Tip Of The Week
Mastered the art of the wide angle lens? Know how to get stunning close-ups of wildlife? Our quick tips for photographers offer up landscape and wildlife photo techniques that produce immediate results. Choose a subject and see how your images improve.
Monday, February 20, 2012 Reflections In NatureStill water provides the nature photographer with great opportunities to make gorgeous images  Reflections can be found on many different surfaces. Glass buildings, mirrors, mylar, chrome bumpers, and puddles to name a few. All provide the opportunity to produce creative images. |
Monday, February 13, 2012 Perform Local ControlUse Adjustment Layers and their Masks to have more control  Many digital files can be improved if an exposure adjustment is restricted to a specific area. A problem arises in that most software programs target global exposure adjustments. |
Monday, February 6, 2012 Snow In The LandscapeSnow provides great opportunities to capture majestic photographs  I love to exploit the beauty of a freshly fallen snow. Blankets of white transform landscapes into pristine wonderlands with little clutter. The world takes on an entirely fresh look. Everywhere you look, there’s something different to shoot. |
Monday, January 30, 2012 Double Process Your RAW FilesBring out your shadows and highlights by using two versions of the same image  Many photographers double process RAW files to create images with detail in both the shadows and highlights where otherwise, a single capture would sacrifice one or the other. |
Monday, January 23, 2012 Create MotionHow can we successfully marry the concept of blur and motion?  Depicting movement in a still image has challenged photographers since the advent of photography. After all, we're shooting "stills," not "motions." |
Monday, January 16, 2012 Long Lens LandscapesThink out of the box and find something to make your photographs distinct  "Minimum of 200mm - have I gone nuts? Everyone in their right mind knows to photograph landscapes with a wide angle lens!" |
Monday, January 9, 2012 Use Contrast For ImpactTake contrast beyond its traditional definition and intensify your images  The word "contrast" refers to the range of tones from the brightest highlight to the darkest shadow. With black-and-white, it relates to the range of gray shades from pure white to rich black. |
Monday, January 2, 2012 Wide-Angle DistortionDistort your view to create fun and unique photographs  Wide-angle lenses are wonderful tools that allow a photographer to take in large areas in tight quarters. Their angle of view exceeds sixty-five degrees and can go as wide as one hundred eighty. |
Monday, December 26, 2011 Tips For Cold-Weather PhotographyThings to remember when you decide to shoot outdoors in the cold  There are many advantages to shooting in cold weather. During the winter, the sun remains low in the sky, which provides a more favorable angle of light. |
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