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Twitter Just Made Your Photos Look Better
Twitter has historically reduced the quality of photos to save space. Along with many other creators, I was frustrated with the way it handled media uploads. My photos and videos lose so much resolution and quality when I shared them on the social network so that this content could load faster on web and mobile devices. I continued to post, as many others have, on the world's most popular microblogging site, Twitter, mainly to connect with and to learn from my followers.
By David Sornberger6 years ago in Photography
Intimate Couple Shoots
In all of my portrait photo shoots, I love it when the subjects are candid and behave as naturally as possible. Many clients are happy to work this way and generally it is easier when shooting couples. They are used to interacting together, and the photographer can become an external body photographing that interaction. Limited direction is usually necessary.
By Ian McKenzie6 years ago in Photography
Why Have So Many Missed Opportunities?
I am in a fortunate position to be semi-retired, and to live in a city (Edmonton, Alberta) where there are so many great opportunities for getting great shots. It was not much more than a couple of years ago that I got serious about photography, and I thought my interest was going to die on the vine with the purchase of a DSLR. It just didn't seem that there were enough types of photos and angles and new places to take pictures of. Even the wildlife seemed boring, but in the years since, I have completely changed my mind. Edmonton is a rapidly growing city, and there are constantly new buildings and bridges and other major construction projects going on. This for me has been a great opportunity because I can take a photo of the shell of a building and then go back a few short weeks later and track the building's progress towards reaching for the sky. I have developed a fascination with our new "Stantec Tower" which is now our tallest building, and in fact now the tallest building West of Toronto. One day I will visit the observation deck of this building, but at the moment I am happy to frame the great behemoth and its sister tower with other fantastic buildings in Edmonton, such as our Legislature building and grounds. One of the amazing things about this building is how it is teaching me perspective, because when you are close to it the building seems roughly higher than the many towers around it, but when you venture out a little the building seems twice as high as any other tower.
By Leif Gregersen6 years ago in Photography
12 Christmas Photography Tips and Ideas. Top Story - December 2019.
Christmas and photography have a special connection. With many of the most important people in your life together with you, this is a special time to capture and share. You might use a tiny digital camera, your smartphone, or a DSLR. It doesn’t matter, because the principals of photography are pretty similar regardless of the equipment you’re using. You can photograph during the day, but some of the most evocative images can be found at night. Here are 12 Christmas Photography Tips and Ideas to take your holiday photos to the next level.
By David Sornberger6 years ago in Photography
Memories of Madrid. Top Story - December 2019.
Exploring new territory has always been something of a challenge for me. I yearn to see the World and all of the beautiful places within it, but it is also an overwhelming prospect. So whenever I do venture beyond the UK, it is safe to say I am terrified.
By LJ Chaplin6 years ago in Photography
Can Smartphones of Today Replace Our DSLR Cameras?
The world of smartphones is undergoing a serious revolution. If you've lived long enough to see those Nokia brick phones, you'll know what I'm talking about. Just look at it yourself: the phones some 15 years ago had small screens, physical keyboards (some qwerty, some those good-old 12345 ones), small batteries and cameras, and no computational power whatsoever.
By Becka Maisuradze6 years ago in Photography
Art, the Nude and Photography
The past The world is rapidly changing, and so has photography. My first camera was 120 format film camera which was given to me as a birthday present when I was just ten years old back in 1956. It was a very basic inexpensive camera, but it helped in developing my love of photography. An upgrade for me was a hand me down from my father, a 120 format Rolleicord. The Rolleicord was a less expensive version of the high end Rollieflex twin lens reflex camera. My first 35mm film camera was a Nikon purchased in 1976 prior to an overseas trip. Several 35mm film camera upgrades have been made since then, and some of these I still own, but use very infrequently.
By Ian McKenzie6 years ago in Photography
Through My Eyes. Top Story - December 2019.
I started with street photography the moment I picked up the camera, actually I borrowed the camera from my friend Maja. It was some kind of Sony DSLR I remember, did the job. I was so excited, and the first thing that I shot was the people on the street. That was it.
By Rijan Hamidovic6 years ago in Photography
What Does an LED Ring Light Do for Photography
It's hard to take a decent close-up photo without tinkering with lighting in a skillful way. Erratic lighting casts harsh shadows, distorts contours, and increases glare. Fortunately, there's no shortage of tools that help manipulate lighting.
By Patty McDaniels6 years ago in Photography
5 Tips to Create Better Pictures for Your Instagram. Top Story - November 2019.
When using Instagram to grow your personal brand, it’s essential to build up an audience that is engaged and loyal to you. But how can you ensure these followers engage with your posts and, in turn, help you to grow as a business or personal brand on visual oriented platform such as Instagram? Three words: Quality Instagram content. In the following, I would like to share my personal top five tips that you can apply in order to create high-quality shots in order to build an engaging audience.
By Jonas Maier6 years ago in Photography
Getting Great Holiday Shots. Top Story - November 2019.
Dear Holiday Slideshows, I have sat through many of you in my short time on this planet and it begs me of one question. Why are there lots of bad photos? Could we not make better images to show our friends and family, as a collection of photographers can we make it better. In fact everyone with a phone understands photography to some degree.
By Harrison Galgut6 years ago in Photography
