Archive for February, 2008
Weekend Perusing
Here’s something to read or view over the weekend.
Flak Photo is a photography blogzine that features really fantastic and unique images. You’ll find that several hours may have passed while browsing through their site.
Photograph Amy by Mike Normandeau
Remember that becoming a great photographer requires practice and knowledge.
6 Tips to Getting Super Sharp Photographs!
There are several things that occur while taking a photograph that can produce unwanted results. Often I will find images would have been much better had they just been sharp! Sometimes we can use blur to our advantage, but when we don’t need it, well we just don’t need it. Here [...]
Guest post at Digital Photography School
Head on over to Digital Photography School website where I had the honor to write a guest post on Image Editing Software – An Introduction to Alternatives. It’s a great resource for photographers of all levels of expertise. You’ll find ton’s of useful information and helpful photographic tips and techniques to help you [...]
Read this before your next purchase!
I came across an article on WireHeadArts about 16 Lies and half-truths in the Camera business that I thought most of you should be interested in reading. Especially if you’re thinking about a camera purchase in the near future.
I did have a bad experience once with an online “camera store”. The “kit” was [...]
How I almost ruined a wedding!
It’s true, I’m not perfect. I almost ruined a client’s wedding once, a long time ago. The most stressful thought I had, about becoming a wedding photographer, was that if something went wrong I couldn’t re-shoot the wedding. This was of course before I had ever photographed a wedding.
I’m well past that now. I now [...]
How to get a more natural photograph of a group.
One of the things I learned from photographing weddings was that there are a ton of obstacles when capturing images of groups.
After getting past lighting issues, posing, and getting everyone to pay attention, it can be very frustrating to find results littered with forced smiles and unnatural expressions. Here’s a quick tip to try [...]
Top 10 Movies About Photographers!
Why write a “Top 10 Movies About Photographers!” list on Your Photo Tips? Because we can learn some lessons from movies, even if they’re fictional and not really accurate as far as technique or equipment goes. The biggest thing I get from them is inspiration. Do you ever get that feeling after [...]
The makings of a great portrait.
I found a great article on the makings of a great portrait over at [EV+/-] Exposure Compensation. It’s a wonderful collaborative article on finding that “it” factor for a portrait. It deserves a read.
As a photographer that used to make a living creating portraiture I really loved the points of view in this [...]
Fine Art Photoblog Press Release!
Brian Auer, who has a wonderful photography resource blog Epic Edits Weblog, co-created a new Fine Art Photoblog. Officially launching today it’s absolutely worth your time to check the Fine Art Photoblog official press release.
“A New Website Providing Unique Services to the Art-Interested Public, Being a Cross Between Gallery, Photoblog and Search Engine”
It brings [...]
More than 1’s and 0’s!
Print Rollers
Originally uploaded by feaverish
How often do you actually print your images? I find that many of Your Photo Tips’ readers just sort of horde them on their computers. Maybe they sell them through a stock agency, or through a fine art website, but most don’t actually have many in print.
Printing [...]
Drawing a blank? Join a Challenge or enter a Contest!
Joining a Challenge or entering a Contest can certainly be one way to break out of a slump. These are also great ways to meet peers and try out photographic techniques that may be new to you. I’m following along with photochallenge.org’s 2008 challenge in order to fine tune my landscape and street [...]
