Category Archives: Photo Techniques
How to Use Teleconverters
Teleconverters are more than just small pieces of glass that increase the effective focal length of your lens. Besides affecting focal length, teleconverters also affect autofocus speed and accuracy. Photographer Steve Perry explains everything you need to know about teleconverters: … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Surprise Wedding Guests
Unexpected wedding guests usually aren’t a good thing . . . except in the case of photographer Ian Christmann‘s recent wedding shoot for clients Lauren and Erick. At the couple’s backyard ceremony, some uninvited guests showed up, but instead of a Wedding Crashers situation, … Continue reading
New: Color Photography Advanced Guide
Have you taken the time to really learn and understand how color affects the viewers of your photographs? This new eBook is designed give you all the steps to graduate onto vibrant, pro-level color photography. We were able to negotiate … Continue reading
Rain Photography Essentials
“What if it rains?” This is a question that every professional and amateur photographer will hear eventually. We’re living in a golden age of photographic technology with photography possible under all kinds of circumstances and situations. Rain can be subtle … Continue reading
Camera Settings and the Function Wheel
Camera manufacturers continue to invent new ways to make photography easier for us. One of these ways is to have a wheel of preset functions to dial in when we encounter varied photographic situations. For most people, they either don’t … Continue reading
Window Portrait: Photography Activity
Don’t miss it! Only 2 days left for The 5 Day Photography Deal Need some inspiration for indoor photos? Try this window light portrait technique. Photo by Send me adrift.; ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/40-second exposure. This is a basic indoor … Continue reading
Action Photography Tips for Sporting Events
Quick reminder: only a little while left for The 5 Day Photography Deal Whether you’re looking to catch the perfect moment when the puck hits the crossbar, or the high diver goes for the most daring leap, capturing the “perfect” … Continue reading
Travel Photography Tips and Techniques
With travel photography you want to convey not only the scenes you have seen but also the feelings and emotions associated with the locations. The unexpected is always around the corner when you travel and with some careful preparation and … Continue reading
Photographing the Moon
Darn, I missed the last eclipse of a full moon. Oh well, now I have to wait for the next one. To be sure I don’t miss it the next time, I am arming myself with this catalog of lunar … Continue reading
10 DSLR Camera Features You Should Know
Final reminder: only hours left for Topaz Sharpen A.I. at 25% Off Here are 10 features of your DSLR camera that you should know. They will help improve you as a photographer. photo by Scott Symonds 1. Shooting Modes Aperture … Continue reading
Travel Photography: Planning & Documenting
Travel photography is quite different from other photographic endeavors, especially if you plan to make a living from it. Most successful travel photographers are writers as well. Actually in the print world, you can’t separate words from pictures. They complement … Continue reading
Avoid These 10 Newbie Photographer Fails
There’s an awful lot of things to learn when you get your very first camera, especially if it’s an ultra-modern, sophisticated DSLR, with shed-loads of features. So, it’s not surprising that mistakes will be made by many a newbie photographer. … Continue reading