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Portrait Photography Focusing Tips: When to focus on the eye and when it’s irrelevant.
One thing I’ve always emphasized on is focusing on the eye when shooting close up portraits. Whenever you do portraits you should focus on the eye which makes your picture stand out. Of course there is always an exception in photography. The question is, should you always focus on the eye or if...
Roger Hill: Daring to Face Danger with Only a Digital Camera
It’s not a charging grizzly bear or rhino that Roger Hill faces whenever he is on the hunt. No, his quarry is the most powerful force of weather on earth, a tornado. For approximately 25 years, he has spent his time chasing and capturing still images and video of more than 600 tornados and other...
Mother & Daughter on the Beach
The beach is a wonderful place to have a fun family outing, but getting great photos of the experience isn’t easy, especially at midday. Most of us agree that the best portraits are the ones that look spontaneous, but getting that happy feeling into the image takes planning and...
Lighting and Shooting a Guitar
Sometimes you can set up a simple lighting solution to make your detail and overall shots look professionally lit. However, with larger products a simple lighting solution doesn't always work, and you must be prepared to modify or change your lighting for different surface textures or...
8 Precious Gems of Topaz Labs’ Adjust 5 Photoshop Plug-In That Will Make Your Photos Sparkle
Enhancing any digital photographic image and taking control of exposure, detail and color has become even easier with the latest version of Adjust Photoshop Plug-In from Topaz Labs. In simplest terms, it helps you produce an HDR-like image from a single photo.
You’ll be able to do all...
Arthur Morris, Peter Watson and Sally Mann: Capturing the Essence of the Natural World in 3 Stunning Photography Books
Digital photography, like most art forms, is a personal journey, which others are only able to share peripherally with the photographer. The closest the aspiring photographer or lover of great photographic art can be to experiencing the passion and creative process of the truly great image-makers...
6 Thoughtful Graduation Gifts for Young, Aspiring Digital Photographers
If your favorite 2012 graduate has a passion for digital photography, then there are dozens of great gifts that will make his or her hobby more enjoyable or enhance a higher education in photography. PhotographyTalk recommend these 6, which the graduate is sure to value highly and use for many...
The #1 Digital Photography Gift for Any Friend’s Wedding
If you have a friend planning a wedding or the happy day is coming soon, then you can give her or him a much better gift than the standard stuff. You may not have the skills or experience to offer your friend professional wedding photography services, but you can use your digital photography to...
7 Father’s Day Gifts That Will Make Dad Become a Better Digital Photographer
1. If Dad is ready to advance from a compact camera or older DSLR, then the new Sony A57 DSLR is a worthy choice. With the introduction of this new camera, Sony refuses to relinquish any of the digital photography spotlight to Nikon and Canon. The A57 competes head-to-head with...
DX vs FX format lens. Which lens should you purchase?
One of the hottest debates on photography forums has always included spending extra for the FX format lens. When we first start we’re not too familiar with crop factor or if the lens would be compatible with a full frame sensor camera or not. We’re only thinking about the present and over look...
