Photography

If you don’t know anything about the camera obscura, let’s start like this; Did you ever ask yourself why are photographic devices called cameras? They were called cameras because their direct ancestor is the camera obscura, an optical device functioning on the basis of a simple law of physics. Camera Obscura is the Latin for dark room. It is important to understand it is not an invented mechanical device; it works on a naturally occurring phenomenon. It is like a fire or rainbow...

You may be thinking that this is an interesting side of photography and it is. Silhouette shots are not as common as you might think but they are indeed eye catchers and favorites to the observer. Imagination comes into play with this category and it is most often great fun. While you read further into this article, ideas spring to mind about your own silhouette photos no matter how many times you read it. Enjoy!...

Are you doing any senior photography? If not, you are losing out on a huge market for your photography business! Senior photography has become more and more popular, and is now viewed as a rite of passage. I know of many photographers who make nearly as much or more with seniors that they do with weddings! And if you ask me, senior portrait sessions are MUCH easier than weddings and other events...

Digital photos are built of pixels. When you look at a digital photo on a computer screen or on a printed version of the photo you are really looking at millions of pixels each with a unique color and intensity. When put together all these pixels form the photo that you see. There are a few formats used to represent a pixel color – here are the common ones...