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To the uninitiated, the idiot mode functions on their newly acquired DSLR camera could be viewed as a real feature that will transform their photography. The idiot modes are the little face, landscape scene, runner, or flower on the mode dial on a camera. If you really aren’t going anywhere in your photography then they […]
I was surprised to see a video about wedding photography going viral today, but when I watched it I immediately realized why. It is a very touching look at the art of wedding photography and what it means to a photographer who has dedicated his life to it. I was very moved and inspired by […]
It takes a lot of concentration and skill to work successfully with people in photography. Landscape or nature photography affords you the luxury of time. People don’t. Whether they get fidgety and bored easily or they don’t want to sit there all day and roll with your creative urge, portraits require relationship skills as well […]
There are a few people out there who own iPhones, and as you may have guessed, that results in there being a lot of pictures being taken with the camera found on the phone. While the camera on any current cell phone is far more advanced than a pocket point and shoot camera from a […]
ANDES, The Print & The Process by Andrew S. Gibson was released today and takes readers on a fascinating journey through along the western coast of South America. The information is mostly general in nature, but it is interesting to read the thought process of a professional photographer on expedition. With 75 pages, the first half of this ebook is just photos from the expedition (the print), the second half is where the author walks us through each shot and his thoughts on the trip (the process). Gibson says “This eBook is for the dreamers, and I hope it inspires you to pick up your camera and go live out a dream or two. While you’re there, talk to the locals, learn a few words of their language and listen to their stories.”
Do you want your family photos to reflect your family’s style? Today’s families are using custom photography to tell a story with their family photos. Families are trending away from the chain photography studio shots and opting for more casual, documentary style photos. These photos can often show off your family’s personality and allow everyone […]
I have been seeing more and more prominent photographers integrating Topaz Adjust and other Topaz Plug-ins into their post-processing techniques. Topaz Adjust is a very powerful and easy-to-use plug-in that works with Photoshop and many other programs. Some photographers use Topaz to make subtle improvements and others use it to apply HDR effects and amazing exposure adjustments. I reached out to Topaz this week and they offered us a coupon for PictureCorrect readers. Adjust 4 Highlights: Single-image HDR capabilities, adaptive color processing for a wide range of color effects, highlight and shadow protection – helps reveal lost detail, and more.
As photographers we spend a lot of time playing with light. Light is our medium, we talk about its color, its quality, its size and its softness. And a lot of our talk is about how to change it. One of the first things that a novice photographer tires of and wants to change is the boring, flat light that their camera flash produces. While there are any number of devices that can filter or shape light one of the biggest groups of light changers are the remote flash triggers. At the most basic level one of the fastest ways to change flash light from flat and boring is to move its position. Once the flash is moved off of the top of our camera it loses the vital connections required to make it fire.
Maybe you have questioned as to why quite a few of your pictures seem lifeless, monotonous or empty? Look at the picture; examine if the eyes of your subject have a catchlight. If perhaps it doesn’t this could possibly be one of the causes for what reason your portrait is visually monotonous. A catchlight, or often called eyelights, is referred to the depiction of the chief source of light that tends to make an unusual glimmer or flicker. This glint could be frequently located in the eyes of the subject per se. This may be a fundamental factor in contributing life or tone towards your portrait and is seen usually at 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock in the eyes, where it animates your subject most effectively.
A Deeper Frame: Creating Deeper Photographs & More Engaging Experiences by David duChemin was released today and discusses the ways in which we express vision in photography. You’ll find this book refreshingly free of that word, vision, in fact. Here the topic is simple, though for something so simple it amazes me that it’s so […]
