Ray Baker

Some Techniques When Photographing Fireworks Displays

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fireworksFireworks displays are always a sight to behold. They may last for a few seconds or a few minutes and all we will have is a memory of them and of our own amazement.  This is why many want to capture the beauty of fireworks displays in photographs but many find it a tough task.  Aside from having the presence of mind to grab a camera to capture them, there are also come techniques that should be used to have breathtaking and stunning photographs of fireworks displays.

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Know How To Use The Contre-jour Technique In Photography

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contre1Contre-jour, a French term with a literal meaning of “against the light”, refers to photographs that were taken with the camera directly pointing toward the source of light.  Contre-jour is also a photography technique to create a silhouette of a subject that is surrounded by a soft and halo-esque light.  This technique is known in Italy as chiaroscuro but is more widely known as backlighting.

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How to Use Long Exposures

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exposurePhotographers who take photographs at night or in low light usually use long exposures when taking photos.  If you want to blur light and motion, you can also use long exposures.  Shutter speeds as slow as one second are often required under low-light conditions.  If you want to make night scenes to appear as bright as day or if you want to create blurred motion effects, you may need to keep your shutter open for longer than a minute.

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What You Need to Know About Night Photography

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Many amateur photographers and seasoned professional photographers alike find night photography quite a challenge.  Of course, when shooting night photography, a photographer must be prepared for low light conditions.  Light (as we know) is an important element in photography and taking photos with less than adequate light conditions pose a challenge even to experienced photographers.  … Read more

Soft Box Lighting Techniques Some Professionals Refuse To Share

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lightingMany photographers doing studio photography use a soft box as an alternative to an umbrella to diffuse lighting.  Many of the lighting principles when using an umbrella as a light diffuser apply when using a soft box in illuminating objects.  However, it usually requires a more powerful light source than umbrella or direct lighting.  As a powerful lighting modifier, a soft box allows large amounts of light to be cast but with very few resulting shadows.

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How To Correctly Tone Your Photographs

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photoAside from many photographers, graphic artists and designers also use colored filters to apply their desired tones to their photographers.  The use of filters can help highlight and dramatize a photograph.  The most commonly used filters are the cooling filters and the warming filters.  The warm filters are usually used to achieve warm orange tones while cooling filters are used for cool blue tones.

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Street Photography Techniques Professionals Refuse To Share

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street photographyMany photographers find the challenge and excitement of street photography very enticing.  For them, they feel exceptionally rewarded when they are able to create great pictures from street photography.  There are a lot of interesting and unique subjects to take photographs of in the streets.  Good street photographers are able to take great pictures of the various situations and people on the streets.

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Know The Right Food Photography Techniques For Minimalist Cooking

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minimalist1The rising popularity of minimalist cooking has been changing the realm of food photography. With minimalist cooking, rarely used and specialized cooking utensils,  expensive and hard to acquire ingredients have been scaled down to the bare minimum. Some people think that the recession has spurred the rise of minimalist cooking but there are those who think that it is due to a genuine desire to simplify and downsize.  Let’s look at the photography side of things…

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