Archive for December, 2009
5 Outstanding Photography Books
In keeping with the whole year in review lists I wanted to go back over the many photography books we’ve reviewed here at Your Photo Tips. While we, as a society, are moving more and more to the digital realm of everything (music, movies, photography) I’m not heading into getting my photography books in [...]
Photography Links Weekly: 12/18/2009
Discovered Photography
A starfish clings for life as the sun sets near Malibu, California. Life’s Grip by Steve Sieren is available for $895 as a 24″x36″ Gallery Wrap.
Burn Magazine has a great write up on photographer Christopher Young. His work is simply outstanding.
I had to laugh about this post Pinkified in Paris. Reminds me of my house. Between [...]
7 Fantastic Guests Posts on Photography
One of the things that we’ve always done at Your Photo Tips from the very beginning is accept and encourage guest posts from readers and other photographer bloggers. It’s always good to hear thoughts, ideas, tips, and techniques from different voices. It helps to create a more well rounded photography learning experience for you.
Here are [...]
A Photographer’s Holiday Wish List
Everyone is sharing their holiday wish list so I thought I’d share mine. From one photographer to you.
As I was going through my Amazon Wish List I realized that I have over 650 items in there! It’s mostly books, but still. That’s a ton.
Here’s a super condensed look at what’s in there.
The [...]
Your Photo Tips Most Popular Posts
Today we continue to look back on 2009 and it was a very successful year for the Your Photo Tips website. Many thanks go out to all of you loyal readers and fans. We couldn’t do this without you. Speaking of you…
Here are your favorite and most popular posts of 2009.
If you’re new to the [...]
The 10 Best Selling DSLRs of 2009
Last week we highlighted The 10 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras of 2009 and today we’ll be looking at the big brothers of the industry.
The 10 Best Selling DSLRs of 2009 on Amazon
Again, we’re compiling this list by cross referencing the cameras that our readers bought through our Amazon links and the best sellers [...]
Top 10 Tips for Dynamite Digital Photography
By Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm,
Authors of The Basic Book of Digital Photography: How to Shoot, Enhance, and Share Your Digital Pictures
Here are 10 easy ways to greatly improve your digital photographs and avoid the pitfalls that are common with today’s automatic cameras. Professional photographers Michele and Tom Grimm offer these and many more tips [...]
Earn Money With Digital Photography – Sell Your Photos
arn Money With Digital Photography – Sell Your Photos
By Laura Charon
Congratulations! You’re ready to take the next step with your digital photography, and start earning some money with it! There are two avenues you can pursue – you can sell the photographs that you take, or you can provide your photography skills as a service [...]
Photography Links Weekly: 12/11/2009
Discovered Photography
Illustrated Solitude by Colby Brown is available at as a 24″x16″ Print on Endura Metallic 100 year archival paper for $225. Love it.
Lenscratch has a great piece on photographer Mark Laita and it’s absolutely fantastic. Laita states: “In America, the chasm between rich and poor is growing, the clash between conservatives and [...]
The 10 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras of 2009
We’re gearing up for the end of the year and we’ll have a few roundups of some of the best gear and photography information for you as we wind down 2009!
The 10 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras on Amazon in 2009
If you’re looking for a list of some of the hottest point and shoot [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Sunset in Fairfax
Sunset in Fairfax by LittleRedCera
How To Measure Light With Your Camera
Measuring light in photography is an art as well as a science. This combination of technical knowledge and artistic vision is essential to using creative exposure techniques and making better photos.
Combining the art and science of measuring light is used to establish a base reading for setting your exposure. You can use this reading as [...]
The 10 Commandments of a Strobist Photographer
1. You shall not use big lights when a small strobe can get the job done.
2. You shall not break your back with heavy equipment as long as you can get the job done with lighter equipment.
3. You shall not tether your camera to your strobe when you can use a radio slave.
4. Always find [...]
Photoshop, Lightroom, or Elements? Reader Q&A
A reader, who will remain anonymous due to the closeness of the holiday season and the nature of the question, asks:
“Hey, what kind of software do you need to do this to pictures? Is it just photoshop?”
Now, I can’t show you the photograph that this person was referring to because we don’t have permission [...]
Photography Links Weekly: 12/04/2009
Discovered Photography
Solitaire by Jackie Cytrynbaum is available for purchase as a 14″x9″ for $450 at DiscoveredArtists. It’s a splendidly wonderful piece evoking emotions reminiscent of a disoriented daydream. I love it.
Twenty-year-old Ana Cuba lives, works and studies in Barcelona, Spain. Our friends at Feature Shoot have a great piece on this truly talented [...]
