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In times long past, a flash was a pretty simple device to use. It’s options were limited, you slid the flash onto your hotshoe and took the photograph. Those days are long gone. With new technology, our flashes are getting smarter. Most speedlights have multiple settings, LCD screens with lengthy menus, and are often communicating with other speedlights as well. Syl Arena has teamed up once again with B&H Photography delivering us with an in-depth look into operating speedlights.
Colors set the mood in a scene. It may add drama and convey emotions. Every skilled cinematographer should know how to adjust the colors straight from the camera. The Canon Digital Learning Center staff demonstrates how you can make the most of your camera’s functions such as the white balance, white shift balance and the picture profiles. It’s important how you interpret light, how you see it, and how the camera interprets light. Watch how each scene can be transformed from warm atmosphere to a cold one.
Understanding the way to learning how to do panoramic photography is one of the most exciting and fun things in photography. You can create thousands of photos that look beautiful on your wall or home office. It’s not only a great way to practice the way you look at photography in general, but a great way to master your landscape photography skills as well. For panorama photography you don’t need anything too expensive when it comes to cameras. You just need a tripod, clear lighting and some software.
Photographing surfers is a true labor of love. As Zak Noyle describes in the following mini-documentary, to become one of the great surf photographers, you put your life on the line every time you step into the water. Noyle, a well known photographer among the surfer crowd, proves his dedication to both, the sport and photography, by swimming out into some of the largest waves in the world, camera in tow. Check out some of the incredible footage of typical day in the life of a water photographer.
On a recent vacation to Washington, D.C., an amateur photographer found herself in the right the place at the right time. Angela Golik was enjoying an evening at The War Memorial when she noticed a lone couple standing beneath a pavillion in the distance. Bringing her camera up to take a photograph, she realized what she was seeing was a very special moment–the gentleman in the photograph was proposing to the woman.
In photography, developing an eye for good composition and subject matter doesn’t always come naturally. For many it takes years of practice and studying to be able to spot what will make a good photograph. In the following mini-documentary, Art Wolfe describes the methods he has used over the span of his 30-year career as a professional photographer. Take a moment to enjoy some of his work as he imparts his wisdom and reflects on becoming the photographer most strive to be.
This latest release by Piet Van den Eynde is designed to help photographers master Dodge & Burn post processing techniques in order to accent the most critical parts of any photo. If photography means painting with light, then dodging and burning is painting with light in post-production. Dodging and burning is the craft of selectively darkening […]
All of us are photographers, whether we use our mobile cameras, a compact digital camera, or a DSLR. But many of us have toyed with the idea of taking on photography as a career. These six steps will show you how anyone—with dedication and work—can build a career in this lucrative area. Step 1: Focus […]
Steven Taylor, a fresh new celebrity photographer, was recently featured over on the Framed Network as he sat down to talk about his humble beginnings as a photographer and how he continues to grow his business. The anecdotal tale of Taylor’s journey gives viewers a candid look at some of things the young photographer went through such as sketchy magazine owners, improper management, and, of course, what it was like getting to photograph a few of his idols for the first time.
Photographer, Kelly Kline, recently did a photoshoot for Under Armour with L.A. Clippers player DeAndre Jordan and made a short behind-the-scenes video for rest of us to enjoy. At just a minute and half long, it’s short and sweet, but Kline still manages to give viewers a brief overview of what she was hoping to capture. We just want everything to be high-impact, we want him to get above the rim, we want to show him being pretty agressive, attacking the rim, boxing out, rebounding, just the kind of plays you’d see from him on the court.
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