Ray Baker

Fashion Photography: Who Wants to Know More?

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Fashion glamours

Photography is everywhere you look.  It is displayed on billboards, print media and even on the internet.   Photography has been around since the 1820’s and when you think about it, photographs really shape our culture and even our beliefs.  There are a number of photography genres but perhaps the most well known is fashion photography.  After all, for most of us fashion is truly part of our everyday life.

Magazines like Vogue have been around for decades and have helped to shape the fashion photography industry.  Today fashion photography can be seen in the fashion magazines, but is also used in print ads for other print media, in catalogs and more.

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What is Web-Based, Automatic Video Production Software for Photography?

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Video for Photography
Video for Photography

It doesn’t matter if you have a photography business, or simply enjoy the artistic side of photography. It’s important to display or present your creative genius the best way you can without it costing too much or even less if you catch my drift. A clumsy email (containing prints) to customers, friends and relations is often mistakenly thwarted by virus detectors or some other electronic nemesis. Snail-mail takes too long and  sometimes the most carefully packaged prints get lost or damaged in the post. By the way, how do you get your images out there to the public so they can access and admire your work?

You’ve probably guessed I’m about to address online video portfolios. The problem with video is that it most often requires a whole bunch of different and new technical skills to learn again. I for one have had enough of learning a new software package from scratch… then along came this little photographer’s treasure.

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Video Marketing; The Up and Coming Way to Market your Photography Business

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Photography video marketing: image social-media.co.uk

Video marketing is being used everywhere you look on the internet.  It is the new advertising craze, and it appears to be working.  It is currently growing by the day to be the front runner method for on-line marketing.  It can be used to sell products, services, messages and so much more.  Just about every niche can easily take advantage of this powerful marketing tool.  Video marketing is truly a fast and efficient way to promote whatever it is you are looking to sell, including photography.  Let’s take a look at how you can use video marketing to promote your photography products and services.

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Tips for Getting Your Backgrounds Right in Photographs

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shooting backgrounds
shooting backgrounds

The first thing to remember about the background of any photograph is that it is indeed the background and ‘not the subject’. This means that the power of this part of the scene must be to a much lesser degree than the primary focus. While there is no easy tip or trick for knowing if you have allowed the background to overwhelm or distract from the subject, simply remembering that it isn’t to be any kind of competition to the attention of the viewer, is a good start.

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Photographer’s Secret Weapon – Vaseline

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Vaseline effect #1 - Eva Polak
Vaseline effect #1 - Eva Polak

Quick note from Ray – Photography tips and tricks are welcomed here and if you feel you have something to offer other photographers, feel welcome to visit this page for the guidelines. Now on with this amazing tip….,

Vaseline does wonders, not only for your skin, but can also help you to create impressionist masterpieces. You can transform just about any subject into something interesting and exciting. If you like the soft, poetic look in your photographs this simple technique is for you.

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Ten Beach Wedding Photography Tips

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fiji-beach-weddingCouples who hire a professional to photograph their beach wedding certainly won’t need to worry, as pros know all the tips and tricks of this type of photo.  However, many couples are on a tight budget and have opted for a beach wedding because of its frugality.  Chances are someone in the family or a friend or friends will be serving as photographer for the big day. These tips will help those amateur photographers to get some awesome shots that will rival those of the best pros.

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Photography Tips using Natural Light

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photograph-using-side-lighting.jpgUsing natural lighting for your photography is a handy technique. Apart from the fantastic photos you can produce, you don’t have to drag around a lot of equipment. But it does make you a slave to any available light.

Avoid the Light at High Noon

All photographers know to avoid shooting in full, natural sunlight at midday. It is the worst type of light of the day. It is unforgiving. If you have to take photos at this time of day find some shade for the best results.

There are situations where this will work well for you. If you are taking photos in a naturally dark area (e.g. in a forested parkland area) this can work in your favour when your subject is in high contrast with the environment.

The best times of the day for photography are early morning or late afternoon. The harshness of the midday sun will give you hard shadows whereas early or late afternoon light will soften them.

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Understanding Digital Camera Lenses

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335037_paparazzis1.jpgWhen beginning an examination of the use and varieties in digital camera lenses it is important to remember that the digital cameras have a sensor that is smaller than a 35mm film frame. This means that there is a significantly narrower field of view than that presented by the same lens on a non-digital 35mm film camera. This is the reason that digital photography is able to deliver smaller lenses such as 12 and 24 mm lenses as well as larger zoom and macro lenses at 200 and 300 mm.

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