Photo michah I recently took a trip to the zoo to do a test on a camera that I was reviewing and thought I’d share a few tips that I put into practice along the way. Zoos are great locations to practice photography as they present us both with a great variety of subjects (both [...]
Photo H@Ru Earlier in the week I had the chance to sit down with a photographer whose specialty is photographing flowers. As I tend to do with pro photographers – picked his brain as we chatted and took as many notes as I could. Here’s what I gleaned from him and his flower photography experience: [...]
In this post Natalie Norton from natalienortonphoto.com explores why shooting in automatic can sometimes be worth doing. Sometimes photographers have a complex about shooting in automatic. I shoot primarily in Aperture Priority (and am not here to knock manual settings AT ALL), but I have a tender place in my heart for ol’ Auto. Here [...]
The following post on 12 Ways To Never Miss A Photo Opportunity is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post. Nothing is more frustrating than seeing a great moment to photograph, but missing the opportunity to do so. I’ve missed my fair share of [...]
One of the first subjects that I remember trying to capture as a teenager with my first SLR camera (film) was light trails created by cars on a busy road near my home. I’d seen this type of shot in a photography magazine and was impressed by the eye catching results. Photo by Fishtail@Taipei Light [...]
The following tutorial on constructing an Inexpensive Light Tent was Submitted by Jeffrey Bail over at our Forums. I thought it was well worth highlighting here on the main blog too! See Jeffrey’s Flickr Account here. If you’re like me, you don’t want to spend money if you can do it yourself and yield the [...]
I am a professional architectural photographer working out of Denver, Colorado. I have photographed over 4500 homes and buildings, and I can claim Colorado’s highest producing Real Estate agents as dedicated customers. Photographing homes and buildings presents a unique set of challenges for a shooter. There are any number of variables that affect each project, [...]
Over in our forum one of our members Chrismar (visit him on Flickr here) put together a great tutorial on how he created a time lapse photo video using his Canon Digital Rebel XT dSLR and TI-83 calculator as his intervalometer. Here’s his video (there’s another one at the bottom of the post) with his [...]
This post by Photographer Christina N Dickson is a continuation of her Wedding Photography Survival Tips series. ALSO view Part 1 where she covered Preparation. You’ve done your homework. You’ve gathered your research. You’ve scouted out your locations. The big day is here, and the pressure is on. What now? Above all else, make it [...]
The following Wildlife Photography article was submitted by wildlife photographer and author Joe McDonald from hoothollow.com. Learn more about Joe and his work at the end of this post. Most everyone wants to learn new techniques or secrets, methods or tricks that can help one to improve their wildlife photography. I’m all for the sharing [...]
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