Archive for August, 2010

Aug 31 2010

Nature Photography: Five Tips for Great Wildlife Photos

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Wildlife photography can be one of the most challenging and rewarding fields of nature photography. With digital cameras creating such widespread interest in all types of photography, new photographers all over the world are taking an interest in wildlife photography.Most of the photography guides these days focus on the technical aspects of the camera: but really good photography relies more on composition, lighting, and sensitivity to your subject. This means you can improve your photography by thinking creatively, not technically.Here are five of my top tips for taking better wildlife photographs.Wildlife Photography Tip #1. Get to the subject's eye level. Wildlife photos are most effective if they create an intimate connection between the subject and the viewer. The best way to do this is to take your photo at the subject's eye level. This way, your wildlife photo can create the illusion of sharing a moment inside the world of .. more»

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Aug 29 2010

Creative Exposure Setting

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Before pressing the shutter on your camera, many choices are made regarding exposure i.e. aperture, shutter speed, and ISO setting. In theory there are various technically correct exposure settings, but is it the best creative exposure? Have you thought of the validity of your subject before setting the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO? If not then you haven't been taking creative photos.Mathematically there are many correct ways of choosing exposure settings. For instance, lets say your camera's meter reading is telling you that a particular scene has a correct exposure of aperture f4 and 1/100 shutter speed. Lets assume ISO is set to 200 (unless auto ISO is enabled on your camera, ISO is always set by the photographer). Not only is f4 and 1/100 one way of getting a correct exposure, so is f5.6 and 1/50, and f8 and 1/25, f11 and 1/13, f16 and 6, and finally f22 .. more»

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Aug 28 2010

Unique Family Portrait Ideas

Published by admin under Art Portrait Photography

Sometimes it can be difficult to create a family portrait that is unique or different. The standard portrait with the family standing in front of some fake, fabricated scene can feel drab and boring. Taking the photo yourself may be impossible, and you probably don’t have a professional photographer in the family. The following are a few ideas for some unique and meaningful family portraits that could easily become a family heirloom for many years to come.Add a Pet Portrait to the Family Photo WallWhen putting together a family portrait wall filled with individual photos of members of the family, don’t forget to include the member of the family who often goes overlooked – the family pet! While taking a photo yourself, framing it, and putting it up on the wall will do the trick – nothing is quite as eye-catching as a painted portrait created of your much-loved family .. more»

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Aug 28 2010

Wedding Photography On the Budget

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Every one of us wants to have good memories from this important day. Not only remembered but also being able to share them later with friends and family. Keep them for ever.There are at least two ways of doing it: invite a photographer to take pictures or videographer to make a documentary movie. Alternatively you can opt for both, however. Thinking about this it may be very expensive to achieve.To keep the costs down you will have to choose what you want more. But, depending on your budget, if you wish to have both you could hire photographer and ask friend to do the rest or hire videographer and let friends take photos.Well, assuming the first option is the case and you want keep costs to the minimum you can ask a friend to take pictures. A friend, who knows the basics and will be happy to do this. It .. more»

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