Winning in Wedding Photography from Start to Finish Winning in Wedding Photography from Start to Finish – Be Prepared So, you’ve been asked to do wedding photography by your friend or relative for their upcoming wedding? Well, you better be prepared or you may lose that valued relationship with them. If you don’t deliver a top…
Balancing Flash with Low Ambient Light
Balancing Flash with Low Ambient Light Balancing Flash with Low Ambient Light – Ambient Light Readings Balancing flash with low ambient light can add more drama to your images. Gavin Hoey shows you how to take ambient light meter readings and adjust camera and flash settings to create the look you want. He uses a Sekonic L-308S Flashmate to…
Portrait Photography with One Camera and One Lens
Portrait Photography with One Camera and One Lens Portrait Photography with One Camera and One Lens – Basic Equipment Have you ever felt limited by your photographic equipment? No worries. Doing portrait photography with one camera and one lens can produce some amazing results. It’s not that hard. You don’t need a lot of expensive gear. You just need…
How to Use Leading Lines for Powerful Photographic Compostion
How to Use Leading Lines for Powerful Photographic Composition How to Use Leading Lines for Powerful Photographic Composition – Portrait Photography Using leading lines to create depth and dimension in your photographic compositions will make them more visually interesting and engaging. Since a photograph is two-dimensional, the challenge is to use elements in the scene that are…
Creating Dynamic Landscape Photographs
Creating Dynamic Landscape Photographs Have you ever wondered why your landscape photographs don’t measure up to what you see in your mind’s eye? Are you getting started in landscape photography, a serious hobbyist, or seasoned professional landscape photographer? Would you like to learn more about creating dynamic landscape photographs? Creating Dynamic Landscape Photographs-Topics Covered The above…
Landscape Photography: How Do I Improve It?
Landscape Photography: How Do I Improve It? Have you ever wondered why your landscape photography doesn’t match how you envisioned the scene when you photographed it? It’s because the human eye doesn’t see the way your camera lens does. Lake McDonald Glacier National Park Landscape Photography: Lens Choice When doing this type of photography the wide angle…
Photographer’s Close Encounters of the Lion Kind
Wildlife photography is adventurous and exciting, but could be dangerous. A wildlife photographer never wants to be in a situation that would endanger themselves or the animal but sometimes could be caught off-guard. What would you do? “One minute you’re taking a few photos of a lion pride in the distance, and the next, a curious 300-pound…
Portrait Photography: The Main Light
Portrait Photography: The Main Light Do you know who opened one of the first portrait photography studios in America? It was Samual F.B. Morse, who invented the telegraph. Morse was not only an inventor but also a celebrated portrait painter. He was a pioneering photographer in the mid 1800’s and employed portrait photography to create…
Rembrandt Lighting in Portrait Photography
Rembrandt Lighting in Portrait Photography Source: Picture Correct Rembrandt lighting is one of if the five lighting techniques in studio portrait photography. (The other four are broad, butterfly, short, and split portrait.) It is a very simple set-up for portrait photography but can dramatically enhance the subject’s appearance when done correctly. You can easily do…
Bird Photography with Arthur Morris
Enjoy bird photography tutorials by renowned bird photographer, Arthur Morris. He uses Canon EOS-1D X, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 7D Mark II cameras with Canon EF 600mm f4L and EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM lenses to capture stunning images of birds in their natural surroundings. Source – Canon: Bird Photography with Arthur Morris: One Shot and AI Servo…