Monthly Archives: February 2014
Defeat Chromatic Aberration
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left23.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right23.gif”BRIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-lead19.jpg” width=645 height=400BRThis photo of Mono Lake, California, shows a fair amount of chromatic aberration. /EMBRIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-1-sm20.jpg” width=300 height=178BRThe Lens Corrections palette in Adobe Lightroom 5. STRONGFigure 1: /STRONGYou can see the fringing … Continue reading
Outdoor Flash Basics
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left22.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right22.gif”BRPIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-1-sm19.jpg” width=300 height=366Flash
Gigapixel
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left21.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right21.gif”BRText And Photography By Stephen OachsIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-lead18.jpg” width=645 height=400 PDigital photography is an amazing medium. The rate in which quality and performance are increasing is staggering, and the possibilities are endless. It’s as if the … Continue reading
The Colors Of Snow
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left20.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right20.gif”BRIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-lead17.jpg” width=645 height=400 BRSTRONGAtmospherics/STRONG are a wonderful tool for creating mood in your snowy scenes. Gray mist softens the entire scene, and you’ll usually get a slight separation in tones from the mist to … Continue reading
Camera RAW Does More Than Adjust Exposure
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left19.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right19.gif”BRBRThe deeper you dig into the features of Camera RAW, the more you’ll tout its power. It does a lot more than simply adjust global exposure. The fact that local adjustments can be made is often … Continue reading
Solutions: Zone Focusing
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left18.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right18.gif”BRIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-lead14.jpg” width=645 height=400BRWith shallow depth of field, good technique and patience are the keys to success. /EMBRSTRONGWhen you’re shooting macro, sharpness is especially critical. /STRONGThe power and impact of a shot at extreme magnification … Continue reading
Use Lines To Create Dynamic Compositions
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left17.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right17.gif”BRIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-1-sm15.jpg” width=200 height=308It’s strange how the mind works. For me, an example is whenever I hear the word “lines,” it summons two vivid memories. I picture myself in elementary school listening to my art … Continue reading
Telephoto Vistas
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left16.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right16.gif”BRIMG src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-lead13.jpg” width=645 height=429 PMost people think of shooting a scenic as a grand landscape. Many photographers from urban areas escape the city to photograph the huge areas of the west. There are a lot of … Continue reading
Sharpness The Deadly Dozen
IMG class=bracketarticleopen src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-left15.gif”How-ToIMG class=bracketarticleclose src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-bracket-right15.gif”BRText And Photography By Rob SheppardIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-lead12.jpg” width=645 height=400BRWhenever you have any sort of animal in your photo, the eyes must be sharp or the image looks out of focus. This native California bee was … Continue reading
Surf’s Up
BRPIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-davey1.jpg” width=640 height=360 BRWith over 120 magazine covers to his credit, Sean Davey understands the power of print as the ultimate expression of a photograph./PPDelivering a top quality fine art print is essential for Davey when marketing his … Continue reading
Climbing Downtown Boston
BRPIMG border=0 src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-mcnally.jpg” width=640 height=360 BRHigh above the heart of downtown Boston, photographer Joe McNally makes a hair-raising climb atop the antennae tower of the Prudential Building, the tallest building in this historic city, standing 52 stories and 907 feet … Continue reading
5 reasons why do people in your photos is a good thing
A post by: Kav DadfarPPImagine this: the speed of your Aperture and shutter speed are selected, your composition looks good, the light is spot on and you’re ready to take your shot when someone unknowingly walks into the frame. They … Continue reading