Free photography PDF ebooks Here are 3 useful O'Reilly PDF files for photographers to download. They are not the full text, however are still useful in the chapters that they do offer and are definately worth the download. Note: You will need a copy of Adobe PDF reader to view the ebooks you download. Digital Photography Expert Techniques Professional Tips for Using Photoshop & Related Tools to Enhance Your Digital Photographs. Here is a PDF download that covers...
Shutter Speed = Fractions To understand shutter speeds fully, you also need to understand how fractions work. More specifically, it's important that you understand the relationship between fractions and your camera's shutter speed setting. The faster or shorter your shutter speed, the less light that is let in to your camera's sensor. Therefore, to use a fast shutter speed, you also need a lot of natural light (sunlight) or a flash, to ensure your images don't turn out too dark or underexposed. On...
Flickr Group - SLR Macro Photography (digital) There are now quite a few interesting discussions going up over on our Flickr Group, SLR Macro Photography. 1. Penny has started a challenge for members on a theme called 'Threads' which is becoming popular. Members have posted photo's of material such as denim, cotton and woollen objects. While others have taken the theme one step further to include threads seen in spider webs, or threads of a leek while preparing dinner. To see more of this challenge and...
How to get a pure white background in product photography If you do a lot of product photography, either for stock or ebay listings, you'd have probably realised by now that items that sell the most, are those that have a pure white background. Many photographers new to this style of photography, start off by placing a white background such as a sheet behind the object they are shooting, then change the exposure until they achieve the look they are after....
Flickr Group - SLR Macro Photography (digital) If you love macro photography, we've started a new Flickr group called SLR Macro Photography (digital), where members win REAL prizes! To start the group off, this month we will be giving away a free book from Amazon called, 'Close up shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography'. The winner will be announced on the 27th of March to celebrate the groups first month anniversary. More details over at: SLR Macro Photography (digital) Group ...
Introduction to shooting macro's or closeups with a telephoto lens While not all photographers own a real macro lens, most do have a telephoto lens. By telephoto lens, I am referring to one has a 200 or 300mm focal lenth. Hard core macro photographers often refer to these types of shots as being closeups and not true macro's. However, it's hard to argue with the fact that telephoto lenses definately do a great job in photographing objects at close range. Quick tips for photographing macro's with a...
Baby photography tips Professional photographer and mom Tracey Clark, shows you how to create treasured baby photo's you'll want to keep and show off to all your friends and family. Her top tips for photographing babies include: Take lots of photographs. More than you normally would in any other photo shoot. This gives you a greater chance of getting that perfect shot. Don't do it all yourself. Have someone help you entertain your baby, while you concentrate on taking the photographs. This will minimise your...
How to photograph perfect sunrises. Nature photographer Rick Sammon, shares with us his best tips for photographing sunrises. Includes camera settings and composition tips.
Find out the best time of the day for taking macro photographs of insects and why. What hours will give you the best chance of photographing them settled still and not moving around. Also find out what time of the day is best for colorful macro shots.
Post production tips for macro photographers who edit their images with Photoshop One question I'm asked on a weekly basis is: What editing or post production work do you make on your macro photographs? While most of these types of questions come from those who use the same camera and macro lens as I own, the post production tips listed below will assist all macro photographers who edit their images with Photoshop. It's also important to note, that no amount of post production...
