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What it Takes to Build a Photography Business.
2008-06-10 05:07:00 Choose a career in movies and everyone will tell you that your first years will be spent waiting tables. Set your sights on medicine and you know you?ll have to spend four years in undergraduate digs, and several more sweating through medical school. Aim at building a professional photography business though, and you might think it?s ... More About: Business , Photography , Build
Morgan Silk photographer interview and lighting diagrams.
2008-06-09 06:54:00 “Not everyone gets a second chance with a team of Navy Seals. But, for photographer Morgan Silk , inspiration is hard to shake. It wasn?t enough that he?d shot the special forces as they reenacted a hostage rescue scene.Silk wanted to get down from the director?s platform, away from the commercial constraints and create his own ... More About: Lighting , Interview , Photographer
Taking full length fashion photos in studio.
2008-06-08 09:11:00 This lesson shows a very effective method for shooting a full-length fashion shot in the studio using strobe lights and large soft boxes. This shot was lit with a 5-foot OctoDome3 and strobe as the main light, a large LiteDome and strobe as the fill light, and a focusable continuous light as a background light. topics ... More About: Photos , Fashion , Studio , Full , Taking
The Selection Tools of PhotoShop tutorial.
2008-06-07 10:15:00 “The selection tools are used to facilitate the process of making selections of shapes, colors, and objects inside of Photoshop , and positioning them in the working image area. With tools like the magnetic lasso and magic wand, Photoshop packs a powerful array of selection gadgets!” “In Photoshop, selections are used to work in a specified area, ... More About: Tools , Tutorial , Selection
Photographing Jewelry.
2008-06-06 11:08:00 When it comes to photographing jewelry, there are different approaches to consider with regards to how each particular piece will come across. Your choice of background is one consideration. Another is whether or not to include props within your shots. Still another is establishing a lighting style that is either soft or higher in contrast. This demonstration ... More About: Jewelry
Understanding Sharpness.
2008-06-05 04:05:00 Sharpness describes the clarity of detail in a photo, and can be a valuable creative tool for emphasizing texture. Proper photographic and post-processing technique can go a long way towards improving sharpness, although sharpness is ultimately limited by your camera equipment, image magnification and viewing distance. Two fundamental factors contribute ... More About: Understanding
Canon EF 200mm f/2.0 L IS USM Lens Review.
2008-06-04 19:51:00 The IS benefit is obvious - I love it. The keeper rate has diminished at 1/5 second shutter speeds (5 stops of improvement), but sharp shots can still be captured. When activated, the amount of sound made by IS varies from lens to lens. This one produces a quiet, non-bothersome, whirring sound. Auto tripod-sensing ... More About: Canon , Review , Lens
Digital Camera Basics.
2008-06-04 11:30:00 ” The human eye has color receptor “cone” cells which are sensitive to red, green, and blue wavelengths of light. The brain combines the signals from these three receptors to form the perception of all colors. For example, the perception of a bright yellow is actually caused by equal stimulation of both the red and ... More About: Digital Camera , Camera , Digital , Basics
Think Tank Photo PhotoKina Travel Contest.
2008-06-03 16:15:00 “If you are a photographer, you are eligible to enter Think Tank Photo ?s drawing for free round-trip airfare, hotel, spending money, and exhibition passes to photokina, the world?s leading photo and imaging trade fair. Join over 160,000 visitors from 156 countries in exploring 1,600 exhibitors of cutting edge imaging products from almost 50 countries. And, ... More About: Contest , Travel , Think Tank
Change eye color in photoshop tutorial.
2008-06-03 06:01:00 Change eye color in photoshop tutorial. More About: Color , Tutorial , Photoshop , Change , Eye Color
Smoke Photography: Capturing Delicate Wisps of Smoke Photography and PhotoS
2008-06-02 06:24:00 “Photographing and processing smoke can be a frustrating experience. The guide covers everthing from properly setting up a mini studio to processing your images in Photos hop. Both web and PDF versions of the guide are available. “For first timers, photographing smoke can be an extremely frustrating experience! Capturing delicate wisps of smoke is as challenging ... More About: Photography , Smoke , Delicate
Action Photography in studio tips.
2008-06-01 07:21:00 “Maybe you are a professional portrait photographer trying to separate yourself from the high school senior market or maybe you are a parent just wanting to impress your children. Either way, this simple project can be great fun and produce professional results for photographers of all skill levels.” “A couple of months ago I was doing ... More About: Photography , Action , Tips , Studio
Change facial structure photoshop video tutorial.
2008-05-31 07:21:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8-9xi7WkH Y More About: Video , Tutorial , Photoshop , Change , Facial
Lighting Equipment Primer for Beginners.
2008-05-30 10:18:00 As in all things you need to know your tools so you can pick the best one for the job at hand. The goals for different styles vary and if you plan to shoot a variety of styles you’ll need a wide variety of modifiers. Any light source will produce a pure white or pure black. ... More About: Lighting , Equipment
Canon Eos 450d - Digital Rebel XSI camera review.
2008-05-29 10:14:00 “The EOS 450D represents Canon ’s response to the increasingly crowded and competitive nature of the entry-level DSLR market. Where the original ‘people’s DLSR’, the EOS 300D, owed at least some of its success to the simple paucity of competitors, the market in 2008 is a very different place indeed, and one that’s seen Nikon (with ... More About: Camera , Review , Rebel , Digital
Using louvers for dramatic portraits.
2008-05-28 23:55:00 “ One of the most common approaches in portrait lighting is to use the softest possible light and to maintain good detail in both the highlight and the shadow areas of the photograph. This kind of lighting usually involves more than one light and the effect is often a highly flattering, idealized look. In this ... More About: Portraits
How to use the Patch Tool in photoshop tutorial.
2008-05-27 07:51:00 “Unlike Healing brush, Patch Tool gives you the ability to replace a large amount of skin in one operation. To use Patch tool you must be sure that you have a good skin area on your photo. This skin area will be your replacement pattern. If you don?t have any ?good skin? areas on photo, please ... More About: Tutorial , Photoshop
Color perception.
2008-05-26 23:47:00 “The human eye senses this spectrum using a combination of rod and cone cells for vision. Rod cells are better for low-light vision, but can only sense the intensity of light, whereas while cone cells can also discern color, they function best in bright light. Three types of cone cells exist in ... More About: Color , Perception
Eye colorization in photoshop tutorial.
2008-05-25 09:43:00 “This tutorial shows you a quick and effective way to change eye color. This technique can be used to change other aspects of an image as well as the eyes” “This tutorial will show you one of many ways to change eye color.” continue at MetaCafe More About: Tutorial , Photoshop
Desert photo shoot with speedlights video.
2008-05-25 00:18:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90mlK8ktV6 8 via strobist www.DigitalPixels.net More About: Video , Photo , Photo Shoot , Desert , Shoot
Canon digital camera software updates.
2008-05-24 23:40:00 “Canon has released updates for virtually all of its camera software. Digital Photo Professional 3.4.1, EOS Utility 2.4, ZoomBrowser EX 6.1.1a, Picture Style Editor 1.3 and Canon RAW Codec 1.3 are all now available. To download the updates, select your DSLR camera on the Canon USA website , then the Drivers and Downloads tab, and finally ... More About: Software , Digital Camera , Camera , Updates
Understanding Bit Depth in digital photography.
2008-05-23 08:35:00 “Bit depth quantifies how many unique colors are available in an image’s color palette in terms of the number of 0’s and 1’s, or “bits,” which are used to specify each color. This does not mean that the image necessarily uses all of these colors, but that it can instead specify ... More About: Photography , Digital , Understanding , Depth
Understanding the DSLR Magnification Factor.
2008-05-22 09:32:00 “The ?Focal Length Multiplier? is one of the most easily misunderstood characteristics of the some of the new breeds of DSLR and so I would like to offer a brief look at this aspect of digital imaging and attempt to lay to rest some of the ... More About: Factor , Understanding
How to use a gray card.
2008-05-21 10:26:00 “The Gray Card is a process control benchmark for color management. Without one our camera, monitor and printer are only as good as our eye’s ability to discern color, and our eyes are easily fooled. Absent any external reference our eyes will accept a wide range of variation in color as being normal. That’s due ...
Subtle changes with the liquify tool photoshop tutorial.
2008-05-20 14:08:00 “If you have a nice photo of a model, but she or he wasn?t smiling and you want the photo to feature a smiling face, or vice versa, you can use Photoshop to slightly tweak the facial expressions. The key is to be subtle in your approach, unless you are creating a caricature or cartoon. ... More About: Tutorial , Tool
Tips for taking photos with a point and shoot compact camera.
2008-05-19 10:04:00 * “Your camera is light and compact enough that you have it with you at all times. * You have about as good a lens as he does; like most first-time SLR owners, he hasn’t bothered to upgrade from the cheap low-contrast zoom lens that was included in a kit with his camera body. * He is ... More About: Photos , Camera , Tips , Point , Compact
Bernie?s Better Beginner?s Guide to Photography.
2008-05-18 08:35:00 “This is the guide I wish someone had written for me when I started 3 months ago. It’s much shorter than photography books that cover the same topics because it’s a computer geek’s guide. I skip right over the basics of using a camera because you can guess your way through the basics or even ... More About: Photography , Beginner , Guide , Bernie
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1 (Paperback).
2008-05-17 03:28:00 “This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here?s how Scott describes it: “If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, ‘Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want the background out of focus?’ I wouldn’t stand there and give you a ... More About: Photography , Book , Digital , Paperback , Volume
How to Photograph a Model: Photo Studio Tips : How to Use Studio Flash for
2008-05-16 10:15:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVGlGDubBm o More About: Photo , Flash , Tips , Model , Studio
How to take sharper photos.
More articles from this author:2008-05-15 16:58:00 Focus : “Cameras today offer a wide range of focus options. Manual, semi-manual and an array of automatic methods. Although it is nice to have variety, more complicated options often confuse new photographers, who expect the camera to always know where and how to focus. Luckily, with digital cameras, you can immediately see if your shot ... More About: Photos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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