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Free family portrait photography cheat sheet

Free family portrait photography cheat sheet
Family portrait photography is probably the one genre we all shoot at one time or another. On the other hand, family portrait photography can equally be the most frustrating. While we can’t offer much help in the way of crying babies, we can help with a number of common obstacles we face when taking pictures of family. In the latest of our photography cheat sheet series (see our 11 most popular photography cheat sheets from that series) we’ve come up with what we believe are four of the trickiest conditions for shooting family portrait photography. Within each scenario we’ve crafted a handy little flow chart to get you through each challenging situation and come out the other side with a top-notch family portrait. Thinking of taking your family portrait photography more seriously? Hopefully our flow chart will not only help you save time the next time you’re taking pictures of your family, but improve your technique. Download our free family portrait photography cheat sheet

Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB) A Post By: Darren Rowse Have you ever been photographing a subject with tricky lighting or lots of variation between bright and darker areas but were not sure what exposure setting to go with? One way to work in such situations is to manually play around with your exposure control and take a series of shots – the problem with this is that it takes time and if you are photographing a changing environment (for example a sunset which changes from moment to moment) you can lose ‘the moment’ while you get things right. Most DSLRs (and some more advanced compact cameras) come with a feature called ‘Automatic Exposure Bracketing‘ (AEB) which can be useful to learn how to use in such situations. By selecting it you can quickly take three shots (usually three) at different exposures without having to manually change any settings between frames. This way you end up with the three images in a series with exactly the same composition but at different exposures for you to select the best of later on.

Low Light Photography Tips Low light photography is something that we all must deal with as photographers. Whether you’re taking photos with a point and shoot during an evening out, shooting a wedding party or capturing a landscape at dusk it’s important to understand the basics of shooting with low light. Photography is all about light, low light photography is no different and it offers new challenges and opportunities for creativity. Here is a helpful infographic on the subject: Low Light Photography Infographic (Click for Larger Version) Additional Low Light Photography Tips: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Information provided courtesy of Snapsort and their article on Low Light Photography.

25 Cool Ideas To Display Family Photos On Your Walls Family portrait by Lori Andrews (via designcrushblog) We all have family photos that we love. Most of them live well in photo albums but the best of them could and should be displayed throughout the house. It’s one of those things that add a personal touch of coziness to any interior decor. Besides, nowadays there are so many cool ways to display them that your family photos could even become a real design element. Displaying pictures could be challenging but we can and will make the process more easy for you. mixed and matched family photos Family photo heart display Family photo ladder Family photo tree Family photos above your sofa Family photo clocks Family photos around tv Family photos on wires Modern family photo tree Family photos on the whole wall (via pinterest) A large family photo covering the whole wall (via poppytalk) LOVE family photo display on clothspins (via bios) Historical family photo display (via skonahem) String lights family photo display (via pinterest)

Introduction to White Balance A Post By: Darren Rowse White Balance is an aspect of photography that many digital camera owners don’t understand or use – but it’s something well worth learning about as it can have a real impact upon the shots you take. So for those of you who have been avoiding White Balance – let me introduce you to it. I promise to keep it as simple as possible and keep what follows as useable as I can: At its simplest – the reason we adjust white balance is to get the colors in your images as accurate as possible. Why would you need to get the color right in your shots? You might have noticed when examining shots after taking them that at times images can come out with an orange, blue, yellow etc look to them – despite the fact that to the naked eye the scene looked quite normal. The range in different temperatures ranges from the very cool light of blue sky through to the very warm light of a candle. Adjusting White Balance Preset White Balance Settings Manual White Balance Adjustments

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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. 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. A Quick Reviser We’re looked at how the three elements of the exposure triangle impact one another. Priority Modes Aperture and Shutter Priority modes are really semi-manual (or semi-automatic) modes. Aperture Priority Mode (often it has a symbol of ‘A’ or Av’ to indicate it’s selected) When would you use Aperture Priority Mode? Shutter Priority Mode

The Five Basic Portrait-Lighting Setups | Photography How To Articles – What's Your Specialty? Photographer The Five Basic Portrait-Lighting Setups By Bill HurterPublished by Amherst Media Paramount. Loop. Rembrandt. Split. This excerpt from The Best of Photographic Lighting is provided courtesy of Amherst Media. As you progress through the following lighting setups, from Paramount to split lighting, keep in mind that each pattern progressively makes the face slimmer. The setups described presume the use of parabolic lights. In such soft-light setups, the background, hair, and kicker lights may be diffused as well. The overall aesthetic of using soft light is not only seen as more contemporary, emulating the images seen in the fashion world, it is also a lot easier to master. The diagrams below show the five basic portrait lighting setups. Paramount lighting, sometimes called butterfly lighting or glamour lighting, is a traditionally feminine lighting pattern that produces a symmetrical, butterfly-like shadow beneath the subject’s nose. Paramount lighting Key Light. Fill Light. Hair Light.

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