Archive for the ‘Shooting Techniques’ Category
Photographing The Total Lunar Eclipse December 20th and 21st 2010
Updated 12/16/2010: North and South America to Witness a Total Lunar Eclipse, Get Out Your Tripods and Digital Cameras!
Once again we witness a total lunar eclipse beginning for some of us on December 20th or the wee hours of December 21st 2010. For photographers and aspiring astrophotographers, this is a once in a while opportunity to expand techniques and portfolios with one of natures greatest shows, a total lunar eclipse. They only come around every few years. If the cloud cover cooperates, you’re in for a great show, and a great photographic subject if you dare.
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Fall Color Photography
It’s Fall Color Time for Nature Photographers
10 Tips for Great Fall Color Photography
Autumn. A favorite time of year for many nature photographers. For those lucky enough to live in areas where you have 4 seasons, right now, early October is a special time. In the northern latitudes, colors are at peak or just past. In many areas, fall color is just starting to appear, and that means its time for nature photographers to get out their digital cameras, tripods and a circular polarizer and get out and photograph fall color.
Recent Photography Trend #5: Professional Quality Digital Video
Digital Photographers Become Cinematographers - The New Artform of Professional Quality Digital Video
It has arrived. The convergence has occurred of the video camera and the digital still camera, especially the DSLR. Now standard equipment on the latest DSLRs, digital video not only is on the wish list, its a must. Gone are the days of separate cameras for still and video to schlep on vacation, you have both capabilities in the same camera with pro level results.
Online Nature Photography Workshops Start Wednesday, October 6
Take an Online Workshop with Kevin Moss: Elements for Nature Photographers or Photoshop for Nature Photographers
Hello everyone, hope you had a wonderful September!
I have 2 workshops starting Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Both are on the subject of nature photography with one workshop concentrating on Photoshop Elements, and the other workshop for Photoshop users. The workshops are taught online at BetterPhoto. I’ve been an instructor there for over 3 years and have been teaching these two web-based workshops for some time. I’ve had students from 60 countries and at all ages and levels of expertise, doing a lot of one-on-one during the month-long online course.
Nik Software Announces HDR Efex Pro
A New Entry Into The HDR Post-Processing Offerings
Nik Software is pleased to announce HDR Efex Pro, the first high dynamic range imaging tool that delivers the full gamut of photographic possibilities, from artistic to realistic HDR images. Complete all-in-one HDR imaging toolkit. U Point based selective tools for fast, precise localized enhancements of contrast, shadow, structure and saturation adjustments and fine-tuning for a completely finished look. Standard and custom presets organized into categories for one-button HDR imaging; scores of looks with one tool.
Father and Son Landscape Photographers
Todd and Brad Reed are a Rare Breed in Lake Town Ludington, Michigan
Once and a while you come across photographers that are inspiring. So is the case with yours truly. While on a photography vacation a few years ago in my native Michigan, I came across the work of Todd and Brad Reed in the boating town on Lake Michigan called Ludington. Long time professional nature and landscape photographers and workshop leaders, Todd and Brad have established themselves as the top Michigan shore photographers. If you want to become inspired as all photographers need from our peers, you’ll find this article rewarding.
Photography Above the Clouds
Ever Try Taking Photo’s In An Airplane?
Millions of flights a year. Billions of fliers. Out of that many that travel the friendly skies, how many do you see taking photos through the window? If you haven’t tried it, you might be pleasantly surprised at the results. If you’re patient, lucky with light and sitting in a window seat away from the wing, there is nothing stopping you from passing the time working on your “sky” photography.
Blur as an Element of Composition
A large part of my personal portfolio, the use of blur in my personal photographic work is ever expanding. I’m not condoning sloppy technique that result in a soft image, I’m talking about introducing blur into certain images in order to elicit a desired effect; an abstract study of color and blur. I’ve been working on a portfolio of such images for about 5 years now (hmm, another book idea!).
Home Studio Lighting on the Cheap
If you don’t have studio lighting equipment, or a set of 2 or three speedlights for your digital camera (either way, you’re looking at a few thousand dollars worth of gear), but you want to do some cool indoor still life or portrait photography, here is a good way to approach it.
Improve Your Photography Available in Print
Improve Your Photography – 50 Essential Tips and Techniques Available In Print
We have had a lot of requests for a printed version of our eBook, Improve Your Photography – 50 Essential Digital Photography Tips & Techniques. It is now available for order from my publisher (and soon to be on Amazon) at https://www.createspace.com/3435093. I received my final proof earlier this week, and the book is looking great in print. If you don’t want to waste a set of inkjet cartridges and want a printed copy, it’s ready for purchase. By many copies and send them to your friends!
Spring Means Flower Photography
10 Tips For Spring Flower Photography
In many parts north of the equator, it’s still cold outside. Springtime is here, and that means it’s getting time to start thinking about flower photography. If you hadn’t noticed, the stores are starting to stock more flowers, getting ready for springtime business. As the flowers are getting ready to start blooming in the next few months, we need to start thinking in terms of photographing them.
Simplicity of Composition
Capture the Moment, and Don’t Worry About the Rules of Composition
If you’re like me, sometimes you’ll think too much when it comes to photography. Take composition for example. Have you ever spent too much time trying to compose a shot, and have it come out yucky anyway? We all have Here’s a new rule for you, capture the image that’s in front of you, and worry about the rules of composition another time.
Free eBook – Improve Your Photography
Improve Your Photography: 50 Essential Digital Photography Tips & Techniques
A Free Offering From Digital Photography Daily and Author Kevin L. Moss
For subscribers to Digital Photography Daily, we’re offering a free eBook version of Improve Your Photography: 50 Essential Digital Photography Tips & Techniques by Kevin L. Moss.
A Day in the City
Exercising Photographic Muscles
Photography is like any other skill, it needs to be exercised in order to stay in shape. Personally, I spend a lot of time writing, and sometimes I forget that I’m a photographer first, and force myself out in the field to practice my art. Its called exercising your photographic muscles.
Deer in the Yard
Be Prepared for the Unexpected
I’ve always been a proponent of the theory of carrying a digital camera everywhere you go, because you’ll never know what you’ll find. I wrote a short chapter about that in Essential Digital Photography Tips and Techniques.
Photographing Skylines
I’ve seen a lot of skyline photography over the years, and wanted to offer my suggestions for any type of night shooting you’d like to try. With digital cameras, results don’t come any easier than with film, you still need to have great digital photography technique. When shooting at night, you can be sure you’ll be shooting with slower shutter speeds, and if you’re dealing with the weather, then you have a whole other number of issues to deal with!
