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7 Steps for Preparing Your Portrait Session on the Beach
Jan 10, 2011 Photography Comments Off
Wind and hot sun are the conditions that exist on a beach that need to be prepared for portrait session on the beach. These are the 7 steps for preparing your portrait session on the beach.
1.Make-up & Manicure.
Women acquire the fresh look by keeping makeup clean and simple. As you are going barefoot and wearing sandals or flip-flops for your beach portrait, remember to keep your finger nails and toe nails well manicured and painted in a natural color.
2.No Sunburn.
Do not come to your session with a sunburn. This will make it much harder for the photographer to retouch the images. Read More..
Beautiful Places in the Middle East as Places to Photograph
Dec 3, 2010 Photography Comments Off
Where is a beautiful place in the Middle East that can be used as a place to photography? The Burj Dubai in downtown Dubai (United Arab Emirates) is currently the world’s tallest skyscraper. Indeed, it is the tallest structure ever built. It is scheduled to be finished in September of 2009. The architects are keeping the anticipated final height from the public, but educated guesses put it at somewhere around 2,700 feet (just over 820m).
According to insiders who have observed progress, the Burj Dubai “changes aspect” every two weeks, and construction is proceeding at a breakneck pace. The architectural firm behind the Burj Dubai project (Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill) was also responsible for developing plans for Chicago’s Sears Tower and the Freedom Tower currently being built on the site of the World Trade Center. Despite the hype, the Burj Dubai may only hold the mantle of “tallest building in the world” for a limited time. Another nearby building, the “Al Burj,” could reach heights of nearly 5,000 feet. Similarly, the Saudi Arabian firm Kingdom Holdings has been planning an enormous “mile-high tower” that would theoretically double the height of the Burj Dubai. Read More..
Simple Guide to Flower Photography Styling and Color
Nov 5, 2010 Photography Comments Off
“Roses are red, violets are blue, the honey’s sweet; and so are you” (Gammer Gurton’s Garland Pem). Flowers are a beautiful, colorful and passionate subject to shoot. Whether you’re shooting below, above, on the side, far or up close, flowers will always remain to be an interesting subject with many possibilities. If you’re using a DSLR for shooting roses or any type of flora and fauna, it is important to remember the color rule – that red is the most powerful color in photography. Even so subtle, the color red if placed in any photograph will tell your eyes to move towards it. Thus, red attracts the human eye.
If you have styling experience and want to go the extra mile, experimenting with dew drops can create very pleasant effects to your photos. Have you ever seen those photos where a plant leaf has a single dew drop hanging by its tail, waiting to fall to the ground? This very dramatic shot can be achieved in many ways but the formula for creating the dew can be made at home. There are two ways to recreate the image that your flowers are “fresh from the rain.” Simply put dewdrops can be sprayed onto flowers with water to create that artificial effect. Read More..
Canon PowerShot S95 Digital Camera Review
Oct 30, 2010 Digital Cameras Comments Off
One look at Canon’s new PowerShot S95 will have you moving “upgrade my digital camera” to the top of your to-do list. The ultra-slim, ultra-intelligent S95 is loaded with all a serious photographer’s must-haves, including a bright f/2.0 wide-angle lens and professional-style control ring for intuitive manual control. Canon’s HS System is on board for spectacular performance and image quality in low light.
And, new for a compact, the S95 incorporates Canon’s Hybrid IS for blur-free shooting even close-up. You’ll shoot stunning 720p HD video with stereo sound, then watch it immediately on your HDTV with the simple HDMI connection. If photography’s your passion, now is the perfect time to step up to PowerShot S95. Read More..
Guide to Wedding Photography at Waterfalls
Oct 18, 2010 Photography Comments Off
There are exactly 7 guides to capture stunning images of Wedding Photography at waterfalls.
Use Slow Shutter Speed
Why use a slow shutter speed? This is because slow shutter speed will help blur the image of the water. Thus, a silky-look is created. This impacts the viewers of your image to see the water in the photograph as if in motion.
In most cases, it works well when you set your shutter speed to a few seconds. However, the numbers of seconds you ought to set your shutter speed to is dependent on the speed of the flow of water you are capturing.
Bear this in mind; the slower the flow of the water, the slower you ought to set your shutter speed. You can also opt for the lowest ISO setting available, and use a high f-number. Read More..
Wedding Photography Challenging Guide for Amateur
Oct 3, 2010 Photography Comments Off
For amateur photographer, there’s nothing worse than terrible shots or no shots of one of the most momentous events in a person’s life such a wedding ceremony. A wedding may be made in heaven but disaster is in the details. Skip some important points and you can wish you were in the trashcan with the rubber chicken and leathery lettuce. Here are some tips to help you negotiate this photographic minefield.
Hire a professional wedding photography. No? Don’t want to do that? Do you think Uncle Sam can do it fine on the cheap? Save a few bucks and spread the joy around? Then read this wedding photography challenging guide for amateur and be prepared. Emotionally, spiritually, intellectually and photographically. You will need more than just a strong heart and nerves of steel. You’ll need extra memory sticks, extra batteries, a flash outfit, a tripod and a zoom/wide-angle lens. You’ll also need a decent photo editing program to produce the finished product in an acceptable form. Read More..
