The Photography Tips that 96 Photographers Wish They Would Have Learned Sooner
Two weeks ago (I know, I’m slow…) on the Improve Photography Facebook fan page, I asked our community what photography tips they wish they would have learned sooner. I was looking for lessons that many photographers procrastinate learning and it ends up keeping them back from progressing as photographers. Over 96 photographers commented on that facebook comment with their hard earned lessons, and I grabbed the most popular lessons from the group to share here. I hope that this article teaches you many ways to save yourself from making rookie mistakes (like I still seem to do every day!). Lesson #1: Envision, plan, and then create There is nothing–at all-wrong with looking at great photography to get creative inspiration. Lesson #2: The histogram is NOT optional Spending just 5 or 10 minutes to learn how to use the histogram can make a huge difference in your photography. This photo would be pretty dull without great off-camera lighting... Lesson #4: Learn to change the active focus point
20 Photography Tips and Tricks
Happy weekend, everyone! We are sharing 20 photography tips and tricks with you today. These tips are great for beginners or professionals; there's something for everyone! Let's get started with these jumping photo techniques. We love these! If you're serious about uping your photography game check out our latest e-course. Make your own photo filters with transparencies and your favorite colored markers. These 5 tips will help you take the best photos of your home whether you are using an iPhone or a DSLR camera. Often, those in-between moments are the best times to capture a photo. Learn how to personalize photos with your own handwriting. We use our ABM actions to edit the photos you see in our blog posts. Use Photoshop to alter the colors of your photos for each season. If you have a desire to learn how to use Photoshop like a pro check out our Photoshop for Bloggers e-course. An iPhone camera remote is the perfect way to capture moments if someone else isn't around to do it for you! xo.
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44 Web & Graphic Design Freebies
Guest post by BrandCrowd graphic designer, Anghelaht All web designers love to have cool stuff at their disposal, ready for instant use. Although 100% custom work is always the best approach, sometimes ready-made is the only choice when faced with the challenges of a deadline. On the internet, there are tons of high-quality designs available for purchase, but today we thought to provide you with a small collection of 44 awesome web and graphic design freebies, gathered from all around the web. The collection includes icons, textures, vectors, patterns and other various goodies for you to grab for your library and use in logo design or web projects. We hope all of the following will prove to be useful with your web design or any other professional or personal projects. Free Icons leather texture PSD toggle switch UI Switches 6 Greek / Roman Pixel Patterns Hand Drawn Web icons iMac free PSD mockup business card template 12 Blurred Backgrounds wood texture Slider Free PSD synthesizer Pixel UI Icon Set
Reverse Key Lighting @ Evan E. Richards
I used to work with a cinematographer named Rob Draper (Halloween 5, The Spitfire Grill). He was having me practice one day by shooting a product shot for a whisky bottle. I had set the bottle up in front of a seamless backdrop and put a light in front of the bottle at about a 45 degree angle. Reverse Key Lighting is also called “short lighting” or “narrow lighting”. Reverse Key Lighting can be used in closeups And in wider shots Outdoors Indoors It can be used in animation In a two shot With a lot of fill light Or very little fill light One of the strengths of reverse key lighting is the way the shadows falloff across the face. When you place the key light on the other side though, the light rakes across the face and you can see the light falling off into shadow on the side of the face closest to the camera. In addition to being more visually interesting, reverse key lighting offers some other benefits.
Quick Top 10 Photography Tips
For those people who don't like to read a lot, here are my 'Top Ten Photography Tips'. Most of these tips appear elsewhere, in the tutorials. But here they are, all in one place. 1) Select Only Your Best Photos Select only the best of your pictures to show to others and leave the rest in the drawer. 2) Turn the Camera on it's Side At first it feels awkward holding the camera on it's side, but it is worth making the effort to get used to it. 3) Get the Framing right in the Camera One of the easiest ways to improve your photography is with careful attention to framing. 4) Direction of Lighting Photography is all about light, the direction of the light falling on your subject is most important, you must look at your subject carefully and see how the shadows fall. If you are able to choose the time of day to shoot your pictures, try to pick a time when the sun is low in the sky, either shoot in the early morning or late afternoon. 5) Direction of Lighting (2) 6) In Camera Flash 7) Camera Exposure
Why I Hate Flow Posing for Weddings...
[Editor's Note: Today's guest contributor is Mike Allebach. Hailed by a Rock n Roll Bride as “the Original Tattooed Bride Photographer” Mike has crafted one of the most distinct niches in photography. His photos and videos have been featured in over 100 blogs, newspapers & magazines.] Pin It Throughout my wedding photography career, I felt like I struggled with “posing.” Many years ago in an attempt to fix this problem, I attended a Flow Posing workshop. Flow posing involves quick direction and touching clients to place their heads in the correct orientation. During the flow posing workshop, I was taught that I must keep talking in order to maintain control of my clients. While flow posing is efficient, the results I saw weren’t pleasing to the eye. [RELATED: Natural Light Couples Photography Workshop DVD] Over the past few years I discovered my lack of “posing skill” actually was an asset. Pin It 1. At the core posing is the ability to read body language. Pin It 2. Pin It 3. Pin It 4. Pin It
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Selected editorial illustrations (for Wired, The New York Times, Real Business Magazine, Viewpoint Magazine and Cima Magazine)
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Digital Photography Tips and Tricks
Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras - Part I.
Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras - Part I. Copyright © 2001-2013 NK Guy Version 1.8. 12 December, 2010. The invention and subsequent automation and miniaturization of electronic flash revolutionized photography. Table of Contents Part I - Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras . 1 - My camera already has a built-in flash. Flash metering systems used by Canon EOS . Controlling flash exposure . EOS system compatible flash units . Internal flash . Part II - EOS flash photography modes . Subject and Background in flash photography . EOS flash photography confusion . Program (P) mode flash . Flash terminology . Strobe and flash . Part III - Common EOS flash features . Bounce flash - swivel and tilt . Accessories . Extension cords . Flash tips . Quality of light . Links to other useful documents . Existing documentation. Top Ten Frequently Asked EOS Flash Questions. 2) I have an old flash unit. Maybe. 3) I’m not happy with my flash photos.
