How to Get the Best Color Out of Your Photos
@bigbill25: Yes I know, that ergs me as well, but the idea that those are "primary" colors seems to be embedded in a persons mind by those darn 3rd grade art teachers. I guess we will just have to accept the fact that the general populace is mis-informed. @bigbill25: Actually, thats not entirely true. It depends on what you use for material. @bigbill25: Well it also depends if you are talking about pigment or light.
How to Take Better Pictures with Your Smartphone's Camera
Bah. My iPhone 4 takes noticeably better pictures than my Nikon Coolpix L15 (or whatever it was) point and shoot - or at least it would, if my girlfriend hadn't dropped and broken the latter while using it in Madrid a couple weeks back. But seriously, even WITH masking tape over the flash - MASKING TAPE! - the flash would still COMPLETELY over saturate any picture with it left on. It was the worst flash on any camera I've ever seen - was it meant for trying to photograph the inside of a black hole, or what? With the flash off, the pictures generally turned out decently enough, but the camera was much slower than my phone and sucked batteries dry faster than you would believe. For all the problems with the iPhone 4 (and by God, does it ever have problems - why can you turn shuffle on via voice commands when you can't turn it off again without unlocking the damn phone?!) SExpand @ryoshi: Seriously and the focus is amazing... @Norbs: Holy mother of crap.
The Best Photography Apps for Your iPhone
@msg001: I'm looking for some also. I've been playing around with "SuperCamera All-in-one" by BlueOnionSoft. It adds a few nice at-time-of-shooting features like an on-screen grid to line-up images and an "anti-shake" auto-shutter that waits for the camera to stop shaking before the shutter fires, hopefully reducing blur. It also includes post-shooting image enhancements and filtering. I'll let you know if I find any other good choices. @msg001: I'm assuming you mean HDR, and yes try TrueHDR. @jbarr: Thanks for getting back to me jbarr.
How To Plan An Outdoor Shoot With The Perfect Light | Learn Photography Tips Blog
The Photographer’s Ephemeris is a totally free desktop application (PC & MAC) that can help you plan an outdoor photoshoot to perfection. Well, I say perfection, but that may be a little bit of an exaggeration, as lots of things can happen on a shoot that are outside of this little programme’s control! But, that little point aside, The Photographer’s Ephemeris really can help you out because it will show you the angle of light for anywhere in the world, at any given time. Say, for instance, that you intend on taking a few shots of sunrise at your local beach. What would be the best time to take the shot? From which angle will the sun be rising from? This handy video shows you how to use the software in more depth: Although it is landscape photographers that instantly spring to mind as being able to get the best out of this software, it could also be handy for anyone shooting outside.
Posing 101 – Grownups and teens
*click here for yesterday’s post in this series* I mostly work with children because the adage is true…”never work with grown ups or teens”. I’m pretty sure that’s the saying, right? :) Funny enough, I find grown ups and teens to be more challenging than children and it might just be their knack for letting you know exactly how nervous they are. Also, they tend to just stand around waiting for you to come up with something fabulous for them to do, so here are a few ways I make sure I’m ready for a session with grown ups or teens: I don’t have a posing guide for grown ups, per se. Get them moving. The number one instruction that I start all grown up sessions with is to change a little something about your pose every time you hear the shutter. For women, If it can bend, bend it. For men, photograph them straight-on. Having something to pose with or against is helpful. Pose like a kid. A few last tips: breathe (both you and them!)
Posing 101 – 5 tips for posing children
*Click here for the first post in this series* Let’s talk about my favourite subject: photographing children. More specifically, posing them. 1. I mentioned Gumby in the first post. Let them be in charge 50% of the time. 2. …their every move. 3. Posing is all about body language. Hands – open for a girl, closed for a boyPosition – A cute little side glance is adorable for a girl but a bit delicate or vulnerable for a boy. Hands on hips = girly! 4. Once you set up a pose, let them get comfortable in it for a moment to prevent it from looking Gumby-esque. 5. I’ve only ever paid money for one posing guide (Skye’s). Make yourself a posing guide using your own favourite images you’ve taken. So that’s all for today, folks!
What does it mean to give away your copyright?
When you sell a disk of high res images and include a letter of release, do you give your clients copyright or printing rights? There’s a huge difference! If you give anyone copyrights to your photos, you are handing over every last right you have to your hard work and resulting art. Copyright means that you literally own the work and when you hand that over, you are giving your client the right to produce, publish, sell your images or even say that they took them. And if you ever want to use your own images after that? Well, you need to get permission from the one who holds the copyrights. So now that I’ve thoroughly scared you into counting how many copyright release letters you’ve written this year, what’s the alternative? When you sell your images, you are selling the rights to either print, share online or both so just put that in your letter! Let’s face it, most of our clients will be printing from the local supermarket lab or online quickie printer. {further reading}
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