PictureCorrect - Photography Tips and Techniques

How to Create the Illusion of Fire with Light Painting

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Dennis Calvert has devised a surprisingly uncomplicated method to make a light painting self-portrait in which he appears to be on fire. Outside of some pretty standard photography gear (camera, tripod, and a speedlight) all you need to take one of these for yourself is an electric glow stick. To make things even easier, Calvert put together a short behind the scenes timelapse video, which you can watch how it works here.

Style and Vision: What Makes One Photographer Different From Another?

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

In the artistic community much is said about style and how that style is more often than not linked to some innate talent. The style side is mostly true. Each artist, irrespective of their specific discipline, brings their own voice and vision to their chosen art. That which is internal to the intellect of the artist, is unique and independent of external training. It would be convenient for us to instantly associate a photographer’s work as that of their own signature style. Were it only this easy, but alas, it is not so transparent.

Exposure and Photography

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

In photography, there are three fundamental aspects that every photographer should familiarize themselves with: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. The video below does a great job of laying out the basics in an easily understandable manner. These three elements are all used as essential means of achieving correct exposure. When one changes, it will affect the exposure, it’s your job as a photographer to understand how to balance all three of them, making sure that they all work together to get a properly exposed image.

Photography Site Search Engine Optimization Tips

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Almost every professional photographer I speak to about lead generation asks me the same question at some point during our conversation: “How can I get more website visitors from the search engines without having to pay for expensive ads?” It stands to reason that the higher our website ranks for any given search the more traffic we’ll see. But the question many photographers have then is: “Okay, but how do I get my website ranked more highly in Google?” This is where SEO (search engine optimization) comes into play.

Travel Photo Tips

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

According to DSLR Traveler, getting some great photographs while travelling starts by making sure you are packing the right equipment. So find yourself a DSLR, a tripod, and a few extra batteries and sd cards and you’re on your way. Once you have your gear lined up, take a moment to watch the following video and we’ll go over some insightful pointers that can get you shooting like a pro on your next adventure.

Popular eBook on Sale for a Few Days: Trick Photography

Monday, May 14th, 2012

On Sale Until May 18 – One of the most popular digital photography training eBooks is currently 20% off for the next few days. The recent second edition includes 100 new e-book pages (300 pages total) and 9 full hours of video tutorials. The eBook is in PDF format so it is perfect for tablet devices or can be read on any computer. Of the many techniques explained in the book, here are a few samples: