Ray Baker
Learn to know your camera and take better photos. This review has come about because of you. As a result of recent emails referring to the ‘nuts and bolts’ eGuide slant I had in my last post, I now understand I should have created a review instead of expecting everyone to know what I was talking about …oops! Anyway, rather than go into a long winded list of excuses why I didn’t do that (…cause I’m sure that’s exactly what you don’t want), here’s my review.
HDR (high dynamic range) imagery has helped professional photographers to record photos other than those that they could capture with a camera. It has opened up the photos so that they can record a great range of lighting detail, and makes photos that would otherwise have very dark tonal areas aesthetically pleasing.
Ansel Adams was a great American photographer, most well known as a master landscape artist. Most of his photographs depict natural landscapes of the American west. Born in San Francisco in 1902, Ansel Adams trained as a concert pianist before deciding to become photographer. He became famous for the technical skill with which he produced … Read more
In researching this article, I did a Google search for “great photography blog” and it gave me 45,800,000 results. Where would I even start to look for other great photography blogs (besides the one you’re reading now? :-))
To narrow down the field, I looked at several pages of results and noted the blogs that were mentioned multiple times in different articles, and then did quite a bit of browsing on each of those blogs. Here are some (other) great photography blogs that are worth taking a look at, in no particular order:
Imagine yourself standing in the middle of a commercial area of a city, such as the heart of a normally bustling, city street, once the day is ended or perhaps on an evening or weekend. This is a rare photographic opportunity to begin shooting empty city streets and many unique buildings. Such opportunities like these are important in your photographic journey. Shooting empty streets can also be seen as a chance to explore the many ways that a good wide angle lens can be used to take pictures in a popular city environment.
This story I’m about to pass on to you is common place and yet many photographers in the early days of their careers make small mistakes they could have avoided. I’m guilty of many of these little learning curve events. None more common than the customer or client exclaiming that you hadn’t told them it was going to be this expensive.
Memorize this short “mantra” in order to master photography – ISO, shutter speed, aperture. If you repeat this to yourself a few times you will be able to easily remember the three things that will always save, or ruin, an exposure. They don’t have to come specifically in that order, but nevertheless, these three things are what will determine your exposure.
Are you wondering how to get your photography business booming? Do you aspire to be ahead of the competition and continue the growth of your business? Do you want to market your services within your budgetary means?
Growing your photography business doesn’t mean you have to invest more cash and exert a lot of effort on marketing and promotions. There are simple and easy ways to grow your photography business. Check out the following tips and expect additional gigs to come your way.
One of the most profitable areas of any photography business is portraiture. Try to imagine the number of parents out there who want to have a yearly picture of their children to have a ‘record’ of their child’s development, or just think of the couples out there who just want to immortalize their happiest moments together. Indeed, if you are into portraits, there are a lot of opportunities for you, especially in terms of making a business out of a hobby.
Most parents are fascinated with their babies. Who could blame them? Babies just give the most innocent smiles and the most genuine emotions imaginable. Good news for you, as a photographer! This is a business opportunity! Even if you aren’t promoting baby or toddler photography services, parents may just come to you to have their baby photographed. The following are a few tips to help you maximize the opportunity should it occur: