Basic Portrait Lighting

Learn 3 different studio portrait lighting techniques using just one light.

10 Things You Should do to Prepare for Strobist Photography

 

Photographed by Joey Lawrance

Over the last couple of years the term strobist has become increasingly popular in the world of amateur photography. A strobist is a photographer who uses off-camera flash (OCF) to take pictures. Instead of the usual pop-up flash or speedlight attached on top of the camera, strobists use OCF to achieve more pleasing and more dynamic photographs. This is a result of the placement of the light, since it is not limited to one direction, i.e. the top of the lens. With off-camera flashes, you can experiment to achieve better results.

6 Tips for Improving Camera Phone Photos

Taken With iPhone 4G

Camera phones have opened up a whole new world to hobbyists who enjoy the convenience and ease of phone photography. Learn some of the secrets you need to know to take great looking photographs with your camera phone by simply taking advantage of its capabilities, and learn how easy it is to share your photos to your friend either electronically or by printing them out. Whether you've never used your camera phone before or you already snap and send phone pictures daily, there are ways to improve your phone photography and shape up your photos.

How to Choose The Best Digital Camera for You!

Here are a few tutorials and guides from our sites that might be of some assistance in choosing the best camera for you. The following tips will help you get the best deal when choosing a digital camera.

3 Ways To Search For Awesome Textures

Sometimes we can get so caught up with the grand scale of things that we tend to miss the smaller finer things that also make great photographs. If you need a break from taking photos of pristine beaches, snow-capped mountains or tall buildings, it’s time for you to look at objects closer, much closer.

How to Start Selling Your Photography

If you have patience, a passion for photography, and think you have what it takes to create sellable stock photographs, consider signing up with a microstock agency.As high quality DSLR cameras are getting more affordable, the gap between skilled amateur and professional photographers is shrinking. More and more people are coming to realize that selling digital photos to stock photo sites is another way to generate the much needed extra income. It is a very easy and simple process a long as you can hold your camera steady enough to take a shot, but there are some things that you should know to help you make the good returns.

Wedding Photography Tips

Sooner or later, you will be invited to photograph the wedding of a friend or family member. After all, you have one of those cameras, professional-looking, so you should know what you're doing, right?

Photographing weddings can be daunting, especially if this is your first. As the bride and groom, you may be facing its own pre-wedding jitters. So what helps? First, stop worrying so much and follow these tips to wedding photography and you will do this through:

A Beginner's Guide To Landscape Photography

Here’s four ‘rules’ for landscape photography that might be helpful for those just starting out (ie they’re not meant as a definitive guide but rather a starting point) :

Colors of Life by Rarindra Prakarsa

 

Rarindra Prakarsa is a Jakarta, Indonesia based photographer. He love his country and tried to capture the unseen beauty of Indonesia from artist’s point of view by taking these inspiring photos of landscapes, nature, culture and faces.

Rarindra Parkash captured the different kind of people and their livings with pure colors of life and showed inspiring peace of manipulation with the photos. After watching his work for his country you must love to go Indonesia as we do.

QUICK HINTS for effective landscape photography

As a landscape photographer, you're always looking for new places to shoot. With each new location comes a new set of challenges to overcome. How am I going to make this picture? Where can I shoot? One thing is knowing the basics of taking great photos of the landscape, and another to execute them to perfection. The more you know, the better your chances to grab some jewelry that you can use in your portfolio.

How to Become a Professional Photographer

The best way to become a professional photographer is slowly ease into it. Amateur photographers who want to turn your hobby into a full-time job are better served by a gradual approach.
Types of jobs Professional Photography

They are different types of photography: with different business environments, market demand, the camera lens and skill sets. Although you can cover more than one area is not practical to go very far.

Photographers need to fit their personal interest with market demand. Landscapes could be a passion of the photographer, but he may not necessarily be able to find gainful employment as a landscape photographer.


Some examples of different works of photography are described below:

How to Take Spectacular Lightning Pictures

Photographing a lightning is a dangerous hobby. What most people do not understand, is that lightnings are unpredictable and they could strike down any time, anywhere. At the same time, taking a picture of a lightning storm can be very rewarding, especially if the lightning pattern is unique or the picture is taken at an extraordinary location.

How to Photograph Silhouettes in 5 Easy Steps

Here are a lot of very technical descriptions going around on how to take great silhouette shots that you might want to look up but let me attempt to run through some basic steps that should get you the results you’re after. In essence what we’re trying to do is make your camera think that it’s the bright parts of the picture you are most interested in.

How to: Create Stunning Sunset Photography

Here are some tips of how to take a stunning sunset photography. A golden hour time, with special atmosphere, that very great time to take a photographs. Let’s see some technique and tips for take a better sunset.

Tips for Buying a New or Used camera/lens:

Many photographers prefer to buy a camera or lens in brand new condition. This is a common, because we’ll be getting the latest model, the best condition of equipment, and the satisfaction of getting a warrantied product. If the available budget is sufficient, then buying a camera or lens in new condition may be the best choice. However, if funds are a bit of a problem, buying a used or second-hand camera can be a wise choice. What aspects should be considered when buying new or used lens?

EOS EF L series lens date codes

If we buy an L series lens from Canon, surely we will find a line of code on the back of the lens. The code is the code of the year and the place where the lens was made. Now, for buying lenses, especially the used lens .. this code can be very utilized in determining how old is from the lens. The meaning of these codes are as follows.

TIPS: Pocket Digital Cameras For Macro Photography

If you want to buy compact cameras, both digital and regular film, try to buy ones with macro capability.

Maybe you do not see the need for this feature until you look around the site www.fotografer.net with its stunning micro-photography.

Do not be discouraged, pocket cameras can produce interesting macros, as long as you fllow these simple guidelines: