Archive for March, 2008
Be Careful About That Horizon
This guest article was written by Antoine Khater. Along with being a great photographer and enthusiast Antoine also authors All Day I Dream About Photography where you can find more splendid articles on composition and more!
Look at these two pictures of trees, which one is more appealing for you?
Is it only because of [...]
Lighting Techniques: An Introduction
I received a flickrmail from ontario mommy asking about lighting for portraits. Here’s what she asked:
“Hello there. could i just ask what kinda lights do you use for your portrait pics, they are GREAT and i have no idea how to get pics like that.”
I use different lighting techniques for different portraits so I [...]
Weekend Perusing
All Day I Dream About Photography has a great article about why a polarizer is a must have filter. This is a perfect tool to add to the arsenal of any landscape photographer.
As photographers we need to be aware of any changes in copyright laws that may impact your hobby or career. The [...]
5 Tips for Photographing Children
Children are fascinating creatures to capture with photography. In fact, I’m willing to bet photographing your children is what brought many readers to Your Photo Tips. When you start thinking about the importance of creating an archive of your family history through visual interpretation learning how to take better pictures is simply a [...]
What’s your angle?
One of the easiest ways to get photographs that are unique and interesting is to change your point of view. Too often I see an image that would have been better had the angle just been a little more altered. Everyone sees everything at eye level. This means that if everything you [...]
Weekend Perusing
Head on over to Photopreneur where they discuss Photographing a Demonstration. It’s a great insight into the current world of photo-journalism.
If you live in Detroit this may be of special interest to you. PopPhoto.com has just inducted Kwame Kilpatrik’s security team into the Photography Hall of Shame.
This weeks Photoblog highlight is New York [...]
The Truth About Digital Zoom in Your Camera
Not everyone who reads Your Photo Tips has a DSLR. In fact, my wife, doesn’t really pick up our DSLR that often when she’s taking family snapshots. I bought her a Canon Powershot A460 for Christmas and she loves the ease of use and portability that it offers. It’s exactly what she [...]
Easy Lighting Tips for Outdoor Photography
Here at Your Photo Tips we strive to make your photography experiences easier and better. While this isn’t a comprehensive and detailed list of all outdoor lighting possibilities with photography, it will certainly help you get started thinking about outdoor light in your photographs.
Make the sun your best friend, not your enemy.
When photographing outdoors [...]
Share your tips!
We (I really mean my wife) are getting close to having a new baby. My wife’s official due date is April 2nd, however we anticipate that it will be sooner (she had our first born 5 weeks early). The truth is I would hate to be so overwhelmed with a two year old [...]
Weekend Perusing
Jim M. Goldstein wrote a great reminder article over at Digital Photography School about 5 questions to ask yourself before tripping the shutter. Think of it as a mental check list to run through your head.
Our friend Brian Auer at Epic Edits Weblog posted a good article earlier this week on why you should use [...]
Shameless Plug
Our good friends at Fuel My Blog have named Your Photo Tips the blog of the day!
If you’re looking at your calendar that was yesterday by the way.
Thanks for all of the support and I look forward to meeting more of the community members there. If you found your way here from Fuel My [...]
Film and Photography Today
Here at Your Photo Tips almost every article written pertains to digital photography. Most photographers out there are using digital cameras to capture their images. But how many of you out there still shoot film? I confess to not having picked up my old film camera in quite some time. You don’t [...]
Flickr Love
Our good friend Antoine Khater over at All Day I Dream About Photography is giving away testimonials to the first 10 people who comment. If you have a flickr account and don’t have any testimonials now is your chance to get one.
If you’re too late, leave me a comment here and I’ll write a [...]
Get Close and Personal for Better Portraits
This really is a simple tip for Your Photo Tips readers. When composing an image, especially if your subject is a person, fill the frame with the subject. Get really close!
This works well to eliminate cluttered backgrounds and keep the viewer’s eyes on your subject. A really close portrait of a person, [...]
