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This beautiful short time-lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011 and has become a recent viral video garnering nearly a million views in the last few weeks. The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. On this project, Joe Capra traveled around the entire island (some 2900 miles) in only 17 days; shooting photos the entire time only stopping to sleep in his rental car and eat when there was a free moment.
Analysts are expecting today to be one of the largest online shopping days in history (Online sales as of midday Eastern time in the United States were up 20 percent versus the same period last year, according to IBM Benchmark). Retailers are rolling out special deals to try to attract shoppers today. Here are a few that we found that we found interesting: One example is Amazon is currently offering a Sony DPF-D95 9-Inch LED Backlit Digital Photo Frame with Remote at 50% off.
Square: The digital photographer’s guide to the square format by Andrew S. Gibson was released today and delves deep into the mysteries of the square format. It explores the square format from the digital photographer’s perspective. It shows you how to use the square format on your camera, and how to make the most out of what I think of as the fine art photographer’s format. Square format photos have a powerful element of design to them. Shapes, and the negative space around them, become more prominent. You can simplify composition almost to the point of abstraction. Furthermore, square prints look good on the wall. It’s a format suited to photographers that want to produce art.
Are you fond of capturing images that need to be shown in sequence? Or are you planning to try out timelapse photography? If so, then you need the help of an interval timer: Timelapses are ideal when you want to show a process such as a flower coming into full bloom or how to build […]
As we get close to the end of 2011, I thought it would be interesting to look back and see what readers had the most interest in this year. It has been a year of huge growth for PictureCorrect, and we just want to say a big “Thank You” to those of you who have shared our articles with your friends and family. These articles attracted the most attention and readers this year. Hundreds of thousands of readers have arrived at these articles since they were published. We would love to hear your thoughts on these articles as we continue to improve our topic selection, please tell us which one was most useful to you and why on our Facebook Page or our brand new Google Plus Page.
Portrait photography is the one in which the face and the expression of the subject is predominant. The aim is to exhibit the personality and the mood of the subject. Here are the top 10 tips in creating unique images: Alter Your Viewpoint – The portraits are generally captured with the camera at or around the eye level of the subject. So when you change the angle that you shoot from, your portrait acquires a sensational factor. You can either get up high and shoot down on your subject or get as near to the floor as you can and shoot up. This way you’ll be shooting your subject from an angle that is certain to create attention.
Topaz Adjust just got better. The popular photo adjustment program was upgraded to include more powerful functionality and many new features. Many professional photographers have started using Topaz as a part of their post-processing for stunning yet subtle improvements. The newest version can be found here: Topaz Adjust V5 Some of the new features found in […]
Beyond Thirds: A Photographer’s Introduction to Creative Composition was released today and is an eBook about taking composition past the so-called rules. It’s a thoughtful, practical book about the way we build our photographs within the constraint of the frame. The author moves past the traditional discussion of thirds by showing how a more holistic approach can turn a conventional rule into a powerful tool. The ebook explores important subjects like the creative use of balance and focal points, insights into how to shape a subject, and using aspect ratio to establish an ideal foundation for making photographs. The diagrams and creative exercises will provide you with the ideas and insights you need to compose more engaging photographs.
The field of time-lapse photography takes a substantial amount of research and testing to master, especially with variable lighting conditions. Dustin Farrell recently released his second video focusing on amazing landscapes of Arizona and Utah which has collected 2.5 million views in the last month. Every frame of this video is a raw still from a Canon 5D Mark II DSLR and processed with Adobe After Effects. Most of the motion control for this video was done with the Stage Zero Dolly by Dynamic Perception. In addition to the Stage Zero, I also used a three axis motion controlled CamTram. Take a moment and enjoy.
Photography is one field that rewards people for breaking the rules. Are you a visual rebel? Like to push boundaries? Pick up a camera. But before you break the basic rules of photography, you have to learn them. There’s a time to follow the rules and a time to throw out the rule book; experience […]
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