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Photo Cheat Sheet Page 1- Credit Card (Wallet) Foldout. Photo Cheat Sheet Page 2 - Credit Card (Wallet) Foldout. iPhoneography Series: Exposure. Our mobile phones are equipped with an 8 megapixel sensor, high definition capabilities and even HD video.

iPhoneography Series: Exposure

One important feature the native iPhone lacks is exposure control. Exposure: the unit of measurement for the total amount of light permitted to reach the electronic sensor during the process of taking a photograph. The two main controls your digital camera uses to control exposure are the shutter speed and aperture. In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to control your mobile exposure using the Camera + App (iOS). The same rules apply with the app, VSCO Cam (iOS and Android). When snapping with our mobile phones, available light is not always perfect. Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes. Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at different elements of exposure and how to move out of the ‘Auto’ mode on your digital camera.

Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes

We’ve looked at Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO and have discovered what each of them is and what impact changing them will have on your images. Now that we’ve looked at the theory of how changing these elements impacts an image I’d like to move into how to use them by examining two shooting modes that many digital have on them that allow you to take a step away from the automatic settings that you might be spending a lot of time in.

The two shooting modes are Aperture Priority Mode and Shutter Priority Mode. Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography. ISO Settings in Digital Photography. Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Digital Cameras. A Post By: Darren Rowse Much has been written on the topic of Macro photography for those photographers fortunate enough to own a DSLR with macro lenses – but what about if you own a compact point and shoot camera?

Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Digital Cameras

Can you get great macro shots too? While the results achievable with a point and shoot camera in macro mode probably won’t compare with a DSLR with a purpose built macro lens I’ve still seen some remarkably good shots with compact cameras (all three shots in this post were taken with compact cameras). Digital single-lens reflex camera. The photographer can see the motive before taking an image by the mirror.

Digital single-lens reflex camera

When taking an image the mirror will swing up and light will go to the sensor instead. A digital single-lens reflex camera (also called a digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera combining the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor, as opposed to photographic film. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a DSLR and other digital cameras.

In the reflex design, light travels through the lens, then to a mirror that alternates to send the image to either the viewfinder or the image sensor. The 20 Best Websites for Learning Digital Photography. I’m beginning to warm up to cheesy stock photos… have you noticed that I’ve used some super cheesy ones the last few days?

The 20 Best Websites for Learning Digital Photography

I’ve spent several days searching all over the Internet to find the very best 21 up-and-coming photography websites. Each of the sites on this list are well deserving of a good read. Animated Video Production. Psykopaint - Create and paint amazing art from photos.

Photography Techniques. PetaPixel - Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration. Video Blog for Creative Professionals. Appotography — iPhone Photography Reviews and Tips. iPhoneography-Today. Finding Images for your Blog. When I started blogging way back when, my biggest challenge was finding images for my posts.

Finding Images for your Blog

Website Design Tips from Marketcircle’s Graphic Designer. No one likes spending thousands of dollars on Adwords or spending countless hours in SEO efforts without seeing results.

Website Design Tips from Marketcircle’s Graphic Designer

Traffic, considered a key ingredient to a website’s success, is only effective if the website they land on is well designed. The combination of high traffic and great design are essential in converting visitors into paying customers. True Colors: What Your Brand Colors Say About Your Business [Infographic] The most prominent brands in the world are defined by their colors.

True Colors: What Your Brand Colors Say About Your Business [Infographic]

Think of McDonald’s golden arches, the name Jet Blue, and UPS’ slogan, “What can Brown do for you?” These companies, and many others, strategically use colors in their logo, website, and product to appeal to customers. How to Explain Why Typography Matters. "What do you do?

How to Explain Why Typography Matters

" "I’m a typographer. " "Oh, you’re a topographer. So does that mean you have a geology background, or you mostly work with maps? " "Erm, not exactly. Using Visual Aids. Visual aids can powerfully help the effectiveness of a speech.

Using Visual Aids

Many speeches benefit from having objects, images, key quotes, or data presented in a clear and dramatic fashion. Visual aids vary in kind, but there are similar benefits and tips for dealing with any kind of supplementary evidence that is shown to an audience. Reasons to Use Visual Aids Improves audience understanding and memory Serves as notes Provides clearer organization Facilitates more eye contact and motion by the speaker Contributes to speaker credibility Types of Visual Aids Tips for Using Visual Aids.

International - Effective Color Contrast. Home > Accessibility > Accessible Design > Accessible Print Design > Effective Color Contrast Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color Deficiencies by Aries Arditi, PhD This page contains three basic guidelines for making effective color choices that work for nearly everyone. Following the guidelines are explanations of the three perceptual attributes of color -- hue, lightness and saturation -- as they are used by vision scientists. How does impaired vision affect color perception? Partial sight, aging and congenital color deficits all produce changes in perception that reduce the visual effectiveness of certain color combinations.

Principles-of-Design. Design Elements & Principles. Rule of Thirds. The Best Photography Apps for iPhone: 2014 Edition. Ten rules for great iPhone photography. The big challenge when you shoot images with an iPhone is to successfully capture great-looking photos from a gadget that’s primarily designed for chatting. If you keep these tips in mind as you shoot, however, you can take some pretty sharp pictures. 1. Get a Head Start It’s a good idea to get in the habit of accessing the camera from the lock screen on your iPhone. Press the Home button to wake up the screen, and slide the camera icon to the top of your display. Another way to ensure that you’re always ready to take a shot is to stick the Camera app on your first home screen, or even in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.

In iOS 7, you can also quickly access the camera in the Control Center. 2. Photo Tips, Photos, Galleries, Videos, Photography. iPhone photography: The ultimate guide. Everything you need to know about composing, taking, and editing great photos, macros, panoramas, and HDR photos with your iPhone, and taking your iPhoneography to the next level While the original iPhone camera was nothing to write home about, the current iPhone camera is something to never leave home without. If the best camera is the one you have with you, then whether you're shooting pictures of sunsets or sports cars, family or friends, pets or national parks, you still want to get the best iPhone photos possible.

That's where iMore's iPhoneography series comes in, and that's what we're collecting together here, in one convenient, highly-bookmarkable place. 25 More Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography - 100 Tip Series. I thought I’d celebrate my 100th article here on TMO, by rounding-up my promised set of One Hundred Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography. Actually, this article – containing the final twenty-five tips – will be the capstone to the previous three, which you can access via these links: 25 Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography, 25 More Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography, and Yet Another 25 Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography.

Without further ado, as they say... let's jump right in. 76.) Always strive to tell a story with your iPhone photos. iPhone Photography: Tutorials, Tips, and Apps. 50 essential photography tips.