Photography Tips and Tricks including Reviews and News
A little while back, BrickMonkey wrote a Tutorial About HDR Photography explaining the most important key elements and tips on shooting HDR. Today I’ll show you how you can use a very ordinary 120$ camera or a newer camera phone and blend them together with Bridge and Photoshop CS5 to come up with a similar result. […]
After weeks/months of research you’ve figured out the perfect camera you’re going to buy next. So you’ve saved and saved (these are not cheap cameras) and finally plunked down the hard earned cash to bring that baby home. After taking a few pictures with your new dream camera, however, you realize you now need to […]
So what is depth of field? I guess that makes a good starting point for an article about depth of field. Simply stated, the term defines the area of the shot that is in sharp focus. Yes sometimes you do want parts of your picture to be blurry. Why? By controlling the depth of […]
I was looking through some photographs I had recently taken and thought the entire weekend’s worth of photography was a bust. I was rather bummed out. I opened up my favorite application, Adobe Lightroom to have a look around. I started developing some of the shots and found I had a lot more keepers that […]
What is it about some pictures that make them so striking and memorable? Have you ever wondered what professional photographers know that you don’t? What if I told you that using 3 simple steps or techniques, you could drastically improve your photography and begin you on your way to start taking shots like a pro. […]
Photography is not just about holding your camera up to a great scene and snapping away. You need to think about what you’re looking at and compose a keeper IE: something you and other will enjoy looking at later. Today’s photography tutorial is the start of a series about composition in photography. Through these various […]
I love black and white photography. Without the color information to distract you, your eye gets drawn to all the small details and the composition that can sometimes get lost in translation. I have found that while working on my pictures, some shots I thought weren’t worth keeping turned out to be some of my […]
One thing you will hear a lot about as you enter into the world of photography is Exposure. So, what exactly is exposure? Ah, I’m glad you asked! Exposure is the amount of light captured by the image sensor of a camera. If too much light gets to the sensor, the picture is washed […]
Are all digital memory cards made the same? Right? Costco has a sale this week, so if it fits my camera I should just grab it right? This question is one I get all the time from people getting into photography. The answer, no. All memory cards are not made equal and as far as […]
So you took the plunge and bought a DSLR. Excellent! A whole new world of creative photography has just opened up for you. The picture quality, low noise levels, and creative settings on that new fancy dial on top are yours to command with your new photographer DSLR powers! Hmm… Speaking of that new fancy […]
