Category: Photography
Unsharp Pictures – Enhancing Photographs
| April 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Possibly the most common cause of disappointing pictures is lack of sharpness. Unfortunately, many people are quite happy with fuzzy pictures, which is a shame because they are probably not fulfilling the potential of their equipment to deliver pin-sharp prints. Even the most basic or cheapest of cameras are capable of producing surprisingly clear and…
Photo Tips: Film vs. Digital Cameras
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
The debate rages between film purists and digital pioneers about the relative quality and benefits of film photography versus digital. In putting digital and film head to head, it becomes clear that the situation does not compare “apples to apples.” For starters, the Canon was definitely more precise and accurate in some ways than the…
Night Photography – History, Techniques and Examples
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Growing up in a small town in Canada, I can still remember the sun slowly disappearing into the distant horizon while the streets became completely dark. This was the time when I would run into the house, lock the door and sit on the living room sofa to look out the window into a dusk…
Making Photomontages: Be creative – Make Your Own Photomontages, Multiple Prints
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
The combining of several photographs into a single image can be accomplished in a number of different ways. Mainly of the early photomonteurs favored the use of a pair of scissors, pasting down the often roughly cut scraps onto a more substantial background. A similar assembly method can be applied to photograph, although for more…
War Photography (1839-1919)
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Both of the two original photographic processes, the Daguerrotype and the Calotype, announced in 1839, required exposures that were measured in minutes, so neither was suited to the photography of war. Frenchman Hippolyte Bayard (1801 -1887) (one of the disregarded pioneer inventors of photography) photographed the remains of the barricades following the 1848 revolution in…
Using Your Digital Camera: Guide to Focusing Your Camera
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Focus is essential to taking photographs. If you don’t get the focus set correctly for the distance of your subject to the camera, it will appear blurred – out of focus. Occasionally photographers will deliberately use an out of focus blur for artistic effect, but normally it is simply an error. Most popular cameras now…
How to Take Digital Black and White Photos
| January 3, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Nick Brandt is a renown animal photographer which has become famous with his book of photographs, “On This Earth”, which was published in October 2005. You have made the decision that you want to be able to take photographs in black and white as well as color and the first thing you should do is…
Tips to Make Your Travel and Vacation Photos Great
| January 3, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Following these tips will help make your travel and vacation photos great, and your experience taking them safe and enjoyable. Always move in on your subject When you look through your camera, try to fill your viewfinder with whatever you are photographing. The Eiffel Tower from five miles away, will not have the impact that…
Handcoloring Photos Digitally
| January 3, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Get your feet wet handcoloring photos by trying it digitally. No paints, pens or markers to clean up after and you can fix mistakes with the click of a mouse. Start by scanning a black and white digital image into your computer, pick a color and go to town experimenting with all the colors you…
Photographing Events and Demonstrations
| January 2, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Robert Capa, the war photographer and founder of Magnum, had a simple piece of advice – ‘if your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough’, which you should keep in mind at all times. Usually this will mean using a wide angle and getting into the situation rather than choosing a telephoto and standing…