Archive for February, 2009
February Photo Contest Winner
Thanks to our sponsor EDGE Tech Corp for providing the prize of a SD Card + USB Flash Drive for this months prize. To see more products like flash drives and SD Cards visit their site today!
The winner of the February Photo Contest is…
22/365 Dear Hope by jdebner, you can find more about jdebner [...]
Wordless Wednesday: View for Two
View for Two by blackessej
ISO Killed the Professional Photographer
Perhaps the title is a bit much, or is it?
Consider that the some of the first barriers to becoming a professional photographer were prices in camera bodies, lenses, and lighting equipment. Nowadays the entry level “Pro-sumer” DSLRs allow many people without a professional photographer’s budget to break into the field of professional photography. [...]
Preparation and Anticipation for Wedding Photography
Preparation is the key to anticipating great photographic opportunities in all aspects of photography. In wedding photography it’s one of the most important tools to ensuring that your clients receive the best work they hired you for. This is where being completely familiar with the format of the ceremony and events will ensure [...]
Weekend Perusing: Be Prepared
In the Photoblogosphere:
Haje over at Photocritic has an absolutely wonderful post on the ideal photo shoot. The concept is simple yet profound as an exercise of the mind. Perhaps I’ll dream up my perfect photo shoot and put it to action.
On the complete other side of that spectrum is an article on Confessions [...]
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David Pogue’s Digital Photography The Missing Manual [Book Review]
If there’s one huge bonus about starting the photography book club it’s that I’ve been getting more photography books to review in the mail. I’ll continue to review these books mid-month so they aren’t confused with the more participatory “book club”.
David Pogue’s Digital Photography: The Missing Manual
About The Author
David Pogue , Yale ‘85, is [...]
Wordless Wednesday: The World in a Raindrop
the world in a raindrop by Saint Groovus Maximus
LiveBooks Launches RESOLVE
In these troubled times photographers seem to be really taking a hit. This problem doesn’t exist in one genre over the other (although I would wager that wedding photographers will have the easiest time battling this recesion).
Enter RESOLVE.
“RESOLVE is a place for experts from every corner of the photo industry to share knowledge, expertise, lessons [...]
The Importance of Early Portraiture in the History of Photography
After seeing some daguerreotype portraits, the poet Elizabeth Barrett wrote in 1843 “several of these wonderful portraits…like engravings-only exquisite and delicate beyond the work of a graver-have I seen lately-longing to have such a memorial of every Being dear to me in the world. It is not merely the likeness which is precious in [...]
Weekend Perusing: Valentine’s Photos
Happy Valentine’s Day.
From our reader’s in the Your Photo Tips.com Flickr Group. Enjoy!
The Small Format Camera
Modern small cameras serve well in many different situations. If you own a medium format, large format, SLR, or DSLR, then I highly recommend also having a small camera as well. This can of course mean a 35mm or digital compact point and shoot camera.
Perhaps it’s a matter of convenience or a change [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Shadows and Windows: My Favorite Game
Photograph shadows and windows: my favorite game by Alina Livia Lazăr from our flickr group
Open Debate: AP vs Fairey
As photographers and immediate owners of our copyrighted images made at the time of click we often are given choices as to whom we allow rights to those images.
A recent debate that’s been all over the interwebs has cropped up over the fair use of a photograph used to depict President (then Senator) Obama during [...]
The Exposure Equation
In trying to grasp the technical aspects of photography exposure is the foundation. It is absolutely fundamental to understand the how’s and why’s of exposure in order to be able to truly capture and manipulate light. Light is after all what we are capturing in photography. More specifically; reflected light.
In Light & [...]
Weekend Perusing: The Gaping Void
In The Photoblogosphere:
Antoine Khater has a great write up on Mark St. Pierre at Adidap. There are some really great photographs of airplanes and a random dog as well!
There has been a lot of talk lately of Canon’s 5D mirror problem as of late. Jessica Grieves shares her experience with the problem. [...]
