There are lots of ways to light a person for a portrait shoot. Light can come in many forms and none so portable than the flash. There is a trick to using flash. The trick is knowing about the colour of the flash, the output, proximity to your person and shadows. There are many flash [...]
You’ve probably heard me talking about how important it is to get your photos right when you take them. What does this mean? Well it simply means not to rely on Photoshop to fix everything. Photoshop is great, and we need it, but it’s not a repair tool. It is a tool for enhancement. You [...]
Digital photography has made leaps and bounds in the last decade. Not only have digital cameras been able to gain momentum and become comparable to film cameras, but now digital cameras have the capability to create movies. As a photographer I was dubious. I didn’t believe they had the capability to produce good quality moving [...]
Photo copyright by Amy Renfrey. There are many ways to learn how to use your camera, but do these things make you a better photographer? The answer to that is “it depends”. You see, the camera is simply a tool to create artistic images. It depends on how that tool is used that determines the [...]
By Amy Renfrey If you look at all the great masters of photography you can often feel like they knew a secret. Well, this is not far from the truth. The fact is the greats like Sebastio Saldago, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham (just to name a few) did indeed know how to frame and compose [...]
Light tells us many different things. It tells us whether the scene is safe or not. It tells us if we can trust our environment. There is a reason why kids are afraid of the dark, and this exercise proves we have never truly grown out of that. However, not all photos with heavy shadow [...]
Winning Photo Theme : “Cameras” Photo by Tobie Schalkwyk Nikon D7000, F16, 10sec, ISO 200, 50mm (DX prime lens, thus 35mm equivalent of 75mm) Judge’s Feedback: In this photo Tobie has used some nice mixed lighting to give this photo some edge. We can see the camera placed deliberately in the corner as if [...]
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Winning Photo Theme : “Flowers” Photo by Ann Sorensen Canon EOS 60D, F4, 1/160, ISO 100, 60mm Judge’s Feedback: Ann has done a wonderful job with her capture of back lighting and composition. She’s managed to capture the warm, light through the petals combined with a wonderfully balanced composition. The light [...]
How To Take The Most Breathtaking, Brilliant And Incredibly Stunning Photos Every Single Time You Press The Shutter Button In 7 Days Or Less Even If You Know Nothing About Photography And You’ve Never Used A Digital Camera Before