My foray into DSLR photography was preceded by the ownership of a Canon G9, which I purchased a few years ago. I wanted a camera that was portable, familiar, and not as intimidating as an SLR; yet could produce similar images. The Canon G series was a good stepping stone to to SLR photography for two...
Appropriate pricing requires the juggling of a few factors. Fees should include pricing for your services and your costs.
Color correction should be at the top of the list when it comes to important adjustments to make to an image, especially when photographs are taken indoors under tungsten incandescent lighting. White balance is done to counter the effect of light color on the subjects in the images the camera captures. Again, this is a limitation of the dumb camera sensor, which doesn't innately know what pure white is supposed to look like under
I describe my experience at the parade, and get a bit technical in my use and description of the sunny 16 rule of photography.
In the digital photography era it's become commonplace to have our equipment make all or most of the decisions about exposure. The existence of an AUTO dial makes it all too tempting to think your camera knows better than you. This is not always the case, in fact in the real world of photography your camera knows much less than you do. The digital sensor and built-in camera light meter have certain inherent limitations of which a
I've been asked this question directly a few times this year, and the answer I gave always boiled down to something like "Get a handle on all of your general expenses and your specific job expenses." This made sense to me because I know that having an idea of this allows you to know where you stand with each job. It was a no brainer answer. Don't worry about what the market prices dictate. If you want to earn money, this was what
I just saw this video over on the Fstoppers blog and thought "yes, I'm going to try this for a shoot later this week!" Especially since clouds are in the forecast.
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It's nice to see this in action with a real model and in real space. Watch the video to hopefully take be on your way to taking better , more interesting portraits!
The eyes tell it all... and you'll love the ending!
As a rule, the BIGGER the light source you can light a subject with, the more flattering the image will be.
Swivel that flash to 3 o'clock or 6 o'clock positions to find walls to bounce light onto your subject, rather than hitting them squarely with the flash head, which effectively is a much smaller light source than a wall. An alternative is to point the light straight up at a ceiling, which if low enough will be better than the...
Yes, in order to obtain some measure of success at marketing yourself you must engage the outside world more than you may be used to, or are comfortable with. This is a rule; independent of whether you eventually even use social media tools to advertise. Any entrepreneur must first get comfortable with the idea of networking, seeking mentorship, or guerilla marketing before social media is even adopted.
Another- more technical nuisance, is images which lack contrast. It's rather easy and common to be in a situation where the contrast of an image can be degraded. Shooting through a pane of glass, shooting into harsh lighting such as the sun, or shooting with use of the improper exposure are conditions which result in low contrast. What do I mean by contrast anyway? Contrast is the term that describes the distribution of lights and
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