Ray Baker
Babies are great subjects to photograph, because they are just so darn cute and cuddly. It’s almost difficult to take truly bad pictures of them. The first year flies by in a blur, so parents want to capture as much as possible on film. Baby photography is fun, but requires patience and skill to get … Read more
So, you are going to finally get that long overdue vacation, and you have made plans to go somewhere scenic and beautiful. This means you will be taking along your camera gear in order to make excellent images of your journey. Does it also mean that you have done your research and made a list of potential sites? Have you also planned on taking the minimal gear to make traveling easier? Do you even know which gear you are going to need?
Much of the work to start a photographic studio is going to be based on your personal choices. Deciding whether you would like to have pedestrian traffic or vehicle traffic passed your photography studio to help build exposure is most often governed by real estate prices (rents). That said, it isn’t essential for photography studios to be in high traffic areas. This can be off -set by your marketing activity and ability. This can be achieved by reading more. Read that last sentence again…
Whether you’re an amateur, intermediate or professional photographer, sooner rather than later you would have realized that understanding and applying portrait photography lighting correctly really does improve the quality of your portraits to great lengths. Once you’ve successfully achieved an oustanding portrait, it’s really difficult to stop experimenting and it’s not that hard to pick up.
Then of course we have to tread down the road of photography lighting jargon – split, backlight, narrow light, ambient, strobe, fill, main, diffused, hair light etc. Oh, please save me…
I guess that title about covers it. Of course in Australia right now it’s a pleasant 38 degrees celcius or roughly 106 degrees fahrenheit. There’s no breeze and the kookaburras are laughing through the window at me. Beads of perspiration are running down my forehead and are sprinkling across my keyboard as I plug away with stumpy, less than attractive fingers to pass these tips over to you.
I’m headed straight to the fridge after I finish this one!
In October, three scientists who were the driving force behind the creation of the technology that gave us digital photography and the instantaneous links to people around the world through fiber optics were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. The three scientists are: Charles Kuen Kao, Willard S. Boyle, and George E. Smith. These three men were instrumental in developing the technologies for digital photography and fiber-optic networking, and will split the $1.4 million USD award, with Kao receiving 50% and Boyle and Smith 25% each. They will be awarded their certificate and prizes at the ceremony December 10th in Stockholm, Sweden.
There are many rules in the world, and it is just plain frustrating to know that even our most creative endeavors, such as photography, will also have some standard rules as well.
Online Photography Courses
There are many online photography courses and schools available, and students should choose one which will provide the proper training depending on what he wants to learn. Programs are often tailored to certain types of photography, and some created just for people who want to make photography their careers, which will cover business aspects as well as the photographic arts. Programs vary in material, certification, and range of instruction. Some focus just on imaging and digital photography and others instruct in film photography as well.
When you’re a freelance photographer or in the industry because you work for someone else, you don’t really have to worry about recurring costs because they’re usually taken care of by your employer. But when you run your own photography business, you find your costs creeping up because you need to rent office space, buy equipment, and pay the salary of staff, even though it’s skeletal at best. If you’re looking to make your business profitable, you need to cut down on your expenses, because every penny not spent is one that earns interest for you. To that end, here are five money saving tips for your photography business:
Where does the term boudoir photography come from and why is it becoming more popular? The meaning of the french word boudoir is bedroom and is seen as having a romantic sensual feel about it more than most words with the same meaning. So too should the photographs. The demand for boudoir photography is growing rapidly for reasons I can’t explain because it’s not new yet its popularity is growing by the day. Do not confuse glamour photography or boudoir photography. Glamour photography is more general while boudoir photography is dedicated to a romantic bedroom theme.