Photographic Tips and TechniquesPhotographic Tips and TechniquesDWSussman tips and techniques will cover beginner, intermediate advanced and general tips to improve your ability to capture quality photographs with a camera. From composition to how to improve your photography and start shooting like a pro. Articles
Open Flash ? Painting with light
2007-10-22 19:56:00 This is an old timers technique used by poor mans photography to create shadow less studio works before strobe lights were available. A film camera would be set on a tripod and the photographer would use a single tungsten light. Light s were turned off in the studio, camera shutter opened and the light pointed at ... More About: Flash , Painting , Open
Quick Scouting - New Locations
2007-08-27 13:27:00 I recently responded to a Forum where someone was visiting the Florida Gulf coast and they where interested for some ideas where to shoot. So it occurred to me that many people may not know about Google Earth or the new features it offers. For those who never heard of Google Earth it is a free ... More About: Tips , Quick , Locations , Scout , Loca
Essentials for Good Landscape Photography
2007-08-23 13:44:00 Anybody can pick up a camera and take a photo of an interesting place, but it takes a careful and mindful photographer to take a landscape photo that is truly compelling. Most of the really impressive landscape photos that you will see have a few common elements. They have some type of foreground element, some ... More About: Photography , Landscape , Good , Graph , Essentials
DOF Hyperfocal - Camera Shooting with wide angle lens
2007-08-21 15:23:00 What the heck is Depth Of Field Hyper focal? This is the range of sharpe focus with a lens at a particular f-stop. Professional photographers use this technique shooting great depth of field with a wide angle lens to get extraordinary sences. I like to use a 15-30 mm zoom lens on a digital 35 camera. Max out the f-stop ... More About: Camera , Wide , Lens , Shooting
Photographing Coins with a Beam Splitter
2007-08-20 13:41:00 Most folks might try using a light tent or umbrellas of some sort to photograph a coin but what about a beam splitter? A beam splitter is a piece of glass that can have 60 percent reflectivity on one side and 40 percent on the other. This is angled in between the coin and ... More About: Beam , Coins , Graph , Split , Litt
Rule of Thirds - A must use feature for framing any photograph
2007-08-19 14:15:00 Improve your photo taking by splitting your frame into thirds both vertically and horizontal. Place the main subject along these imaginary lines. You will also need to remember that if you are photographing something moving then you should give it space to move into, rather than space behind it. For example, if you are photographing a ... More About: Feature , Ming , Graph , Rule , Feat
Photography Technique Intermediate - The Magic Hour Twilight City Lights
1969-12-31 18:00:00 Some of you already know if you want great night city skylines, don’t wait until night arrives. The best night photographs taken are the ones taken at twilight. As the sky turns to night even on a cloudy dull day at twilight the atmosphere filters out the warmer hues leaving blue as the dominant color. ... More About: Photography , Magic , Technique , City , Intermediate |
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