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The vital how-to's for photography enthusiasts: how to create the perfect camera setup, capture the perfect picture, edit your photos and beyond.
How to Professionally Photo-Shoot Your Jewelry at Home
When it comes to photographing jewelry or other small objects, it's very important to control some basic aspects in the matter of photography: careful lighting that helps to enhance and make details stand out to the eye; taking care of the composition so that the object doesn't look deformed and putting some hard work on the focus to have the maximum sharpness.
By Betty Gibbs6 years ago in Photography
Portrait Photography—Tips for Better Portraits
The Best Camera for Portrait Photography The most frequently asked question from beginners is: Which camera should I buy? The answer: It depends on what you want to use the portraits for. For professional portrait photography, as seen in glossy magazines, you need a high quality camera, such as the Sony Alpha 7iii. If you only want the portrait pictures to end up in your family album, a smaller model like the Canon PowerShot SX740 will do. If you want to shoot portraits from extremely unusual perspectives and collect a lot of followers on Instagram and Facebook, a smartphone with a Selfie Stick can be the best choice.
By Markus Hermannsdorfer6 years ago in Photography
How to Set Up Your Own Photo Studio
If a person has an interest in photography, and they want to make a job out of it, they can start their own photography business. There are some things that a person can do to have their own business and start a career as a photographer.
By Mia Morales6 years ago in Photography
What's in a Face? The Best Advice for Taking Killer Portraits
What's in a face? In short—everything. Here is my best tried-and-tested advice for taking killer portraits I met her while traveling through Mexico. I saw her coming down the street with a basket full of artisan dolls she had made. Her face was beautiful, and framed with such character by the round straw hat she wore.
By Gillian May6 years ago in Photography
How to Shoot the Milky Way
You got to have a sense of humor especially, when you're reading my articles. You'll never know what you're going to get, but you can be guaranteed that you will be entertained, while learning some fantastic things about photography and being pulled in to my articles, like being sucked through a black hole.
By Casey Keller6 years ago in Photography
Shooting from the Hip
Have you ever thought, "What makes a 'great' candid shot?" Or, "What do I need to learn to take a great candid shot?" You have studied photography enough to know how to adjust the F-stop, -/+, and center to get great pictures with high quality. But how do you do it without having a camera in your face to get those great once in a life time candid shots of people?
By Casey Keller6 years ago in Photography
Travel Photography
Let’s start with planning your trip. Dwight G. Eisenhower penned the famous quote, “Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” There are a lot of things to consider when you are actually going to get a passport to travel to other exotic places to do travel photography.
By Casey Keller6 years ago in Photography
Food Photography
Just look around any restaurant, or even street food area, and witness the number of people taking a snap of their recently-arrived food. The growth of decent cameras on phones has turned everyone into photographers, and social media has given them a platform to show them on.
By david layzelle6 years ago in Photography
Fifth-teen Minutes Can Save You...
Fifth-teen minutes can save you... As we have all heard from the ever popular Flo from Progressive insurance. But let me ask you, as a photographer, either as a novice or amateur, have you ever thought of getting photographer's insurance?
By Casey Keller6 years ago in Photography
6 Photo Tips for Wedding Guests
OK, so you’re not a pro. That doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun capturing some shots that will mean the world to you (and the bride and groom) for years to come. In fact, some of my favorite wedding pictures came from friends, not the photographer I hired… perhaps because they knew me better and could anticipate that tear. Or perhaps because they tried some of these tips…
By Jody Holman6 years ago in Photography
