Monday, December 31, 2007

Tips for Taking Photos of People

When you take a family photo, what happens? Is there someone who is always outside of the shot - namely you because you're the one behind the camera? Do you have trouble getting the kids to sit still for the photo? When it comes to family photography - and portrait photography in general - it's important to think about personality.

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Beginning in Photography - Shooting in Low Light

Shooting in low light can produce some stunning results. Colors are richer in the early and late hours of the day, and subjects such as buildings that are dull and uninteresting during daytime take on an entirely new persona lit up at night. This article looks at some techniques for making the most of low light situations.

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What To Know Before Buying a Digital Camera

You're excited, you're stoked and you're out and about and you're going to be buying a digital camera no matter what it takes. You want one and you're going to have one. But, hold on a second there big fella there are a few things you will want to take into consideration prior to making your purchase.

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Creating Panorama Photographs

There is much more to the Panorama function than simply stringing together several landscape files in horizontal format. One can also create vertical panoramas as well as combinations of vertical and horizontal files. This is particularly useful when one cannot physically get far enough away from a subject to capture all of it, even with a wide angle lens. One can also achieve great Depth of Field (DoF) by merging foreground and background files which were shot in sharp focus.

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In the Studio of A Commercial Photographer

Some of the basic equipments and tools that a commercial photographer needs are the lights, the shades, the backdrop and quite obviously the camera. Here we are going to talk about the lights, the shades and the backdrop. All three of them, when adjusted in the proper manner, can spell magic and do wonders to the images shot.

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FAQ Frequently Asked Question On Selling Photos Online and How To Establish A Web Presence

Selling photos online is simple (not easy - simple) and basic. Knowing what to do, where to do it and how much to charge is very doable, very learn-able and very accessible. Selling photos online successfully 'know-how' is NOT "secret!" Take your time. Do your research. The information and the resources are available - and most of it is free!

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An Introduction to the World of Digital Camera Memory Cards

Digital cameras have significantly decreased the need for film, though it has not thoroughly eliminated it because there are still those photographers who prefer the feel of film compared to the digital shot. Nonetheless, the advent of the digital camera also paved the way for the rise of the memory cards. Memory cards are in a way replacing the camera film.

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How To Choose The Right Digital Camcorder

Choosing which digital camcorder is right for your recording purposes is a difficult decision and process. There are several factors that you must consider before selecting a digital camcorder including the picture resolution, new technology, screen sizes, recording methods, and other options. This article explains how to approach all of these options and ultimately selecting the correct digital camcorder for you!

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Increase Your Stock Photo Sales - Targeting Your Audience To Sell More Photos

All Right, so you're selling your stock photos and your making a few bucks here and there. But how do you take this to the next level and start making some serious cash? One sure fire way is to do some market research and find what's selling at the moment. Here's a plan to help get you going with your research.

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Digital Video Makes Everything So Much More Enjoyable

If you have a digital video camera or are using any other type of digital video then you should already know just how amazing it really is. The quality that you can achieve with all of the images that you take will seriously excite you because the beautiful colors and the clearness of it all will just appear to be flawless.

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Point And Shoot Cameras

Point and shoot digital cameras are great for people who want to get the best quality pictures for the least amount of effort. There are a lot of point-and-shoot digital cameras out there but only a few can be considered to be on top of the list. Only few come highly recommended both by average consumers and professionals at that same time.

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Digital Cameras - Time to Dump Them?

Should you throw away your digital cameras? The short answer is a firm 'no'. Will they replace film cameras for good? The short answer is 'yes' but will there still be a place for film cameras in specialized circumstances? Again, the answer is a firm 'yes'. Most of us however, need to be prepared to learn how to use a digital camera.

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Get a Photographic Farm!

If you ever wonder what you should be shooting, get a farm. I mean this in the photographic sense. Regardless of where you live, city, suburbs or countryside, you can stake out a territory - a farm - as your core area. Then you "farm" it for photographs. Get to know your farm in depth, any hour of the day, any day of the year.

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7 Tips for Taking Better Vacation Photos

A family vacation or a romantic getaway with your sweetie is a time to be remembered. Bringing a digital camera along is just one way to make your memories stick. Whether you are taking digital photos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa or of the Caribbean Sea, you are going to want to make sure your vacation photos are the best they can be.

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How to Capture The Moment In Your Photos

The holidays are coming up, meaning tons of photo opportunities. My aunt is the photographer in our family and she loves taking pictures of us eating. I don't mean with our mouths full, I mean with our mouth wide open getting ready to take a bite out of that turkey leg. How humiliating, but she has mastered capturing the moment of us looking like vultures.

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Say Cheese With Canon EF 50mm F1.2L USM AF Lens

Known to be a serious glass for serious photographers, the EF 50mm USM is at present the greatest Autofocus lens in its group, thanks to its EF 50mm f1.2L lens. Canon EF 50mm is strong evidence to Canon's inheritance of optical quality. Every feature of this EF 50mm Lens shows professional excellence from its wide 72mm filter diameter to its dust and moisture sealed building.

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How To Start A Photography Business - Knowing When You're Really Ready And Knowing Other Differences

To start a photography business is a matter of knowing differences and knowing what you don't know. Tips to start a photography business on 'how to know when you're ready,' 'what to charge,' 'how to sell photos online,' where to start,' the basic and simple (not easy - simple) business practices that dramatically seperates successful photographers from the ranks of the legions of 'starving (though very talented) artists.'

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Freelance Digital Photography - How To Pick Out The Best Digital Camera

Which of the following matters to you most when purchasing a digital camera? ease of use, good PC connectivity, photo editing, or general photography. There are a ton of different kind of cameras out there all with their own features, megapixels and price tags. You just need to learn a couple of things in order to pick out a digital camera that works best with your personal interests and budget.

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Don't Ever Buy A Canon Digital Rebel XTi

While there may be plenty of good reasons to buy a Canon Digital Rebel XTi, not every camera is good for every photographer. So, depending on what's important to you, and how you take pictures, you should probably be aware of the short comings of this camera. There's plenty of information out there about how great this camera is, but for just a minute or two, lets be brutally and critically honest.

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One Simple Way To Fund Your Next Digital Camera Purchase While Having Fun In The Process

Do you want to step out of that point and shoot digital camera but are having a hard time justifying the cost to move up to a new digital SLR camera? Or are you just interested in the latest and greatest new cameras that you have to have but can not justify the new purchase to the wife? My one simple way is to submit your digital photos to micro stock photography agencies.

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Digital Photography During Any Kind Of Weather

If you are a photographer you know that bad weather does not have to stop you from going out and getting that fantastic digital photograph. This is your chance to get that kind of photograph that you can't just go out and take on any kind of day. These photographs can really show some crazy weather shots, like lightning storms, or just a dreary, rainy afternoon, and snow shots are very cool to see.

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Tips For Choosing A Tripod And Using It Effectively

A tripod is absolutely essential for taking photographs that are tack-sharp, especially for landscape, macro and portrait photography. After all, even with the steadiest of hands it is quite difficult to hold a camera perfectly still for more than a split second, and even the slightest move will usually result in an image that is at least a little "soft". This article offers several tips for selecting a quality tripod and using it effectively.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

How A Commercial Photographer Plays with Light and Shadow

How do you make a person or a thing look three dimensional in a two dimensional picture? With the help of light, you might say. But did you know that the right background is also one of the essentials that contribute in providing the desirable effect in a picture. In this article, we will see how the right background along with the right lighting would enable a commercial photographer to create the required effect in an image.

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Advertising Photography and Modeling - An Insight

Modeling for advertising photography can be a lot of hard work and if you are game for it and do have the right attitude towards it, then you can also expect a whole lot of fun in this profession. In this article, we will see what it takes to be a good model and how to go about starting your career as a model for advertising photography. The first thing to do is see yourself in the mirror and emote.

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Don't Let Your Wedding Pictures Die - Showcase Them!

This is the day and age where pictures are becoming more popular and easier to share than ever. You want to preserve that moment of happiness with friends and family. You also want to be able to have something to back up your claims that you didn't used to look like you do now to your children and grand children. Wait a second though, this is 2008, ditch the scrapbook and get with the times, showcase them on your computer with a video!

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Comparing Photo Sharing Providers

Are you looking for a provider that you can trust enough to host your pictures? There are a lot of options when it comes to sharing your photos online these days. So, how do you decide which one to use? Well, I have done a little digging to find some of the popular photo sharing hosts. Each company offers something a little different than the other, so I've highlighted some of their options to help you find the one that will best suit your needs.

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Helpful Tips For Using Your Digital Video Camera And Getting The Most Out Of It

There are many things that you all should know about getting the most out of your digital video camera. Many people jump into using their digital video cameras before ever learning about some of these helpful little tips, that can really make a big difference. It is time to stop making so many mistakes when using your digital video camera and start learning how to record and photograph just like a professional, or at least you will think of yourself as a professional when you start figuring more out on your digital video camera...

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All Landscape Photography is Local

People can drive by the same scenery every day without really noticing it. It takes a photographer to let us see the mundane everyday world around us for the first time. To turn a phrase around, rather than losing sight of the forest for the trees, people really do let the trees go by in a blur and see only the forest. The photographer sees the tree, the whole tree, branches, trunk, bark, leaves, birds, insects, nicks, scratches, roots, everything, every second and every change of light. Like the sunset, the tree too is constantly changing every second.

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Five Tips for Taking Better Digital Photos

I want to know just enough about my camera to be able to catch that special smile on my granddaughter's face or capture a magnificent sunset at the beach. And then be able to make a print that I can add to the family album, put up on the refrigerator door, e mail to a friend or - as I recently did - make a huge print for my dining room wall. Of course, the trick now is to learn to use our magical - but sometimes confusing! - digital cameras. So, here are my five top suggestions for making your digital photo experience easier and more fun.

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Digital Photography Classes

The hobby of Photography is a very interesting, it can include allot of fun especially when you use the digital camera to capture some sport event or some action. It just needs to invest a little bet of your time practicing on using it, and its going to be easy to you to make interesting shots wherever you go. In the beginning, you must take a look at the manual of your camera and study some points about the digital camera that you have just to insure that you're familiar with some of the main features in your camera that you well need to photograph your subjects.

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Saturday, December 1, 2007