Photography Tips & Tutorials

Perspective in Photography

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Perspective in photography can be defined as the sense of depth or spatial relationships between objects in the photo, along with their dimensions with respect to the viewpoint (camera lens or the viewer). This is one of the tricky areas of photography which if a photographer is not consciously aware of, can produce unwanted “distortions” or “flat” uninteresting images. The human eye judges distance by the way lines and planes converge at an angle. This is known as linear perspective.

Group Portrait Photography Tips and Techniques

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Pulling the group together will allow you to step closer and assure that faces can be seen. Having the group stand shoulder to shoulder, all facing the camera can look very stiff and also makes it difficult to get close enough to see any detail. It is better to curve the rows and use various heights to bring the group in to a narrower range and allow faces to be seen in the photograph as you get closer to the group.

HDR Photography – The Facts

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

High Dynamic Range (HDR), as the name suggests attempts to extend the light and tonal range of images taken under normal conditions, and once a balanced HDR image is compared with the original shot the results are often outstanding. Ever hear the expression, “You just had to be there’, when someone is showing off photographs? What they are really saying is that their camera just cannot compete with the human eye when capturing the total range of light and dark areas in an image.

Digital SLR Cameras and Hyperfocal Distance Focus

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Hyperfocal distance is that special focus condition in which clear focus is obtained from ½ the hyperfocal focus point to infinity. Put another way, if you know what the HFD is for the given lens focal length and f-stop and focus on it, then everything from ½ of that distance to infinity is in focus. Maximum depth of focus allows you to use relative subject scale as a creative aspect in your compositions while still keeping everything tack sharp.

Tips For Photographing Flowers

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Flower shots always look their best when taken from the side. Shot from above they don’t have same appeal as when taken from the side. Use the rule of thirds placing them in a slightly off centred position and never right in the middle of the image. Getting in closer will always add to the composition. Here are some simple tips that will help you shoot better flower photos.

How to Change the Background of a Photo

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

This tutorial is to help you learn how to change the background of a photo to something more interesting if you choose. There are many ways of getting this done, but this technique is probably one of the easiest and most effective.

Photography Poses – The Missing Ingredient

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

There are two categories of general advice which applies, regardless of whether you’re using a digital camera to take family portrait poses, baby pictures, pet portraits, group pictures, funny photos, or even maternity portraits.

How to Increase the Size of a Photo in Photoshop

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

This tutorial is to help you learn how to blow-up or enlarge a picture. You might wish to do this to make a bigger print or for numerous other reasons. Photoshop does a pretty good job but you will still lose a bit of sharpness depending on how much larger you make the

Photography Exposure Basics

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Exposure is the amount of light collected by the sensor in your camera during a single picture. If the shot is exposed too long the photograph will be washed out. If the shot is exposed too short the photograph will appear too dark. Almost all cameras today have light meters which measure