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8 Magical Methods for Adding Mood to Your Photos

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:48:20 +0000

With today’s modern digital cameras, it’s easy to take a well-exposed photo. But how do you take it a step further and capture an image that encompasses the mood you felt at the time? In this tutorial I’m going to explore some techniques you can use to inject mood and emotion into your photographs. There are several methods you can use to express the feelings that a scene evoked in you. They all involve creative input from the photographer – by exploring these techniques you will stop � Read More

7 Items You Never Thought to Bring to a Shoot

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:40:44 +0000

What to Bring? If you’ve ever shot an event such as a wedding or travelled to different locations for a portrait session, you know that it can be quite stressful. Venturing outside of your comfortable and well-equipped studio leaves you open to endless possible unexpected crises, both major and minor. While preparing for these events, we tend to focus on gathering our major equipment. Lights, softboxes, cameras, stands, camera cards, backup batteries, light meters, flashes; the list goes on an Read More

Stray Light and Lens Flares in Photography

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:17:33 +0000

A camera lens is made up of several elements, pieces of special glass ground to a specific curve according to computer calculations. Each element directs light in a particular way and corrects aberrations caused by other lens elements. A telephoto lens may have from 10 elements up to double that number. Usually, elements are joined together with optically clear cement in groups. Rare earth components and minerals are used to make each element perform its task efficiently, and these elements are Read More

13 Steps for Creative Coastline Photography

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:05:58 +0000

This is our simple, thirteen step introduction to the world of beach and coastal photography, which can be an extremely varied and rewarding activity. Seasonal changes transform these natural locations from colourful postcard views to brooding winter scenes in a matter of months, but whatever the season, there’s always something to capture! take by Minh Chau Pham Step 2: Finding Your Location It’s always good to have a rough idea of what you’d like to shoot before hea Read More

Hints & Tips for Setting Up a Basic Home Studio

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:32:06 +0000

Setting up a simple home studio can be extremely beneficial to any photographer. Whether you’re a professional portrait photographer or a graphic designer who needs product shots, a home studio gives you a place to work, experiment and learn new things. Below we’ll take a look at a few considerations to keep in mind when creating your own studio. The Room The first thing to consider is obviously space. You’ll need to empty out the garage or convince your spouse to let you convert the Read More

How to Shoot With an Extremely Shallow Depth-of-Field

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:17:31 +0000

So you’ve saved every penny, and your piggy bank is full to bursting. It’s time to cash that in money and buy a new lens. And what better choice than a fast prime lens? These offer plenty of benefit’s, and we’re going to dive into one of those benefit’s today: that shallow, professional and silky shallow depth of field. Getting In-Depth with Depth-Of-Field I’m about to get all Mr. Wizard on you, so hold on tight. I’magine a lens in profile. It looks sort of like football or Read More

Tips for Photography Advancement

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:09:54 +0000

I was asked the question the other day of how someone who has started photography with a great new camera can begin learning how to take great images and become a better photographer. This is a question that will pop up everywhere in forums and discussion groups across the internet. It’s probably the reason you have arrived here at Picture Correct, looking for advice on how to become more proficient with your photography. There is no simple answer to this question but we can give you some Read More

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Low Key

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:51:38 +0000

What is Low Key Lighting? Low key refers to a style of photography that utilizes predominantly dark tones to create a dramatic looking image. Where high key lighting seeks to over light the subject to the point of reduced contrast, low key lighting intensifies the contrast in an image through intensely reduced lighting. The key here is not just to produce a dark image but to use lighting very selectively so that only specific portions of the image are illuminated. Normally as a photographer, Read More

Easily Create Stunning Panoramic Images Without an Expensive Lens

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:36:46 +0000

anoramic photography is the process of capturing an extremely wide field of view into a single photograph either by using specialized equipment, or specialized software. Today we’ll be looking at the latter of those two and examining how you can create your very own panoramic images with Adobe Photoshop, using almost any camera and lens. Understanding Panoramic Photography The word “panorama” was coined in the 1780′s by an Irish artist named Robert Barker. He used the word to describe Read More

How to Create the Misty Water Effect in Photography

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:32:14 +0000

Have you looked at a landscape photographer’s photo and wondered how they got the water coming down from a waterfall to look so misty? Or how did they get the ocean in a seascape photograph to look so smooth? My guess is that if you are starting out in landscape photography its probably one of the first things you’ve tried to do. If you got it right the first time that’s great, if you didn’t then let me show you just how easy it can be to create the misty water effect. There is every Read More