How to find the extraordinary in the ordinary Photography has been around for over 100 years. Just about anything you can imagine has already been photographed by someone else. Some subjects like national monuments have been especially overdone. Capturing a great photograph is not too hard once you know how to use your camera and …
Add detail to your portraits with a little help from your flash Most people use their flash at night to take a photo that isn’t blurry. How many people do you know who use their flash during the day? Unless you hang out with a crowd of photographers, probably not very many. Use Flash to …
Simple tricks to improve the quality of your digital photographs It happens to a lot of us. You go on wonderful vacations to beautiful locations. You take tons of photos because you want to remember each stage of the journey, each aspect of the trip. You get home. You print our photos. What is the …
Catch the light in your subject’s eyes to bring the photo to life You have probably taken portraits at some point. Whether it was for a family reunion, a birthday party or the arrival of a new baby, you were the one responsible for capturing all of those people in photographs. Not many everyday portraits …
One brilliant photograph is the result of hundreds of boring ones If you want to become a good musician, you have to practice. If you want to compete in the Olympics, you have to practice. If you want to cook dinner at night in 15 minutes without having to think about it…practice. Why should taking …
How to make yourself aware of the changes in natural light Photography is the art of capturing the light reflected off objects. Natural light (as produced by the sun) is constantly changing. Once you are able to see these minute changes in light with your eyes, your photographs will come alive. Characteristics of Natural Light …
