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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.
10 New Year’s Resolutions to Make You a Better Photographer
Did you receive a new camera for Christmas? If so, you're likely excited about taking some great photos. In reality, these images will only be as good as the photography skills of the person who presses the shutter release. The new year presents opportunities for self-improvement and self-reflection. Photographers, like all artists, should consider their goals for the year ahead. Perhaps you want to consider relying less on auto modes. For enthusiasts, building your skills in off-camera lighting would be a valuable endeavour. If you're a seasoned professional, maybe it's time to further develop your business.
By David Sornberger6 years ago in Photography
Calendars
Most photographers produce calendars at some time during their careers, whether they be for family, clients or perhaps with specific subjects to be sold commercially. Over the years, I have produced several. Some have been personal, just for family members; others I have used for distribution to clients and potential clients to promote my business; others have been produced specifically for clients.
By Ian McKenzie6 years ago in Photography
Getting Started With Luminar 4
With Luminar 4, your photos are the center of attention. You can conveniently browse, rate, group your photos and much more. Automatically group your photos by year, month, and even day. Easily navigate between images and make sure that the perfect image you’re looking for is always at hand.
By David Sornberger6 years ago in Photography
How Photography Will Help You to Improve Yourself
Photographs are known as the reflection of one's inner self. A photographer is an artist who, with the help of the camera, can read the eyes and face expressions of a person and can capture the same emotions with the camera. This is an era of selfies and hashtags. Every individual who has a smartphone is eligible to click photographs. But do you know that photography can help you to improve your life?
By Dhaval6 years ago in Photography
Why Have So Many Missed Opportunities?
I am in a fortunate position to be semi-retired, and to live in a city (Edmonton, Alberta) where there are so many great opportunities for getting great shots. It was not much more than a couple of years ago that I got serious about photography, and I thought my interest was going to die on the vine with the purchase of a DSLR. It just didn't seem that there were enough types of photos and angles and new places to take pictures of. Even the wildlife seemed boring, but in the years since, I have completely changed my mind. Edmonton is a rapidly growing city, and there are constantly new buildings and bridges and other major construction projects going on. This for me has been a great opportunity because I can take a photo of the shell of a building and then go back a few short weeks later and track the building's progress towards reaching for the sky. I have developed a fascination with our new "Stantec Tower" which is now our tallest building, and in fact now the tallest building West of Toronto. One day I will visit the observation deck of this building, but at the moment I am happy to frame the great behemoth and its sister tower with other fantastic buildings in Edmonton, such as our Legislature building and grounds. One of the amazing things about this building is how it is teaching me perspective, because when you are close to it the building seems roughly higher than the many towers around it, but when you venture out a little the building seems twice as high as any other tower.
By Leif Gregersen6 years ago in Photography
12 Christmas Photography Tips and Ideas. Top Story - December 2019.
Christmas and photography have a special connection. With many of the most important people in your life together with you, this is a special time to capture and share. You might use a tiny digital camera, your smartphone, or a DSLR. It doesn’t matter, because the principals of photography are pretty similar regardless of the equipment you’re using. You can photograph during the day, but some of the most evocative images can be found at night. Here are 12 Christmas Photography Tips and Ideas to take your holiday photos to the next level.
By David Sornberger6 years ago in Photography
Art, the Nude and Photography
The past The world is rapidly changing, and so has photography. My first camera was 120 format film camera which was given to me as a birthday present when I was just ten years old back in 1956. It was a very basic inexpensive camera, but it helped in developing my love of photography. An upgrade for me was a hand me down from my father, a 120 format Rolleicord. The Rolleicord was a less expensive version of the high end Rollieflex twin lens reflex camera. My first 35mm film camera was a Nikon purchased in 1976 prior to an overseas trip. Several 35mm film camera upgrades have been made since then, and some of these I still own, but use very infrequently.
By Ian McKenzie6 years ago in Photography
Through My Eyes. Top Story - December 2019.
I started with street photography the moment I picked up the camera, actually I borrowed the camera from my friend Maja. It was some kind of Sony DSLR I remember, did the job. I was so excited, and the first thing that I shot was the people on the street. That was it.
By Rijan Hamidovic6 years ago in Photography
5 Tips to Create Better Pictures for Your Instagram. Top Story - November 2019.
When using Instagram to grow your personal brand, it’s essential to build up an audience that is engaged and loyal to you. But how can you ensure these followers engage with your posts and, in turn, help you to grow as a business or personal brand on visual oriented platform such as Instagram? Three words: Quality Instagram content. In the following, I would like to share my personal top five tips that you can apply in order to create high-quality shots in order to build an engaging audience.
By Jonas Maier6 years ago in Photography
Getting Great Holiday Shots. Top Story - November 2019.
Dear Holiday Slideshows, I have sat through many of you in my short time on this planet and it begs me of one question. Why are there lots of bad photos? Could we not make better images to show our friends and family, as a collection of photographers can we make it better. In fact everyone with a phone understands photography to some degree.
By Harrison Galgut6 years ago in Photography
The Exposure Triangle—A Guide to Getting off Auto. Top Story - November 2019.
Welcome back everyone! For the past few weeks we've gone over the components of the exposure triangle; shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. This week we will be discussing the tips, techniques, and mindset to combine these elements to give you greater control over your photography and to help bridge the gap between the shot we've got, and the shot we want.
By Justin Clark6 years ago in Photography
