In the Oxford Dictionary Scale is defined as ‘Relative or Proportionate Dimensions’. So, what has this got to do with our photography? Think about the last time you took a wonderful view and, actually, felt a bit disappointed with the end result when you got back home. What did I miss? The key, as photographers, […]
You see them everywhere: flowers in full bloom. They are colorful and so easy to photograph. You can use them as art prints, backgrounds for images, Facebook cover images, or just for the joy of capturing the beauty of a flower. There are some tricks that can elevate your images beyond snapshot level, into images […]
This article comes from Steve Arnold, creator of the Luminosity Masking Panel (currently 50% off) which promises to make sure you never fall foul of these exposure blending issues, and guarantees you a natural and realistic looking end result every single time. When blending bracketed exposures in my landscapes, I like everything to look as […]
This is a study of an inanimate object, such as a vase of flowers or bowl of fruit. You’ll need: A source of light (a window is good) A subject. I suggest a nicely arranged bowl of fruit. Camera Setup Mode: Aperture Priority (often shown as Av on the mode wheel) ISO: 100 or so […]
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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, […]
It happened to me three weeks into a back packing trip through Southeast Asia. I turned on my camera one morning to look through some of the pictures that I had taken so far, and I saw only an empty memory card. I felt awful. After the initial shock and surprise, I was mad! I […]
If you want to add a new dynamic to your photography then try adding pattern, form and texture. They will add a new depth to your images and help you rise to a new level in your photography. 1.Patterns Patterns can be found everywhere—in nature and man-made constructions. They are made up of repeated objects, […]
Due to limitations of our lenses, getting tack sharp exposures in which the foreground and background are both in perfect focus can sometimes be difficult. Fortunately, the clever folks behind Adobe Photoshop have implemented a very helpful tool into the popular image editing software. Using Photoshop’s stacking tool allows you to stack multiple images into […]
When you hear the phrase Depth of Field (also called DOF) you may wonder why you should care as long as your pictures are in focus. Well since DOF is generally referred to as the range of a pictures over all sharpness; and most people are instinctively drawn to the sharpest part of the picture […]
