Which file format to use for your photos?
March 5, 2008
There are three formats mainly used in digital photography: JPEG, TIFF and RAW format. It is not necessarily easy to know which is better, each one has its advantages and disadvantages. You want to emphasize the quality of the image, its portability, to allow freedom for retouching? Depending on your needs and your equipment, a particular file format will be best suited. It’s up to you to find the right one - we’ll help. Read more
Top tips for portrait pictures
January 19, 2008
Digital Portrait Photography Suggestions And Tips by raymond nwambuonwo
Just like computers replaced typewriters, digital cameras are rapidly replacing 35 millimeter cameras. For people who know how to use them, digital cameras can often produce a much better finished product.
Digital portrait photography can offer the photographer on-screen editing of the picture which cannot be obtained by more conventional methods. You have more room for manipulation with digital portrait photography, especially if you have the right computer programs. Here we will look at some digital portrait photography tips that will help you produce a great looking portrait. Read more
Automatic or manual? You decide
January 18, 2008
Digital Vs. Manual Photography: A Matter Of Personal Preferences by raymond nwambuonwo
Over the recent past few years, digital photography has grown by leaps and bounds and from those early expensive tiny gadgets to the highly affordable ones that you can easily buy today; there has been a lot of water that has flowed underneath the bridge. And, with so many different features available today, one can easily get confused whether to make use of all the automatic features or to use manual settings, which has thus given rise to the digital vs. manual photography debate.
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Stop wasting time - sell stock
January 14, 2008
15 Valuable Minutes by Rohn Engh
Do you enjoy making money? If you answer no to that question then the rest of this article would be a waste of your time. If your answer is yes, then consider this:
Time, to the creative person, is more important than money. It’s something money can’t buy — so if you’ve been squandering your time, you’ve been tossing away your potential profits, much like the lemonade stand proprietor who, without disciplining himself, drinks his profits.
Creative people are famous for wasting time by spending it trying to make money to support their creative habit. They spend time moonlighting at a fast-food restaurant or a construction job to gain the money to buy tripods, cameras, disks, lenses. Because they take time away from their picture-taking and picture-marketing, they find themselves going financially and professionally backwards. Read more
What makes a good photograph?
January 10, 2008
Your goal as a photographer is usually to grab the attention of the viewer, and communicate an idea, or share an experience. What photos do this best? Usually the strongest photos are those that are simple and present the subject in a clear, uncluttered way.
Photographers work with line, shape, texture, color and pattern. Lets take a look at a few pictures and see if we can identify the visual elements that make them work, or not work.
Always have your camera with you. The biggest reason people miss a good picture is because they do not have their camera. You never know what you might miss when inspiration strikes, so make it a habit to have your camera handy. Read more
Choosing the right digital camera
January 8, 2008
There are tons and tons of digital cameras available for sale these days. The differences can be quite confusing. Many people just look at price, but that may not be the best way to find the right camera for you.
If you are just the casual picture taker, you wont need all the bells and whistles that come with a professional type camera, but you also want to make sure you are getting a product that will make your pictures look great at your inexperienced hands. There are several things that you may not have thought about before, things like shutter speed, pixel size, memory storage, etc. All of these things can make a difference in the type of pictures that you take. Read more
