8 Lessons Learned from My First Attempt at Portrait Photography One of the things I love about dPS is that we have a variety of photographers of different levels of experience and exploring different types of photography – all learning together. Today Aaron Meyers shares what he learned in his first attempt at portrait photography. Let me start out by saying I’m an amateur photographer. I always loved taking photos but I didn’t buy my first SLR (a D80) until 2007. Since then I’ve mostly done landscape/nature photography and I’ve slowly upgraded my gear (to a D300s) and I’m starting to branch out and try new things. Lately I’ve really enjoyed looking at portrait/model photos on Flickr so I thought I would give it a try. The Things I learned on my first portrait photoshoot: 1. Also, don’t forget that bright spots show up in between tree/shrub leaves and those can be really distracting. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
18 of the most memorable speeches from sci-fi and fantasy films It's summer blockbuster season, filled with massive explosions and eye-popping special effects. But never forget that nothing can get the heart pounding or blood pumping better than words—especially when they're in the form of memorable speeches given in some of sci-fi and fantasy's greatest movies. We've found 18 memorable and often inspiring movie monologues that really hit a nerve with audiences. (We'll leave those TV shows speeches for a future list.) Check them out below! V for Vendetta—V's Televised Speech The revolution will not be televised—or will it? Troy—Achilles' Speech Achilles (Brad Pitt) was a cocky son of a gun who really wanted to take the Trojans down a peg or two. The 13th Warrior—Norse Prayer Final battle scenes in war movies always pull at the heartstrings, especially when you already know the outcome. The Matrix Reloaded—Morpheus' Speech "Zion! Starship Troopers—Lieutenant Jean Rasczak's Welcome Speech Michael Ironside has military-speak down to a science.
Funny shit You really can’t measure stupidity. There is not a scale in the world that would reach the depths of stupidity that mankind can reach. The last .gif today is a perfect example. Just shake your head because that’s all one can do. It’s Saturday and a day a rest. Tags: bizarre, FAIL, Fun, funny, gif, idiot, moron, odd, OMG, Photography, warped, weird, wtf
25 Beautiful Macro Photography Shots - Smashing Magazine Advertisement Macro photography is the art of taking close-up pictures that reveal details which can’t be seen with the naked eye. For example, while we can see the fly on the wall, our eyes aren’t equipped to make out the fine details of the hairs on it’s face. This is where macro photography comes in. In this edition of our Monday Inspiration series we present 25 beautiful examples of macro photography. You may also be interested in the following related posts: 25 Beautiful Examples Of Macro Photography Eye of a Tokay Gecko“A close-up shot of a Tokay Gecko. La force et la passion“She felt her strength and passion back by 1 small drop of water.”. High-Tech Jumper“Jumping spider on a DVD reading my data! Bubble Magic“Close-up of a wet leaf … taken with a Canon Powershot A610 :)” The photo is taken by Sophie. Lasius Vlavius“This yellow meadow ant is trying to find a way to dry ground after the rain”. Flower DetailClose-up of a very colorful flower, shot by MeLissa Stolte. Igor Siwanowicz
terry pratchett 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Men 17K+A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App. Following the previous article on posing when photographing female subjects (update: see below for a complete set of posing guides for kids, couples and more), let’s look at some starting points with men photography. Men are usually less comfortable in process of being photographed, so it’s important to get him to be at ease with the process in order to get good results. It is always a good idea to prepare before the photo shoot. Just one more peace of advice – involve your subject in the process! He will feel more confident knowing the plan, what he has to “do” and what kind of outcome is expected. So, let’s look at some sample poses for men. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. That should be at least something to use as a starting point. Check out our other Posing Guides: Grab Our Guide to Portrait Posing Kaspars Grinvalds is a photographer working and living in Riga, Latvia.
2012 Internet Memes: The 50 Best, Funniest Memes of 2012 (Page 3) Gymnasts are, as a group, athletically awesome freaks of nature who will spend hours swinging around a PVC pipe, vaulting straight up into the air with no net, and doing backflips on and off a beam that's about three inches wide. Hell, some of them even make twirling a ribbon look cool. They're a crazy-focused group who pursue perfection at all costs, and when they don't get it, they are not impressed. McKayla Maroney, as you may have heard, was not impressed with her performance in the individual vault competition at the the London Olympics this year. After leading the "Fierce Five" US Women's team to an All Around gold medal, she performed a nearly flawless first vault in the individual competition. The ass-plant not only broke McKayla's 33-vault landing streak in competition, it dropped her into second place, and earned her the runner-up prize of silver medal. Hey, silver! On the podium, staring up at some other chick wearing her medal (bitch.)
How To Give Your Photos a Dark Processed Lomo Effect This post was originally published in 2010 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. Follow this step by step post processing guide to give your photos a dark lomo style effect with high contrast, blue tones and vignette burns. The effect is based on the popular lomographic technique and is similar to the processing effect used in many fashion shots and advertisement designs. Overall this effect does a great job of adding impact to a plain photography with cool colour casts and unusual saturation. View full size photo effect Begin by opening your photograph of choice into Adobe Photoshop. Go to Image > Adjustments > Levels and tweak the tones of the image. At the bottom of the Layers palette, click the Adjustment Layer icon and select Curves. Change the drop down menu to Green and tweak the graph for the green channel to further alter the tones of the image. Finally alter the Blue channel, creating an inverted ‘S’ shape to enhance the blues to give a cool colour cast.
35 Creative Ways To Recycle Wooden Pallets From storing items, beds or coffee tables to window boxes, shoe cabinets or comfortable rockers, a wooden pallet is anything but waste timber. Since lots of companies are dependent on fiber from wood recycling, why not to try to gain all the benefits for your home? Perfect for a lounge area in the balcony or a lovely corner in the garden, wooden pallets can be combined, remodeled and fixed up in practical desks, chairs, bookcases, tables and beds. Don’t miss: 20 Patios Perfect for Your Garden and 45 Delightful Outdoor Dining Area Design Ideas If you are passionate about reducing the amount of trees being cut down, then you will understand our call to recycle and reuse old pallets instead of manufacturing new products. Also, if you are interested in recycling pallets, you will enjoy reading 25 Ways Of How To Use Pallets In Your Garden and DIY Green Living Wall Projects For Your Home. If you liked a product above, build it yourself ! or 30 x 30 or 48 x 40 Comments comments
88 Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography | Inspiration Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera. There are many ways to attack photography and some are much more expensive than others. Here in this showcase, we presenting a Stunning collection of Forced Perspective Photography and Pictures taken by various artists in which all pictures are linked to the author’s pages. When it comes to inspiration then there is no limitation on resources. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. Feel free to join us and you are always welcome to share your thoughts that our readers may find helpful. Don’t forget to and follow us on Twitter — for recent updates. Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography
7 Uses for Your Outdated iPad 50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Photography Skills Advertisement Photography is a wonderful hobby enjoyed by lots of people all over the world. It’s a very enjoyable passtime, but also a very technical one. There’s a bewildering range of cameras, lenses and accessories, and photographers also have to get to grips with computers and image editing software packages. It can get very confusing, especially for newcomers to the hobby, and there always seems to be something to new to learn, even for experienced photographers. With this in mind we’ve put together a list of over 50 free resources that will be useful to anyone involved in photography. We’ve divided these websites into categories for easy reference, but please bear in mind that many of these websites deal with more than topic. Beginner’s Zone These websites are an excellent place to start for beginners. Digital Photography School1 Very comprehensive photography resource. Photodoto2 Click on the Photography 101 link for an excellent set of articles for beginners. Inspiration Last Click
20 Must-Own Books to Teach You Manly Skills Whether you want to learn to play poker, fish, tie a bow-tie (pfft), or mix a martini, there's a book out there for just about everything. Sure, YouTube videos can teach you how to do anything these days, but nothing beats lounging in a leather club chair with a good book. We've hand picked 20 Man Books that'll teach you the basics. Check em out... The Man’s Manual There are some essential manly tips that for some reason other books seem to overlook. Self-Defense For Modern Times Studying martial arts teaches discipline, keeps you in peak physical condition and makes you pretty bad-ass, but sometimes it’s hard to imagine how breathing exercises can prepare you for real world situations. Details Men’s Style Manual It’s not that guys don’t care about looking good—we just don’t like to spend a lot of time or energy on fashion. Brocabulary: The New Man-i-festo of Dude Talk ESPN Gameday Gourmet Male Grooming: Fabulous Tips on Looking Great Hold on to Your NUTs: The Relationship Manual for Men
How to Photograph Anything When we launched Learn My Shot, just over 2 years ago, our mission was to create the most comprehensive resource where photographers could learn how to photograph anything. We are still enthusiastically working towards this goal. With the help of contributing photographers we published over 90 creative step by step howto tutorials that answered the most common question: How to photograph…? How to Photograph a Model How to Photograph a Water Splash How to Create Repetition How to Photograph Street Portraits How Photograph Food with Natural Light How to Photograph a Baby How to Photograph a Flying Cat How to Photograph Flowers How to Photograph Fire How to Photograph Long Exposures with Steel Wool How to Photograph Wine Bottles How to Photograph Jewelry How to Compress Perspective with Telephoto Lens How to Emphasize Texture How to Photograph a Zombi Portrait How to Shape Light for Creative Effect How to Photograph Classic Still Life How to Photograph Using Artificial Sunlight