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2011 has come and gone and we enter 2012 hopefully wiser and more experienced on our digital photography journey. If you haven’t learnt any lessons from 2012 it’s time to sit down and do a quick evaluation. If you still haven’t then takee a look at the lessons I’ve learned and maybe you’ll learn something […]
I have been using Lightroom for a couple of years now and it is a very powerful program, especially if you are a wedding photographer and you have a large quantity of photos to cull and edit. Not only is it great for organizing photos, but it is very good for editing. It is most […]
The advent of cheap, high quality digital SLR’s has dramatically changed the world of photography, perhaps no more than in the wedding photography business. Whilst there are many talented newcomers to this industry, there are many who believe that they can jump straight in and do a job that is actually among one of the most skilled and stressful in the business. This video from the popular US show Judge Joe Brown highlights some of the many pitfalls of wedding photography and shows the not inconsiderable knowledge of the Judge himself about the art and techniques of wedding photography.
Making the Print – Printing Techniques for the Digital Photographer (A Masterclass) by Martin Bailey was released today and is designed to walk readers through professional grade photo printing. I personally have found myself overwhelmed by printing in the past, it can be very difficult to establish a quality print workflow with a lot of […]
To commemorate the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, filmmaker Mike Fritz teamed up with Associated Press photographer, Gerald Herbert, to produce a short telling of the impact the oil spill has made on the Gulf Coast. The slideshow offers viewers a collection of photographs taken by Herbert over the past year to capture the affects of the spill and the progress that has been made to restore the Gulf. Herbert also delivers the narration for the film, as he expands on what it was like to cover the tragedy and the progress being made.
Photographing the 4th Dimension: TIME by Jim Goldstein was released recently and delves into the complicated techniques of slow shutter photography, time-lapses, and more. It explores several techniques that will allow you to photograph the 4th dimension and create engaging high-impact imagery. With all the rich information, excellent example imagery (including settings information), and visual aids to explain concepts; I found this eBook to be very helpful and plan to keep it as a reference in the field.
A few months ago we wrote about an extremely popular time-lapse from space that shows footage of earth as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) by Commander Mike Fossum, during Expedition 29. Now there is a video interview conducted by astronaut Mike Massimino from the NASA control center that reveals some of the techniques and equipment that captured the low light, night photographs. Fossum was using a Nikon D3 due to it’s low light capabilities. Keep in mind that the Nikon D4 was just announced and will be released shortly. Here is the interview from NASA.
Shooting five to ten street fashion brands a day in a three to four hour window is a tough call for any experienced photographer. Jacktreads photographer Nick Fancher does this day in day out and shares with us, some of the ways he maximizes his shooting efficiency, using a lightweight kit and his own lighting creativity. The first brand Nick tackles is Entrée, a street brand. Working on a derelict lot with harsh light, Nick is looking for a stylized look to emphasize the street look of the clothes.
Nine minutes of your time is a small investment to receive the wealth of photographic riches that are contained in this video. To compress a thirty year career of making pictures for National Geographic into such a short time span required a lot of editing. Bruce Albert Dale, (the initials BAD give the video it’s title), traveled the globe to create over two thousand images that were published in the pages of National Geographic and on several covers. His achievements include being named National Geographic “Magazine Photographer of the Year” twice and “White House Photographer of the Year” in 1989.
The lens is your camera’s eye and plays the key role in capturing clarity, color, and details of each image. Whether you’re a specialized or a beginner photographer, choosing the right lens will definitely elevate your photography. With a point and shoot type of camera, the lens is fixed. DSLR cameras offer lens mounts that let […]
