a geranium in your backyard garden or a grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains, capturing a great photo outdoors means working with Mother Nature, and not trying to impose your photographic will upon her.
So many factors come into play when taking a nature photograph … sun, clouds, wind, rain, [...]
