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Before you take your next portrait, consider the following. Location Where is the photo session going to take place? Is it indoors or outdoors? If it is indoors, is it a residential setup or a corporate office? How much light is available and what other types of lights should you consider: tungsten, fluorescent, or others? […]
Photographing silver jewellery can be extremely difficult, but it can be done on a budget. Let me start out by saying that when I say “on a budget” I do mean about £700, you can spend far less but in my recent experience it will reduce the quality of your images. In the grand scheme of things £700 is still cheaper than outsourcing the work and if you are selling items it’s an investment you need to make. Let me start by explaining what I have tried to give you an idea of the experience I have had! Photographing silver jewellery close up is called macro photography (the photography of items up close), the D3100 has a guide mode that allows me to select macro mode and avoid all the jargon around shutter speeds, aperture settings and all the other technical things.
This video has been receiving a lot of attention recently. It follows professional climbing photographer Jimmy Chin on a daring assignment for National Geographic as he attempts to tell the story of climbers who are on the cutting edge of what is possible. Some of the greatest climbing feats in history have been happening recently on the cliffs of Yosemite, imagine if your job was to capture photos of those events. Many consider Jimmy Chin to be one of the best adventure photographers in the world. He is a North Face athlete and is regularly recruited by National Geographic to follow explorers to the edges of the earth.
Panoramic photography can be classified into three types: cylindrical, spherical, and planar. The cylindrical panorama includes inner-cylinder and outer-cylinder panorama. The shooting technique of the cylindrical-panorama involves three methods: horizontal, vertical, and oblique. And the spherical panorama includes inner-sphere and outer-sphere panorama. Inner-Cylinder Panorama The setting of the camera stays fixed while shooting, and the […]
Topaz B&W Effects is a new powerful tool for black and white photographers. It provides users with a variety of tools, making it easy to create unique and stunning black and white compositions. Definitely worth checking out if you like the black and white medium of photography. Topaz B&W Effects features over 150 presets that […]
Photography is an art. Its goal is to capture, produce, and preserve images that paint a picture, tell a story, or record an event. Photography creates emotions, and the first impression depends on the compositional balance of the image. There are several composition rules that are important in the process of creating images—without them the […]
Using wide apertures to create beautiful wedding photography is so simple, even a beginner can do it. A lens with a wide aperture, such as a 50mm f/1.4 prime, can produce a gentle blur in the background allowing focus to remain on what is important in the shot. Using a flash can spoil a moment; luckily […]
Making Light – An Introduction to Off-Camera Flash by Piet Van den Eynde was released today and is designed to help you master external flash photography. The author says “I don’t know about you, but flash used to scare me. I found it to be complicated, difficult to pre-visualize (I’m talking about the pre-digital era here), and lacking quality results. Of course, I only put my flash on my camera and the furthest I got to softening the light was to bounce my flash behind me. I worked on full auto because I found all the rest way too complicated. So, I was an available-light photographer for a long time. Not so much by persuasion as by lack of understanding and, therefore, lack of alternative. If you have a similar attitude to flash, then this eBook is for you.”
We just posted a question on the new PictureCorrect Facebook Page as our first audience poll: What Brand of Camera Do You Use? Please take a moment to respond if you can, it will be interesting to compare and contrast what everyone is using. We started this inquiry last night and so far almost 1000 people have responded. Please feel free to add any brands we may have missed to the ongoing poll on our Facebook Page. If you happen to use two different brands, please respond with the brand you prefer to use or the one that you use most of the time. Keep up with PictureCorrect on our New Facebook Page.
Much of the attention in photo modelling is given to the way a model poses and dresses. Yet, little or no attention is given to facial expressions. Expressions will make or break a photo shoot. Photos will be soulless and tell nothing. It is suggested that every model has a couple of expressions, which she is good at, up her sleeve. That way it gives character and meaning to her photos. This article describes some of the very basic facial expressions, which which you should attempt to capture in order to have a full photo session. If you work closely with your model, it makes sense to work towards perfecting these expressions.
