The potential of photography is endless. You can shoot whatever you want. If you’re bored in your home, you can take still life pictures of various items around the house. You can also go out and take pictures of nature and do macro shots. And if you’re willing to take the extra mile, you can… Continue reading How to Plan a Model Shoot
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Bernard likes to surf the web, eat and read. He's been using his camera for 3 years already. And is on his way to capturing the light. Feel free to visit his website
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How to Photograph Jewelry
Photographing jewelry is hard. You have to bring out every detail and make the images pop. Additional care is needed when handling the items. Reflections are going all over the place, which entails special care for lighting the shot. Basically, you need to take care of a lot of tiny details in order to succeed… Continue reading How to Photograph Jewelry
Take Better Pictures with Your Mobile Phone
Photography isn’t limited to point and shoot cameras and DSLRs. A lot of phone manufacturers are putting high resolution cameras into their phones making them viable photographic tools. Apple, Samsung, HTC, etc. are pushing the phone photography into a new level.
Useful Tools in Post Processing
Some say that post processing is now part of photography itself. Straight of the camera pictures are rare nowadays. Almost everyone edit their pictures one way or another. Even some in-camera settings are already considered post processing. But one can’t argue that post processing can help enhance your art. So here are some useful tools… Continue reading Useful Tools in Post Processing
Reasons to Stop Pixel Peeping
What is pixel peeping? Every now and then photographers would test their camera and lenses. They observe sharpness, clarity, chromatic aberrations, etc. One way of testing this is by looking at the output at a 100% zoom level. If your camera is 10megapixels, at maximum zoom level, you’re looking at 10million pixels. With this kind… Continue reading Reasons to Stop Pixel Peeping
5 Pieces of Equipment to Venture into Macro Photography
Macro photography is a fun way to spice up your photography. Ordinary things can be transformed into art with macro photography. The small things on your desk can be your new subject. Or you can go out to your backyard and photograph some flowers and insects. However, your kit lens may not be sufficient for… Continue reading 5 Pieces of Equipment to Venture into Macro Photography
How to Protect your Photo Equipment
Photography is an expensive hobby. Entry level cameras can go up to $500 while professional level cameras can reach up to $5,000. And this doesn’t include your lenses that can go as high as the cost of your camera. And after all that, you still have to purchase camera accessories too.
Balancing Light – What Controls Exposure
Exposure control If you want good pictures, you should have good exposures. A well exposed shot will technically create a good picture. Since light is the major determining factor in a photograph, how you control it will determine the output of your camera. Unless you want your pictures to be overly bright or strangely dark,… Continue reading Balancing Light – What Controls Exposure
Strobist Photography Basics
What is a Strobist? A strobist is a photographer who uses off-camera flash (OCF) to take pictures. Instead of the usual pop-up flash or speedlight attached on top of the camera, strobists use OCF to achieve more pleasing and more dynamic photographs. This is a result of the placement of the light, since it is… Continue reading Strobist Photography Basics