There is a mind numbing amount of considerations when packing for your photography trip. Such as which lenses you will need, how you are going to store your photos and how you are going to carry it all around. Then there’s the pleasure of getting it all past the ever tightening luggage restrictions of airlines. [...]
June 15th, 2008 | MarkEden | 3 comments | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
Sunset Photography - Five Simple Tips For Beginners
Sunsets and sunrises are an inspirational subject for any photographer. In fact, a good sunset photo is often the reason many people become interested in nature photography. You don’t need to have a great camera or professional training; almost anyone with a camera can take great sunset photos.
The great news is, good sunset photos are [...]
Nature Photography - Five Tips For Great Rainforest Photos
Rainforest photography, like all good nature photography, is more about your sensitivity to nature than about expensive equipment. Of course you need a decent camera, and you must know how to use it. But the quality of your photos does not depend on the price tag on your camera. As long as you have a [...]
June 10th, 2008 | Barbara House | 0 comments | Continued
Controlling White Balance in Your Photos
There are always tons of questions from beginning photographers about how to correct white balance in their photos. Today’s digital cameras have many white balance options, including “scene modes” and manual white balance - but what’s it all really mean?
I was searching around the web looking for more information on White Balance, and stumbled [...]
Home Run, Touchdown, Slam Dunk - 5 Tips For Taking Your Best Sports Photos
Victory in sports is about practice and performance - the best athletes prepare better than anyone else, training their bodies and minds to perform when winning and losing matter most.
It’s no different with sports photography. Those one-of-a-kind photos you see don’t happen by accident, or just because the photographer was in “the right place, at [...]
Wildlife Photography - Five Practical Tips For Beginners
Nature photography is a fascinating pursuit, and wildlife photography can be the most challenging and rewarding field of all. Digital cameras have inspired a whole new generation of photographers to get into wildlife photography.
Most of the photography guides these days focus on the technical aspects of the camera: but really good photography relies more on [...]
10 Mighty Tips for Macro Photography
I was surfing the web and found these great resources for macro photography. I guess calling them “10 Tips” isn’t quite accurate - because each of these posts is filled with interesting tips and techniques for improving your macro photos. If capturing small things in a big way is your passion - you [...]
June 4th, 2008 | Barbara House | 10 comments | Continued
Black and White Photography Rediscovered
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 | Barbara House | 4 comments | Continued
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 | Barbara House | 1 comment | Continued
