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The vital how-to's for photography enthusiasts: how to create the perfect camera setup, capture the perfect picture, edit your photos and beyond.
The Flight of the Spider Monkey
The heat was stifling. Being near the mighty flowing Amazon River was the only solace I could find from the oppressive heat, so being invited to travel on a long boat to visit some of the river-dwelling animals found in the Amazon Jungle sounded like heaven on such a hellishly hot day.
By Courtney Hope5 years ago in Photography
How to Check and Adjust for Dynamic Range
Most photographers are familiar with the term HDR, but do you understand what it means? Unfortunately, the term has become synonymous with the over-processed and over-saturated images that were popular a few years back. These images were created by taking multiple frames of the same scene at different exposures — sometimes dozens, and then compositing them in post-processing. This produced images with no dynamic range at all.
By Darryl Brooks5 years ago in Photography
Tips to rock your next family photoshoot!
Today’s the day! You’ve spent time planning matching outfits for your whole family, you’ve spent countless hours on Pinterest and Instagram trying find the exact vibe you want to bring to your own session, and you’ve likely shelled out a pretty penny for a great photographer to capture your family in their best light! You want everything to go smoothly and you’re praying to whatever being or universal entity you believe in that your little one will just smile at the camera, just this once, and you'll never ask again!
By Rebecca Zamora5 years ago in Photography
How to Create a Tabletop Studio
If you are going to shoot products or food, you need a tabletop studio. This sounds a lot fancier than it really is. Basically, you need a table. You put your subject on the table and take the picture. But if you want a good picture, that will take a bit more effort. This article will discuss how to create a tabletop studio without spending a lot of money.
By Darryl Brooks5 years ago in Photography
What To Use For Photography Backgrounds
Every hobby has its particular gear and equipment. And if it is a profession, rather than a hobby, then, for the most part, you need to buy professional equipment. But for the hobbyist, and to a certain degree, even professionals, can get just as good results with gear that doesn’t carry the professional price tag.
By Darryl Brooks5 years ago in Photography
How to Copyright Your Images
Just click the shutter. That’s it. You now own the copyright to that image. Within certain restrictions. And before we go any further, I am not an intellectual property attorney, nor do I play one on TV. But I am a photographer with 15 years of experience taking and selling a portfolio of around 50,000 images. So, to paraphrase the State Farm ad, I know a lot, because I’ve seen a lot.
By Darryl Brooks5 years ago in Photography
Starting out, moving on in photography
If you are reading this, then you already have an interest in Photography. and you may have read my previous article. Like may of us, you probably started with snaps of your family, and moved on to pictures of places when you went out on trips. And now you want to go further, but you look at the photos in National Geo, or other photo magazines and think you can't do that.
By Bob Parker5 years ago in Photography
