Hello my dear reader!
I am kind of busy at work these days, but soon the “storm” will be over and I got new interesting tutorials waiting for you. Meanwhile, there are 2 things I want to tell you:
First, don’t forget about the photojournalism contest (write your story and win a book).
Second, I’ll leave you a gallery from my latest winter shooting session in the mountains near my town. There is a lake there and I had the chance to shoot during a snow fall. Enjoy!
Sometimes colors should be saturated in the post processing (in autumn most of all), but here’s an advice: try not to oversaturate in the excitement of the post process.
Jasper Nance has been doing some amazing high speed photography over the last year featuring objects that she shoots with a .22 or pellet gun while photographing them with a special high voltage flash. She’s also takes requests from people for stuff that they what to see her blow up.
My desire to see the world and live among the animals has grown and I feel that my photographic setup is almost ready for me to bring the beautiful world of the dying rain forests and dwindling biodiversity into the light of the public eye. My desire to make documentaries on primates and other forest animals is also becoming apparent. I shall stick to still photographs for now but later I intend on getting some broadcast quality video equipment.
She is a photographer environmentalist vegetarian scientist engineering student and totally self proclaimed superartist and megagenius, also a member of the homo genus. She lives in Idaho and loves the wide open spaces. People who know her say that Jasper has more imagination, spirit, spunk, creative ability and talent in her little finger than most people.
My goal? To bring technology into the creation side of life. To use my knowledge of electrical engineering to capture things otherwise impossible, to bring knowledge and reconstruction to the world of people. I am no great public speaker, politician, or philosopher. My place is the gathering of facts and the sharing of information. The study of the earth and the facts alone speak more towards conservation than anything I could ever say. Every little bit counts and the simple redirection of energy can have dramatic nonlinear effects in the real world.
11 Practical Tips For Any Photographer
I received an email at the beginning of the month from someone named Dana who gave me permission to reprint these 11 practical tips for any photographer ??? beginner or master ??? to keep in mind while taking digital photos. …
Keys to Becoming a Great Portrait Photographer!
I go to do a photo shoot for a special family. We met this family when they put their house on the market almost three years ago. We fell in love with…
Worth Buying a DSLR for Your Travel Photography? Take this Quiz
Digital SLRs are very popular items these days, especially among travelers. This article will explore the fundamental differences between a DSLR and a compact digicam, plus…
Reuters sports photography book and exhibition
Reuters has launched a free outdoor exhibition featuring 200 images from its new sports photography book, Sport in the 21st Century, outside City Hall in London.
Iraq veteran’s photography on display
Now a member of Task Force Saber, Sgt. First Class James Greene of St. Albans, is exhibiting his photographs from that deployment. Among other images, Greene captured the memorial services for a number of comrades who lost their lives.
HowTo: Action Studio Photography and Composite Posters
Maybe you are a professional portrait photographer trying to separate yourself from the high school senior market or maybe you are a parent just wanting to impress your children….
Creative Photography From One Cool Dad
This is wonderfully creative! Inspired by classic childhood books and modern superheroes, photographer Jan von Holleben has created a book of photography with a focus on the child’s imagination….
Salem Landscapes, photography project
Landscape is commonly defined as a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery. Most often, landscape photography is thought of as: A landscape is a section or portion of scenery as seen from a single viewpoint. Scenery is the subject of a landscape image….
Understanding guide numbers for flash photography
Shelton Muller discusses the principles once used by all photographers to determine flash exposure…
The Art of Portrait Photography
So you’re interested in portrait photography, and you want to know what separates snapshots from art? Here are the things I consider vitally important: …
Stock photography for beginners
I’m not averse to having my photos included in stock photography archives, but I’m not extremely interested in it, either. Of course, a little extra money/royalties would make me more interested, but will this amount to more than pennies?…
On Photography – Those Creative Visionary Things (long good article)
Visions aren’t the simplest of all things we have to deal with. Commercial visions are Big Business in a confused, surreal sort of way. Conglomerates, corporations, companies, politicians, police chiefs and postal workers seemingly can’t live without those pay-per-view mass market visions. Creating, making, faking, enforcing, stealing, distorting, maintaining and hiding behind visions can be an everyday task….
The Law of Photography
People have very strange ideas about what constitutes fair use of other people’s photographs. What they do not realize is, that by the time they get sued, simply claiming ignorance is no defense….
HDR Images For Real Estate Photography
Anyone that has shot 360 panoramas will immediately appreciate the importance of HDR as a technique to control brightness in a situation where you must lock your exposure for all shots yet in one of the shots you have to shoot into the sun and another you have to shoot away from the sun. HDR is an clearly and important technique for panographers…
Photography Tips To Get The Best Results From Your Inkjet Printer
Photography Tips Explaining Color Fringing
Photography Tips For File Formats & Digital Photos
Photography Tips For When Your Camera Stops Working
A series of articles you must read.
This is about firmware but not the usual one.
Whappo sent me an email to let me know about an open-source program called CHDK, which can be used to update the software for your Digital Camera. – Chris Pirillo
Still, this is only available for Canon Cameras…
First of all, I would like too observe that you are reading abot Canon G9 because other performant point an shoot camers from Canon don’t offer RAW file format as a shooting option (Raw shooting is selected via the Recording Pixels sub-menu in the Function menu). Second, you might be intrerested in the flexibility of use that this camera offers: plenty of accesories (including external flash), full manual controls, a large range of settings (Face Detection AF and AE functions, optical stabilization, 6x optical zoom, Safety Zoom function and built-in ND filter) and in-camera adjustments. On the other side, Canon Powershot G9 is based on the previous G7 model: slightly higher resolution (12.1 megapixels vs 10 megapixels) and a larger, 3.0-inch LCD screen. Also, the G9′s viewfinder, although similar in appearance with the one of G7, is small and rather cramped. It has separate dial controls for shooting modes and ISO settings, which brings it near the look of a SLR.
A special function I like at this camera is the neutral density (ND) filter – this reduces the light intensity by three f-stops, allowing photographers to shoot with a wider lens aperture to achieve differential focusing in bright conditions. It can only be used with the P, Tv, Av and M shooting modes as well as for movie capture and is accessed via the Function button.
The camera can be operated one-handedly but, because of it’s small size, when it’s held comfortably and securely, some controls are covered by your fingers. Pictures taken with this canon model are sharp and colourful as much as it needs to be right and not exagerated. Some purple fringing can be seen when photos are enlarged. White balance performance is above average and the noise was visible in long exposures at ISO 400 and above but only became obvious at the ISO 1600 setting.
It will take up to 1.7 seconds to power up and shooting lag is 0.5 seconds with both JPEG and raw files. As a conclusion, this camera is robustly built, comprehensively feature-packed and small enough to slip into a jacket pocket, having allot in its favour.
Canon Powershot G9 Specifications
Optimize the various shooting options of your Canon powershot camera by checking out digital SLR camera reviews.
A RAW file allows far more flexibility than a JPEG will, and enthusiastic amateur photographers everywhere are discovering their vast potential. RAW files open up a whole new world of image processing where photos can go from ordinary to perfect simply and quickly. In Understanding RAW Photography, renowned photographer Andy Rouse follows the entire procedure from start to finish: the volume takes the form of an easy-to-follow workflow overview, covering all the essentials right from the beginning of a shoot. Rouse explains how to make software choices; work in the field; edit, correct, and process the picture; and ultimately display it in print or on screen. A wide range of images and screen grabs illustrate techniques both basic and advanced, as well as creative possibilities.
This hardcover 144 pages photography book was been recently published (on April 1, 2008, under the Photographers’ Institute Press) by Andy Rouse. He has written 14 books incuding the recent Penguin Life (signed books are available from the online store); 2008 will see the publication of a major coffee table book entitled Concepts of Nature which will look at the first 10 years of his professional career. Andy writes regular monthly columns for photographic and internet magazines worldwide, plus a monthly equipment review column.
About the Author:
World renowned wildlife photographer Andy Rouse has long since had a passion for wild things. He has built his reputation on getting close, in fact very close to some of the world’s largest and most dangerous animals; in doing so, capturing some of the most exciting and evocative photographic images of wildlife found today. With a style all of his own, Andy is equally passionate about the message that his images convey and sees his work as contributing to the general appreciation of our precious wildlife, hopefully stimulating us all to act on their behalf.
Passioned about underwater photography? You want to take spectacular underwater photos with a gear that is worth less than $500 US?
Here’s what tp do: look at the underwater photo gallery from the Caribbean and plan a trip to this cristal clear see. Then, while packing your stuff (snorkel and mask in the first place), read the tips given by The Digital Story.
Images from the gallery are taken with Canon PowerShot SD700 IS camera packed into Canon WP-DC5 waterproof case.
Tip 1:
If you don’t want to use the flash, shoot in shallow depths and use image stabilization.
Tip 2:
Use the camera’s Underwater scene mode if it has one.
Special Tip:
Don’t touch the coral or harass the fish.
Underwater photography is a terrific way to spice up your image library. I like the exercise I get with a good swim, and then you can celebrate your “catch” with a cold rum drink or two while relaxing on the beach afterward. – Derrick Story
Another very good article on this mater (with more technical tips): Underwater photographer Mark Snyder shows how to shed extraordinary light on the world below the waves. However, this is for those who afford a more expensive gear.
PerfectPixs started a contest for all photographers over 21 years of age. This contest will commence in 2008 (but it’s allready openend for submisions) and will continue on a periodic basis until cancelled by the Pixel Place.
Rules:
The photographer may submit any subject matter except for material that could be considered illegal, obscene, provocative, questionable or pornographic in nature. Photos may be processed, edited or cropped, but, excessive image manipulations are not acceptable. Images must be a minimum of 6MP, color, and in JPEG or TIFF format. RAW files are not accepted. File size should not exceed 150kb in the JPEG format. Pay attention at the fact that individuals who submit more than one image will have all submitted images disqualified.
For photos being considered for final round judging, the photographer will be asked to FTP the full size original image to our FTP site for final consideration and if applicable shall mail or courier any release required at their expense. Photographers must provide in their initial email all of the requested entry information. Entries submitted with incomplete information shall be disqualified.
Prizes:
Winners shall be notified by email. The winners maybe be asked to complete an affidavit of eligibility and release and/or to forward model/property releases. Failure to complete and return requested documents will result in disqualification. Upon receipt of the properly executed document, the Pixel Place shall declare the winner and release the prize.
The winner shall receive:
• a commemorative personalized plaque
• a large format print of their image
• have their image displayed on the Perfect-Pixs’ “World’s Next Top Digital Photographer†web page for an unspecified period of time.
info@pixelplace.ca is the email where you can send your photo. You must also send the following data:
Full Legal Name
Street Address:
City
State/Province
Country
Postal/Zip Code
Home Phone Number
Business Phone Number
Email Address:
Link to Website (optional)
Title of Photo Submitted
Date Photo Taken
Description of Perfect-Pixs Products Used to Take Photo (optional)
