Text and images by: Jammie Graves. First let me say that I am NOT advocating that you ditch your main camera. I am suggesting a self assignment to learn more about photography and yourself. Let’s discuss some advantages of having a camera phone. It’s convenient! A small compact package that is easy to carry with [...]
Pin It It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas… and in our forums I’ve noticed more and more great Christmas images being shared – some of which feature a technique that is always popular at this time of year – Bokeh Christmas lights shots. The technique takes a bit of experimenting and practice but [...]
Pin ItSocial networking has exploded onto the scene over the last few years and many photographers use sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ to showcase their work, network with others and to promote their businesses. But there are a large range of other social networking sites that are well worth checking out. One of [...]
This week’s photography challenge is a little different – we’re not telling you what to photograph, but we’re challenging you to light your shot with some kind of lighting gear that is not designed for photographic lighting. Your challenge is to take and share an image that does use some kind of artificial lighting – [...]
Lately I’ve been updating our Popular Digital Cameras and Gear page with the best selling photographic gear among readers from our community. I’ve recently updated the best selling DSLR lenses – but what about DSLRs themselves some readers asked? So here’s a compilation of the best selling DSLRs among our readers. It’s based upon the [...]
This week your challenge is to take and share a photo (or photos) on the theme of ‘Before and After’. You can interpret the theme in any way that you choose. You may wish to make it a bit of a post production challenge (and share a photo before and after you processed it with [...]
Pin It Lighting can be the difference between a good shot and a great one. Walk into most professional photographer’s studios and you’ll be confronted with truckloads of lighting equipment. To the average hobby photographer it’s enough to make your mind boggle – and for your stomach to turn as you think about the cost [...]
Pin It One of the most effective pieces of lighting gear ever invented is available to almost every photographer in the world… unless you’re living in a cave (and even then you might have one). It’s the window. I hear many photographers asking about what lighting gear to purchase to light their portraits – but [...]
Pin It One of the more popular types of special effect photography that we’ve seen readers of dPS engaging in over the last few years is that of ‘Light Painting’. However while it might seem like a new trend – artists and photographers have been doing it for years. Even the great Pablo Picasso was [...]
If you’re looking for a good introduction to studio lighting the following video may be a good place to start. It is a 2 hour video (so grab a drink and make yourself comfortable) featuring Joey Quintero from B&H Photo and Video. Some of what’s covered in this lecture: ratios of light continuous 1 light [...]
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