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‘Twas the night before Christmas and you were still wide awake, thinking about the cool photo effects you can use on the holiday pictures you plan to take. We have more control over every aspect of our photos today than ever before from lighting and camera angle to eliminating red eye and cropping out clutter. The latest technology in picture taking can help you take some of your best holiday pics ever!
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As a professional photographer, one of the most stressful things I hear moms talk about with regard to portrait photography is their angst over outfits and clothing. What I hear from moms almost every day is “Goodness� I want to have this beautiful family portrait but I just don’t know what clothing to dress everyone in! Help! What clothing should we choose to make this thing amazing and really timeless?”
Having a digital camera is a necessity in this day and age. You never know when you’ll have to take clear, high-quality digital photos, so having a digital camera is a must. If you need to take pictures of a vehicle after a car accident for car insurance claims, the digital camera is a godsend. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera, either. Here are five of the best digital cameras for under $200.
A personalized photo greeting card during the holiday season is the most special and endearing way that you can send the seasons cheer to your friends and family. Such cards bring joy in the present and also serve as keepsakes for the future. They are likewise a fun family project if you get everyone involved.
Photo card by ChristmasCardDirect
Taking a great photo or video is part technique and part luck. Anybody who takes videos or photographs for a living or just as a hobby will attest to the fact that part of the thrill is the unpredictability of certain elements of your shot. Capturing those special moments in life takes a little practice. Taking some cues from the pros is a good place to start.
Wedding can be a stressful time for the groom, the maid of honor, and especially the bride. You have to make sure you have the best of everything for that perfect day. The church, the reception, the decoration, the cake, the flowers, the invitations, and the PICTURES all need planned. There are so many wonderful stores that are there to help with the major aspects of the wedding, but how do you pick the right wedding photographer who is able to capture the most impeccable memories? Here are four tips to finding the perfect wedding photographer.
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The world of technology is developing quicker than we are. Professors and engineers design and invent gizmos, gadgets and appliances which are ahead of their time, and possibly ours. This means there is no longer any shame in admitting you are not aware of a certain product or device. Electronic manufacturers release new models and versions of products almost every 6 months. Our TV screens becomeg bigger than our walls, our kitchens are dominated by can-opening robots and you can’t spend five minutes with a group of friends or family before someone brandishes a mobile phone and in a flash (literally) you’re Facebook’s next tagged atrocity.
So let’s take a minute to get comfortable with what has become one of life’s most essential, useful and fun technological advances – the digital camera.
So, what is a digital camera? Try thinking of it as your traditional cameras big brother. Your old film camera had a ball with mixing chemicals and flamboyantly conjuring up its artistic delights via many evening sessions spent in dark rooms.
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This guest post was written by Laura Charon. Laura is an avid photographer who has been taking pictures for years–first with an old brownie camera and more recently with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. You can read more of Laura’s posts at Beyond Megapixels. Contact me if you are interested in guest writing for Photodoto. -John
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 to other people. Either way you go, earning money with your photography is challenging and rewarding in this highly competitive field.
In this article we’re going to talk about promoting your photography skills.
Create a portfolio — The first important step in selling your photographs is to establish a portfolio. Create a collection of the work that you are the most proud of, or that is the most applicable to the type of photography you will be performing (portraits,
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This guest article was written by Lane Hartwell, a San Francisco-based freelance photographer whose images appear in Wired News, San Francisco Magazine, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and Diablo Magazine. You can follow Lane’s photography on Flickr.com and view her portfolio at fetching.net.
Think Tank Photo is a Bay Area based company making making bags and belt systems for cameras and lenses. I saw a belt system on a pro shooter several months ago and watching her work with it, I was convinced it was the way to go. If you saw a carpenter walk around with a bag or backpack and take it off every time he needed a different tool, you’d buy him a toolbelt. The think tank belt system is a tool belt for photographers. I’ve been using the Think Tank belt system for several months now and thought it was about time for a review.
Like most photographers, I’m in search of the perfect bag. I own 3; The Lowepro Slingshot 200, the Lowepro Rover, and a Domke shoulder bag. Each are great for specific uses;
It’s that time of the year again. When nature and landscape photographers all over get the itch to hit the trail and gear-up for the spring shooting season. So much to photograph, so little time. Not to say that winter can’t be a good season for outdoor photography. It can be as long as you’ve got some good, clean white snow to work with. But late winter in the Midwest has a tendency to be a bit dreary and challenging for the creative eye that seeks color, contrast and lively subjects. It seems that the first signs of spring always brings a sense of excitement and renewal for those of us who pursue our passion for image-making.
As I’m writing this entry I’m preparing for my first field outing of the spring season – a weekend of nature, landscape and Civil War battlefield photography down in dear old Virginia, specifically the scenic Shenandoah National Park and at least four major battlefields with the historic town of Culpeper serving as my base of operations.
Perhaps it’s my background from serving in the military, or maybe it just comes from experience,
… Continue reading The Things I Carry: Tips for the Traveling Photographer
