Everyone loves to see fireworks, they are a great display of light and colors in the night sky, and because of that they are an interesting subject to photograph too. Photographing fireworks is easy, however in order to achieve good quality images there are some guidelines you should be aware of.
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Tips for Keeping Your Gear Safe and Clean
Although, they can have a sturdy appearance, your camera and photo gear are extremely intricate devices and can be damaged easily. Your gear is basically prone to 3 kinds of hazards: breakage/crashes, dust, and theft. The following are some tips that can help you avoid these hazards, by simple acts and procedures when using your… Continue reading Tips for Keeping Your Gear Safe and Clean
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
Five Tips to Help You Start a Photography Portfolio
If you want to become a professional photographer, it is important that you make a portfolio to showcase your photographs. Once you make your portfolio it is easier to decide what aspect of photography you want to concentrate more on and it will help you in improving your skills. Creating a portfolio can seem like… Continue reading Five Tips to Help You Start a Photography Portfolio
Telephoto Lenses: Characteristics and Uses
In photography the use of telephoto lenses is very wide spread. A specific type of long focus lens, the telephoto lens has the particularity of a physical length that is shorter than its focal length. However you should not confuse long focal length lenses with telephoto lenses. Although a telephoto lens has a long focal… Continue reading Telephoto Lenses: Characteristics and Uses
4 Common Mistakes in Sport Photography
Sport photography Sports photography takes place in a fast action environment and it involves fast shutter speeds and a good attention from the photographer. It is also easy to make mistakes in the attempt of capturing a good image in this type of photography. Unfortunately, when doing sports photography you don’t get a second chance… Continue reading 4 Common Mistakes in Sport Photography
Glassware Photography for Beginners
Photography literally means drawing with light. The image captured by the camera is formed by the light reflecting from the objects being photographed. However, due to the refracting nature of the glass, the light also ‘passes through’ it. Glass has both the features of reflecting light and refracting it. This makes glassware a very tricky… Continue reading Glassware Photography for Beginners
6 Preparation Tips for Conference Photography
Although, conference photography isn’t really in its own niche per se, it can be a fun or interesting experience for any type of photographer. If you’re a freelance photographer, professional photographer or amateur that is helping by doing some charity work, as long as you’re prepared, shooting a conference will be easy. Most conferences include… Continue reading 6 Preparation Tips for Conference Photography
Understanding Ultra Wide Angle Photography
-What’s a Wide Angle Lens? A wide angle lens is a lens which covers a large field of view. This ability to cover such an angle is caused by the short focal length of the lens. In fact the smaller the focal length the wider the angle of view will be. Thus, the area covered… Continue reading Understanding Ultra Wide Angle Photography
7 Tips and Tricks for Better Photo Composition
There are as many ways to take a photo as there are photographers. But, in order for a photo to be pleasing to the eye and for its message to be channeled clearly, it must be composed in a correct way. Although there aren’t any strict rules about how a composition should be, there are… Continue reading 7 Tips and Tricks for Better Photo Composition