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January 3, 2008
Photography
Network for 2009
PictureSocial.com,
the photography network,
surpassed 5000 active members just in time for the new year. For
the last 2 months about 20 to 60 photographers have been joining
every single day. But it is not only the members who are using
the site. The network now receives over 100,000 visitors per
month who come to browse new photos, watch educational videos,
and find answers to questions.
photography
network
December 8, 2008
Wide Angle
Photo Tips and Techniques
Alongside
a photo by
Gautham Narayan, Andrew Goodall writes: "When using a larger
lens, you narrow your field of view considerably, so if you
focus on a subject in the foreground you really don't capture
much of the background. On the other hand, with a wide-angle
lens you capture a much wider field of view. Your foreground
subject may still be the focus, but you can make use of the
background to add interest to the picture as well."
Full Article
December 2, 2008
Nikon Announces
the Impressive D3X
The
Nikon D3X is a high end 24.5-megapixel digital SLR with Nikon’s
cutting edge core technologies. With a high price tag, it is
aimed primarily at professional digital photographers. The D3X
features five frame-per-second burst shooting, 6048 x 4032 image
resolution, ISO speeds up to 6400, Nikon's exclusive 3D Color
Matrix Metering II, and a 3.0-inch super density LCD screen. It
will be available in December 2008 for about $7999.
Initial Review
December 1, 2008
November Photo Contest Winner on PictureSocial.com
The
November photo contest on PictureSocial, the
photography network, received many entries and many members
participated in the final voting. The contest topic was
"Waterfront Photography" and the clear winner was Mike Milton
with a beautiful cabin sunset photo. The December photo contest
is on "Holiday Season Photography" so please feel free to
participate by navigating to the Monthly Photo Contest Group.
November 20, 2008
Black and White Photography Zones
Tedric
Garrison writes, "If you listed the ten greatest photographers
of all time, Ansel Adams would no doubt be on that list. He and
another man by the name of Fred Archer developed the Zone System
way back in 1941. Realizing the limitations of the media, they
were striving for a way to create more visual depth. "Expose for
the shadows and develop for the highlights," was the phrase that
many photographers used to us in order to explain what they were
doing when they used the Zone System."
Full Article
November 16, 2008
Photographing the Micro Landscape
David
Bigwood writes, "As far as technique is concerned, the important
thing is to ensure that your subject is sharp and, possibly
isolated from the background by using a large aperture. Unless
you are using a fast film or ISO setting a tripod will be
useful, if not essential, to ensure that your camera stays
focused where you want it and that camera shake does not ruin a
precious picture. If you want to make close-up pictures a macro
lens or a set of extension tubes will be necessary. I sometimes
find focusing when using extension tubes a bit difficult
especially at close distances."
Full Article
November 14, 2008
Landscape Photography with Character
Alongside
photos by
Jim Worrall, Andrew Goodall writes "Landscape photos are a
most rewarding pastime, but it can be far more challenging than
some people imagine. It sounds so easy; visit a beautiful
location, shoot a few snapshots, and come home with a work of
art in your camera. After dealing with the public for over 20
years, I swear most people think it really is that simple. But
taking good landscape photos is much more challenging. Anyone
can recognize the potential of a good photo subject, but making
a memorable image is a different story."
Full Article
November 12, 2008
Olympus
Announces the E-30 DSLR
The
Olympus E-30 is a 12.3 megapixel digital SLR camera with a live
MOS image sensor and the four-thirds format lens mount. It is
designed for people who are not content to simply capture and
document a scene, but rather enjoy enhancing or customizing an
image to make it their own. The E-30 features the TruePic III+
image processor, a digital leveler, two fast autofocus systems,
face detection (up to eight faces), and multi-aspect ratio
shooting.
Initial
Review
November 2, 2008
Sports
Photography Tips and Techniques
Matt
Smolsky writes, "Victory in sports is about practice and
performance - the best athletes prepare better than anyone else,
training their bodies and minds to perform when winning and
losing matter most. It's no different with sports photography.
Those one-of-a-kind photos you see don't happen by accident, or
just because the photographer was in the right place, at the
right time."
Full
Article
November 1, 2008
Fall Photography Contest Winner for October
The
October photo contest on the
photography network
was extremely close. The theme of the contest was Fall
Photography and the winner led by a margin of one point.
Matthew
Johnston (also known as Chief) won with a beautiful photo of
a flowing river surrounded by colorful fall leaves. The second
place finisher was Jeff Dowell with a great waterfall photo.
October 28, 2008
How to
Make Your Subject Stand Out in a Photo
Andrew
Goodall writes, "How do you make your subject really stand out
in a photograph? It is tempting, but quite wrong, to blame the
camera when your photo doesn't work out the way you want. You
need to know right now that a more expensive camera will not
automatically make you a better photographer. In truth, the
techniques in this article will work for almost any camera. All
you need are manual aperture and shutter speed settings, and a
decent zoom lens."
Full
Article
October 22, 2008
Tips to
Capture Tack Sharp Photos
Pat
Lyne writes, "There are lots of ingredients to making a
spectacular photograph, but the most important is for the
picture to be in sharp focus. Even the slightest blur takes away
from the picture, no matter how good the subject, lighting and
color. Photographers have somewhat varying opinions on what
constitutes a tack sharp picture, but generally, a tack sharp
photograph has good, clean lines. The picture has clear
definition, instead of a soft blending of lines."
Full
Article
October 20, 2008
How to use the ISO Setting on Digital Cameras
Andrea
Ghilardelli writes, "Image sensors have a so-called native
sensitivity. This is the innate or natural sensitivity of the
sensor when compared to a standard film. For instance, if the
native sensitivity of a certain sensor is 100 ISO, it means that
it gives comparable results to a 100 ISO rated film when both
are used at the same aperture and shutter speed. Native
sensitivity cannot be changed, because it is inherent to a
certain sensor. Therefore, when we change the ISO speed setting,
something must occur involving the circuitry serving the
photosensitive sensor."
Full Article
October 16, 2008
Wedding Photography Tips and Techniques
Christopher
Maxwell writes, "Do you know what ISO refers to and what
settings work best for various lighting conditions? If you
stepped outside for some photos at a wedding, what would you
move your ISO to? If you are indoors, what ISO setting will give
you a good mixture of quality and light capture? At what ISO
setting does your camera begin to take grainy photos? On my
Nikon D1x I will shoot indoors at ISO 400 with grain-free
results."
Full
Article
October 16, 2008
Using An
External Flash with your Digital Camera
Christine Peppler writes, "The built-in flash on the
average digital camera has a useful range of about 13 to 15
feet. An external flash has more power and can illuminate a
larger area; their range can be as large as 70 feet. Whether
trying to illuminate a large group of people only 15-20 feet
away or a single subject 50 feet away, an external flash can
provide much better lighting. An external flash is particularly
useful when shooting with a wide angle as many can disperse the
flash to fill a wide scene."
Full
Article
October 14, 2008
How to Use Leading Lines in Compositions Effectively
Andrew
Goodall writes, "Today I want to write about using straight
lines in a composition to lead the eye of the viewer. You can
use lines to lead the eye of the viewer within your composition,
and even add impact to a particular part of your photo. Imagine
a photo with a panoramic landscape. You could think like a
tourist and just snap the landscape with no thought. But as a
creative photographer, you have a better idea. You find an
outlook that offers the same scene, but with a fence in the
foreground."
Full Article
October 12, 2008
How to Improve Your Landscape Photos
Paul
Miguel writes, "Viewpoint and composition are also important
when taking pictures. Try to create depth in the image - using a
good focal point in the foreground is ideal to do this, such as
a tree, boulder, or perhaps a bridge or stream. Consider the
height you're taking the picture from and think: would this look
better if I was lower down, or higher up? Don't just settle on
taking all your shots from head height - try some variation."
Full Article
October 12, 2008
Steps to Successful Digital Camera Shopping
Adam
Westrop writes, "So you are about to purchase a digital camera,
you are getting excited about the prospect of having that slick
new camera in your hands and you are now off to the store to buy
that digital camera you want, right? No, wrong. There are 10
steps you must consider to purchasing a digital camera, read
this article then by all means pop down the shop and make your
purchase because you will already be wiser."
Full Article
October 10, 2008
Photography Social Network Growth Update
Picturesocial.com,
the photography social
network, now has over 3000 active members from all over the
world. The network started just recently in late November 2007
so it has grown quite rapidly for a brand new site. It was
formed in partnership with PictureCorrect in hope that
photographers could find everything they might want by visiting
one of the two sites. PictureSocial is focused on providing a
place where photographers can interact with each other, share
their work (unlimited free photo storage), and participate in
activities.
Full
Article
October 10, 2008
The
HDR-FX1000 for Aspiring Cinematographers
The
Sony HDR-FX1000 is a full HD high performance camcorder designed
for the amateur videographer shooting weddings or the aspiring
cinematographer. The HDR-FX1000 features Sony’s ClearVid
1/3-inch CMOS, with a 45-degree rotated pixel layout, a 3.2-inch
LCD screen, progressive scan at 1080/24p and 30p (giving video
productions a film-like look), and 20x optical zoom. It will be
available in early November for about $3,200.
Initial Review
October 10, 2008
Sony
Announces the HVR-Z5U for Professionals
The
Sony HVR-Z5U is a full HD camcorder with Sony’s 1/3 inch-type 3
ClearVid CMOS sensor system. It is designed to be a “step-up”
solution for professionals who desire a more advanced set of
features. The HVR-Z5U features Sony's High-performance G lens, a
3.2-inch LCD screen, a minimum sensitivity of 1.5 lux, 24P
recording, and full High Definition 1920 x 1080 resolution. It
will be available in December for a suggested list price of
$4950.
Initial
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