Don't let your camera get in the way of your photography. My name is Nathan Presley and I’m a professional photographer. I started playing with film and photography when I was twelve years old and eventually, dropped out of high school(with good grades) at age fifteen. I’m not here to endorse quitting school by any means, but I can thankfully say it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
I’m not writing this post to every photographer, but primarily to those who plan to to still be shooting in twenty, thirty, or fifty years from now, and are looking to make an intentional step toward developing their skill. I receive email and Twitter messages everyday inquiring about gear I use, and although I have no problem answering those questions, I believe asking a photographer what type of camera he uses is equally as informative as asking a painter what type of brush he uses.
So, let me be the first to say: what you’re looking for is not a better camera. In a world of great cameras, the idea is king. Camera Lost at Sea Returned with the Help of Social Networking | Work + Money. PhotoAdvent | 25 Days, 25 Photos. How I shoot the moon.. I have shot a lot of moon shots with a big lens but I decided to try seeing what I could do with a "run of the mill" zoom and hand held..
Camera D90, lens 18-250mm sigma (image stabilized lens) hand held. ISO 200 F11, 1/180 sec. at 250mmI try to shoot the moon several stops UNDER exposed. Then I use increase contrast and some levels to bring the exposure back up. Doing this drives the background to sold black and gives more definition to the craters. If it looks good on your camera monitor, it's too bright! I sharpen at about 1 pixel radius and 50-100% in PS elements 5, usually desaturate the color and that's about it. A rocket ship in an unlikely place. The meaning of 9/11's most controversial photo | Jonathan Jones. In the photograph Thomas Hoepker took on 11 September 2001, a group of New Yorkers sit chatting in the sun in a park in Brooklyn. Behind them, across brilliant blue water, in an azure sky, a terrible cloud of smoke and dust rises above lower Manhattan from the place where two towers were struck by hijacked airliners this same morning and have collapsed, killing, by fire, smoke, falling or jumping or crushing and tearing and fragmentation in the buildings' final fall, nearly 3,000 people.
Ten years on, this is becoming one of the iconic photographs of 9/11, yet its history is strange and tortuous. Hoepker, a senior figure in the renowned Magnum photographers' co-operative, chose not to publish it in 2001 and to exclude it from a book of Magnum pictures of that horribly unequalled day. Only in 2006, on the fifth anniversary of the attacks, did it appear in a book, and then it caused instant controversy. The critic and columnist Frank Rich wrote about it in the New York Times. Zhengfan wu. How to Shoot Light Trails. One of the first subjects that I remember trying to capture as a teenager with my first SLR camera (film) was light trails created by cars on a busy road near my home. I’d seen this type of shot in a photography magazine and was impressed by the eye catching results. Light Trails continue to be popular subject matter for many photographers and they can actually be a great training ground for those wanting to get their cameras out of manual mode and to experiment with shooting in low light at longer exposures.
Following area few examples of light trail shots as well as some practical starting point tips for those wanting to give it a go. To get more tutorials like this subscribe to Digital Photography School. Equipment: There is not just one particular type of camera and kit that you’ll need to capture light trails – however it is important to have a camera that allows you to have some control over exposure settings – particularly those that allow you to choose longer shutter speeds. Review: myTouch phone almost replaces camera. By Rachel Metz, Associated Press Updated 8/12/2011 5:24 PM SAN FRANCISCO — If you're anything like me, your cellphone and its built-in camera is always on you, while your digital camera gathers dust at home.
Jeff Chiu, AP Jeff Chiu, AP This wasn't always the case. But as smartphone makers have increasingly realized the potential of the built-in camera, there's been a deluge of phones with cameras that can match — and sometimes outperform — low-end dedicated devices in a snap. A new entrant to the market should inspire some more competition in the phone camera sphere: The myTouch 4G Slide smartphone, made by HTC and available through T-Mobile. It has an 8-megapixel camera and plenty of the settings you'd find on a normal digital camera. The phone runs Google's Android operating software and costs $200 with a two-year service contract. It's also very quick to take photos. The myTouch's biggest issue, sadly, is the same one you encounter on virtually all cellphone cameras. Silicon Startup Unveils Groundbreaking Camera. The identity of Vancouver’s famous kissing couple is revealed - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog.
In the age of Facebook and Twitter, it was only a matter of time before the world learned the identities of the kissing couple from that now-iconic photo of the Vancouver riots. About 24 hours after photos of the smooch was passed on through emails, IMs and blog posts, the Toronto Star and the CBC are reporting that the boyfriend and girlfriend in the photograph are Aussie bartender Scott Jones and Canadian college student Alex Thomas, who was injured just before the picture was taken. The papers report that Jones and Thomas have been dating since Jones arrived in Vancouver on a "working holiday.
" They attended Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, which the hometown Canucks lost 4-0 to the Boston Bruins, and then somehow found themselves between the angry rioters and charging riot police later that night in downtown Vancouver. The famous aftermath, as captured by Getty Images photographer Rich Lam: It probably won't surprise you to learn that Facebook was involved. 8 Tips on How to Shoot the Supermoon | MostlyLisa.com | Photography tips & inspiration. 5DMKII+ 100mm f/2.8 L, 1/40 at f/8.0, ISO 500 Photographers have a fantastic chance to capture a 14% fuller moon this weekend, so I thought I’d quickly post a few tips on how to get great supermoon shots!
1. Capture the moon is when it is close to the horizon The best time to capture the moon is during moonrise when the moon is closest to the horizon line. This is considered the moon’s “Magic Hour” and gives you the best opportunity to grab a shot of the moon in a surrounding landscape with some sunlight. It’s also the best time to get interesting cloud cover over the moon and to capture a more orange coloured moon. You can use this site to find out when the moonrise is where you plan to shoot. 2. Unless you have a super telephoto lens, taking a shot of just the moon itself in the middle of the sky won’t be compelling. 3.
If you have a telephoto lens that’s 200mm or longer, now is the time to use it. 5DMKII + 100mm f/2.8, 2.5sec at f/4.5, ISO 640 4. Say no to blurry moon shots! 5. 6. 7. 8. Photo Law – Your Right to Take Pictures in Public « Legal Andrew. You have a camera. But do you know your rights when it comes to public photography? You’ll learn them here. Public photography is wide open That’s the general rule. When you’re on public property (a street, sidewalk, city park, etc) you can take pictures of what you see. This means that you can also photograph private property as long as you’re not trespassing to get the shot. Unfortunately, life is never that simple. Does the photo subject expect privacy? Even on public property, you can’t photograph somebody who has a “reasonable expectation of privacy.” Along the same lines, don’t sneak photographs of people from bizarre angles.
Is it a question of national security? It was news to me, but military bases and nuclear facilities can restrict photographs – even from the outside area. Don’t even try. Stand your ground, politely If your public photo opp passed these three stages, you’re probably safe to shoot some pictures. What is the person’s name? Other resources Any questions? Comments. Queen of the Pavement | A stockpile of thoughts, stories and photos from helenadagmar. L.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin. NASAJPL's I'm There: Lunar Eclipse Group. S Best Photos of 1960s and psychedelic. Flickr Hive Mind is a search engine as well as an experiment in the power of Folksonomies. All thumbnail images come directly from Flickr, none are stored on Flickr Hive Mind. These photos are bound by the copyright and license of their owners, the thumbnail links take to you to the photos (as well as their copyright and license details) within Flickr.
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