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When the Boredom Strikes (Pt.1 One Shot)
As photography addicts, we all know what it’s like to get on a shooting high. Going out day after day challenge after challenge left in our wake. It can be a great feeling, but what happens between exciting photo shoots? I can tell you there are 3 great ways to keep improving yourself, but most [...]
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Shooting Reflective Surfaces (Part. 1)
Shooting Product 5 days a week 8 hours a day for years now, I have run into many situations that are very complicated. Some of the simplest products can create the most complicated issues. I have often told some of my photography friends that I shoot hundreds of images in a day. This will normally be followed [...]
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Sports Photography: Capturing Action Shots
One of the main allures of sports, next to the competitive nature obviously, is the action that takes place during the games. This action comes in a variety of flavors and degrees, suiting any number of taste. Since action tends to be a big part of sports, it is no wonder that action shots are [...]
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Sports Photography: Shooting Outdoor Sports
Outdoor sports photography tends to be more challenging then indoor sports photography, and the challenges and opportunities of it tend to be almost polar opposite of indoor sports photography. The challenges of outdoor sports photography tend to present in actually shooting the action rather than setting it up, however. Lighting Unlike indoor photography, lighting in [...]
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Sports Photography: Shooting Indoor Sports
Shooting sports photography brings many different challenges with each different type of sport. Between indoor and outdoor photography, these challenges vary almost to polar extremes, but still relate to the problems that make sports photography so challenging, the lack of control over variables of photographic control. When dealing with indoor sports photography, you will face [...]
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Introduction to Sports Photography
Posted on 04 May 2012
Of all the various types of photography, sports photography comes second only to war photography or other intense photojournalism in terms of difficulty. One of the main reason for this is because of an almost complete lack of control over your subject. As a photographer one of your greatest assets is control, whether over lighting, [...] Continue Reading
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Life After 30…(seconds)
Posted on 02 May 2012
Unless you have ventured out and purchased a remote for your shiny new SLR you probably don’t do much past 30 seconds. Don’t get me wrong I have a fond place in my heart for the (30″/f3.5 @ ISO 400) it is a great for getting started. But it is only my test exposure to [...] Continue Reading
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Newborn Baby Photography
Posted on 30 April 2012
One of the most important factors in making a good photograph of a newborn baby is to remember, they get to do what they want. You have to try and convince them through hard work and persistence to pose. Nine times out of ten the pose will fall apart in an instant, you have to [...] Continue Reading
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Everything You Want to Know about Color in Photography–Part 1
Posted on 16 April 2012
A few generations ago, professional photographers snubbed color in photography. It wasn’t until the the 1960s that some professional photographers took to color film. Prior to that they considered it as a medium for the growing number of amateurs shooting with Kodak Instamatic cameras. It wasn’t until 1976 when William Eggleston went to the Museum [...] Continue Reading
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Photography Tips Forum Now Open – Win Free Stuff
Posted on 12 April 2012
To help celebrate the launch of our new Photography forum we’ve brought on some great sponsors to help give away some fantastic photography prizes. Join the forum here Full Prize List (Total Value Of Over $1,000) By Sponsor GaryFong: (1) Lightsphere Collapsible Pro Kit ($169.95) http://www.garyfongestore.com/featured-products/lightsphere-collapsible-pro-kit.html#.T2eVpPVghaQ (1)-Lightsphere Collapsible Basic Kit ($102.22) http://www.garyfongestore.com/featured-products/lightsphere-collapsible-basic-kit.html#.T2eWOPVghaQ (Out of stock [...] Continue Reading
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Becoming a Freelance Photographer: Work Made For Hire
Posted on 11 April 2012
If you’ve never heard of this term before, I truly envy you. Work Made for Hire is one of the biggest issues for a freelance photographer, and has screwed over many freelancers, myself included. In this installment, I will try to explain what this term is, what it does, and why so many photographers hate [...] Continue Reading
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Tips For Portrait Photographers – Things to Think About While Shooting
Posted on 24 March 2012
As an experienced portrait photographer of over seven years, I’d like to provide you with some valuable tips to help you while you are photographing a portrait session. These are some things that you may not be doing as a newer portrait photographer, so I hope that my tips will help you to think about [...] Continue Reading
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Chroma Key: How to Replace a Photograph’s Background
Posted on 23 March 2012
This is a continuation of my Chroma Key series. I suggest reading Chroma Key: A Beginner’s Guide, How to Shoot Green Screen Photography, How to Light a Green Screen, and How to Create Digital Backgrounds to read more in depth about shooting and preparing chroma key photography. I’ve spent a good portion of time in [...] Continue Reading
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Chroma Key: How to Create Digital Backgrounds
Posted on 22 March 2012
As I discussed previously, chroma key is one of the greatest instruments a photographer can harness, especially when they do not have the capacity to maintain or house a variety of backgrounds. Shooting on chroma key is only one step in the process of chroma key photography, though. While correctly shooting the chroma key is [...] Continue Reading
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Chroma Key: How to Light a Green Screen
Posted on 21 March 2012
In continuation of my series on chroma key photography (previous articles are here and here) I felt it is necessary to cover the proper way to light your chroma key background. Any photographer can explain to you why proper lighting is important when taking photos, but when using green or blue screen backgrounds to utilize [...] Continue Reading
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