Take engaging photos using the rule of thirds
Posted on November 21, 2012 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | Comments Off
Photographers often talk about framing a photo when they compose a shot in the viewfinder, and for good reason. You can think of the act of taking a photo like taking an empty photo frame and hanging it in the air to capture a slice of reality. The decisions you make about what to include [...]
The Rules of Photography (and how to break them)
Posted on April 13, 2012 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Stop. Go. Insert your card. Enter your pin. Remove your card. No entry. Wait here. Fill this out using ALL CAPS. Be nice. Be polite. Do unto others… and yada yada yada. The number of rules we deal with on a daily basis is quite exhausting. At what point do we get to make up [...]
Win a 2012 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition Ticket
Posted on April 13, 2012 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
To celebrate it’s sponsorship of the 2012 World Photography Awards Sony is giving 10 lucky Photography Blog readers the chance to win tickets to the winners exhibition that will take place at Somerset House from 27th April – 29th April 2012. Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Sony World Photography Awards, the beautifully curated winners’ [...]
Photography awards: Monster image wins hands down
Posted on March 20, 2012 by APmag admin in All Articles, Photography awards | No Comments
The winners of the Open and Youth categories in the Sony World Photography Awards 2012 were announced today. Billed as the global photographic event of the year, the awards celebrate the very best in photography from around the world, from the next generation of emerging photographers through to the established masters of the art. The [...]
In full: Sony World Photography Awards finalists
Posted on February 18, 2012 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
The finalists for this year’s Sony World Photography Awards have been announced, after judges whittled down the 112,000 entries (plenty of late nights, then) from 171 countries to the 42 pictures that will contest awards in the competition’s three categories. The great aspect of this competition is that it permits emerging talent to go head-to-head [...]
iStockphoto WordPress Plugin
Posted on September 06, 2011 by APmag admin in Miscellaneous | No Comments
The Microstock Photo Plugin lets users browse, buy and insert iStock images directly into blog posts or website pages without leaving WordPress When it comes to creating compelling blogs or websites, great images are mandatory. Today, thanks to a new plugin by GuteWolke, WordPress users can select, purchase and add iStockphoto images directly into posts [...]
Garden of Eden by Andrzej Maciejewski
Posted on September 03, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, People | No Comments
” Garden of Eden,” is a series of still-life photographs, inspired by the paintings of old masters, but showing our modern fruits and vegetables from the supermarket, with label stickers or wrapped in plastic. Andrzej Maciejewski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1959. He studied photography in Poland and Czechoslovakia, and in 1985 moved to [...]
Picture the Difference
Posted on July 21, 2011 by APmag admin in Miscellaneous | No Comments
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18, amateur and professional alike. All we ask is that you have a camera, an eye for an image, and a burning desire to share your view with the world. Why Enter? Where do we start? At Picture the difference, we foster a ‘win,win’ ethic. [...]
Sony launches 3D photography competition
Posted on July 21, 2011 by APmag admin in Miscellaneous | No Comments
Sony has announced its plans to launch its first global 3D awards for video and photography as part of its annual Sony World Photography Awards 2012 competition. Opening from today (1st July 2011) at 18:00 hours BST, both competitions will be open to both professional and amateur photographers and videographers. The 3D photography competition has [...]
Entries Open for Sony World Photography Awards 2012
Posted on June 08, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
Are you an amateur photographer and a keen photography enthusiast, with an eye for capturing that perfect moment? If so, then this is the competition for you! Photographers competing in the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards must have their submissions in by the closing date of 04 January, 2012. This year’s competition includes a Professional [...]
Levitation Photography!
Posted on February 24, 2011 by shayne gray in Digital Manipulation, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Levitations are one of many trends that have become quite popular these days. There are so many possibilities with this technique that really allow you to create an image that defies the laws of the physical world.
QR Code: A Valuable Tool for Photographers
Posted on February 11, 2011 by manualdslr in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
QR Codes may serve as a valuable marketing tool for photographers. Here Manual DLSR founder Mike Kennamer will explore ways to maximize your marketing potential with this valuable tool.
The Sony World Photography Awards
Posted on February 09, 2011 by APmag admin in Miscellaneous | No Comments
Why would anyone spend three days in London, where there is tons of fun to be had, in a windowless room looking at thousands of pictures from morning till night? Last month, my reason was to join a jury for the Sony World Photography Awards, which last week made public its shortlist. The winners will [...]
Gadgets and Glitter: the Latest From Las Vegas
Posted on January 16, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | Comments Off
It’s totally appropriate that the annual Consumer Electronics Show is held in Las Vegas. Walk past the glittering hotels and casinos on the strip and you are bombarded with a nonstop cacophony of lights and sounds. Enter the city’s vast conference-center arenas (each the size of a couple of football fields) and stroll the seemingly [...]
Clip-on LCD Monitor From Sony
Posted on January 15, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, Reviews | No Comments
CLM-V55 Gives Big, High-Resolution View of Video Footage Clip-on LCD monitor attaches to DSLR camera Large (5″) WVGA panel offers superb high-resolution view while shooting HD video Tilt/swivel for comfortable viewing at any angle Colour peaking and pixel magnification for precise focus confirmation A new clip-on LCD monitor from Sony gives DSLR camera owners a bigger, [...]
Photographer Specializes in Snowflakes
Posted on January 14, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
EDMONTON — The sight of a snowfall usually sends Paul Burwell’s north Edmonton neighbours to their windows to observe his odd behaviour. So far, he says, none of them has found the courage to ask him why he stands outside his garage and stares intently at the outstretched sleeve of his black parka for minutes [...]
Liquid Lenses Could Revolutionise Digital Photography
Posted on January 11, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
Smartphones and digital cameras look set to benefit from a recently-discovered fluid management technique used to make liquid lenses. Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have employed new techniques to insert metallic nanoparticles into tiny droplets of liquid. Electromagnets can then be used to manipulate the nanoparticles of metal and thus change the shape of [...]
The Frugal Traveler: Travel photo tips from the pros
Posted on January 10, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
By SHARON HARVEY ROSENBERG AND MYSCHA THERIAULT McClatchy-Tribune News Service A Mexican man played a harp in front of a music store in Cozumel. He plucked notes, and posed for our camera. After several measures of music, broad smiles and lots of photos, we walked out of the music store with unique photo souvenirs of [...]
Photos During Delivery Banned
Posted on January 01, 2011 by APmag admin in All Articles, People | No Comments
Laurie Shifler was just one of the disappointed and somewhat upset new mothers who were shocked to learn that an increasing number of hospitals have been banning the use of video cameras when it comes to deliveries. Meritus Medical Center was just one of the many hospitals to adopt this policy which prohibits both still [...]
The Best Photograph In Nat Geo’s Contest
Posted on December 17, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
The winners of National Geographic’s annual photography contest are out. Looking through the archive of this year’s submissions, I honestly have no idea how they picked and do not envy that job. The winning, $10,000 image, taken by Lim Boom Teck of Singapore, shows the eruption of Indonesia’s Gunung Rinjani volcano. One of the judges, [...]
15 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas
Posted on December 14, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Rainco It’s just a few days until Christmas so I thought a quick tutorial on the topic of Christmas Photography might be appropriate. Hopefully this will give you some good Christmas photo ideas. Here are 15 Christmas Photography tips and ideas to try that come to mind for digital camera owners wanting to capture [...]
Getting good exposure with spot metering
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy When it comes to getting good exposure, we’ve all made plenty of mistakes. You know, like setting the camera for what you thought would be a good exposure only to find out the camera had something else in mind when you clicked the shutter. This happens to me all the time [...]
Creating an HDR Image
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, HDR, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy If you are like most photographers, creating an HDR image is like stepping off the edge in the world of the unknown. Taking the plunge doesn’t have to be scarry though, and in reality it can be a lot of fun! In this article, I’ll take you through the steps to [...]
Your Camera’s Light Meter
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Today’s film and digital cameras (including the point-and-shoot cameras) have complex, sensitive, and very accurate light meters built in to help you get the correct exposure. Light meters work by assessing the amount of light available and calculating the shutter speed based on the f/stop and ISO settings. Changing any of [...]
Shooting a Moving Target
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Have you ever wanted to just shoot that kid that shows up to your door with the “pants on the ground” and the world revolves around me look about him to take your daughter on a date? Kind of like how the two old men in Second Hand Lions dealt with [...]
12 Wedding Photography Tips
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Here are a 12 general tips for photographing weddings. Have a Plan – get a check list of the types of shots you should take and sit down with the bride-to-be before hand and make sure you are on the same page. She might have a few shots to add and [...]
The Human Tripod Technique
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Recently I found myself shooting at an event. This had me moving all over the large field to get a variety of shots. Problem I encountered was that most shots I needed where shorter than me, consequently I needed to steady myself as best I could without the use of a [...]
Change Your Perspective
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Changing your perspective or point of view can add interest to otherwise overly cliche’d images. Images of flowers are rather boring because they are so over photographed. Let’s face it, everyone likes to take pictures of pretty things and flowers are pretty – right? So how can you take a picture [...]
Sunny Sixteen
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Nope, sorry, this is not the teenage girl named Sunny turning sweet sixteen. This is actually a photography related term. Sunny sixteen is a reference to getting good exposure in bright sunlight. The way this works is pretty simple. In bright sunlight with well defined shadows, the correct exposure is closest [...]
Photomatix Pro 4 – Short Review
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, HDR, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Photomatix Pro version 4 has been available for about a month now, and I’ve been using it since it was in beta. Yes, even the beta version with all it’s bugs and quirks was better than version 3, and I dare say better than most of the competitors products. I have [...]
Exposure Fusion in Photomatix – A Reference
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, HDR | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy If you are looking for a good way combine multiple exposures to achieve dynamic range in a natural or realistic maner, you should give the exposure fusion method a try. Although you can achieve realistic looking images using the tone mapping options, exposure fusion will give very good results with a [...]
Tone Mapping in Photomatix – A Reference
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, HDR, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy Tone mapping using the details enhancer in Photomatix Pro 3 can be a confusing prospect. How are you supposed to know what settings to use on each of the many controls? This was a question I asked many times when I started using Photomatix. Refering to the manual gave me some [...]
Photographing Pets
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bruce A Tracy in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Bruce A Tracy I was at the Vets office the other day where I have some of my brochures, and was asked “how do you get the pets to stand still?” I replied, “I don’t.” This question leads me to believe that photographing pets is frustrating for most people because they are trying to [...]
How to make the skin tone more real
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Cristian W. in All Articles, People | No Comments
Author: Cristian Wargny Making the skin color real: One of the most important things about people photography is the skin color. Several times white balance isn’t enough to get real colors in our photographs, for example, when we take pictures in a colorful enironment we get stray light staining our model. Stray light appears when [...]
A Canon EF-S Macro 60mm Lens Review – The One and Only EF-S Macro
Posted on October 29, 2010 by Rosica Daskalova in All Articles, Reviews | No Comments
Author: Wayne Rasku Not every photographer is a professional. Of this I am guilty. But I really like my Canon EOS 30D. And, although my camera is not a pro dslr camera, I have obtained some genuinely excellent pictures with it. I have also earned some awards on various websites as “photograph of the day”. [...]
Choosing a Tripod for Travel / Nature Photography
Posted on October 29, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Sam Zaydel In today’s camera market, you will find an endless supply of gear, some useful, some not so, some quality, and some not. This variety makes it harder to find exactly what you need, especially when you are not sure of exactly which features you need and which you can do without. A [...]
How to Photograph Children
Posted on October 29, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, People, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Heather Photographing Children – Settings: Lets start by looking at some tips on how to set your camera up when photographing children. Aperture Priority Mode- I’d start by switching your camera into Aperture Priority mode. This will let you have some creative control over depth of field which can be an important factor in [...]
Basic Digital Photography: Getting the Light Source Right
Posted on October 29, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Christine Peppler Lighting is the single most critical factor in determining the quality of any photograph. Although with digital cameras you can edit after the fact, such features are limited and it is more effective to assure that you get the best exposure when taking the shot. The amount of light on the image [...]
Recent Buyers Answer The Question: “Why Buy a Canon 60D”
Posted on October 29, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Reviews | No Comments
Author: Wayne Rasku Canon’s newest Digital SLR launch, the Canon EOS 60D, is gaining loads of interest. But this is the situation with just about any new version from both Canon or Nikon, the two most in-demand DSLR camera companies. I needed to know, not what the reviewers were saying, but what the purchasers are [...]
50mm Lens for Canon
Posted on October 29, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Reviews | No Comments
Author: Wayne Rasku 50mm Lens is a Great Find Finding a good cheap 50mm lens for Canon DSLR cameras has been the quest of many a photographer. Make sure you read this entire article because you will be very excited at what you will discover. A 50mm lens is practically a requirement for every single [...]
Exposure Value (ev) and Exposure Compensation
Posted on October 28, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Ziv Haparnas Exposure is defined as how much light hits the camera’s sensor. It depends on the camera settings mainly aperture and shutter speed. Exposure value (known as EV) is a number that represents the exposure setting of the camera. We will explain what the number means and how it is used for exposure [...]
Canon Rebel XSi vs T1i – A Digital Shoot Out
Posted on October 27, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Reviews | No Comments
Author: Wayne Rasku Imagine taking the best picture of your life. And, while you are imagining, imagine that your picture wins a local photo contest in your city. It is selected for entry into a nationally published photography magazine, and photographers all over are emailing you to tell you what a wonderful photo you have [...]
Finding a Good, Cheap Digital Camera
Posted on October 27, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Piper Cox Photography has come so far. Where it used to be that a camera was a luxury, now everyone can have a camera to record their memories. Gone are the days of going to a camera store to find a camera. Today you can buy a digital camera right at the checkout counter [...]
Canon 60D vs Canon Rebel T2i Review
Posted on October 27, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Reviews | No Comments
Author: Wayne Rasku It’s time for another DSLR shootout. This time it’s the Canon 60D vs Rebel T2i. It is a bold move for the manufacturer to place a camera with the 60D name in a place that should have been filled with an upgrade to the Canon 50D. Since it is not an actual [...]
How To Use Polarizing Filters?
Posted on October 20, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
By: Alina Zoe Polarizing Filters have an important role to play in ensuring your photography improves a great deal. Just check out these facts that will tell you about their role. They help in turning dark blue skies into deep rich blue skies. They are a great asset to ensure reflections are removed from water. They [...]
How to Take Better Portrait Photos
Posted on October 20, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Or Hillel Portrait photos are very impressive. A good portrait can project so much emotions and feelings and captivate the viewer. Taking high quality portrait photos is an art that takes time to master. This article will give you a few guidelines that can help you achieve high quality portrait photos in a short [...]
The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography
Posted on October 19, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Ziv Haparnas There are many differences between film and digital photography. To most amateur photographers they do not matter much. They prefer the convenience, ease of use and lower cost of digital cameras and are not going to revert to the film age. However understanding the differences can help taking even better photos and [...]
10 Top Tips For Macro Photography
Posted on October 17, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Macro, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Daniel Claydon 10 Top Tips for Macro Photography Go SteadyCamera shake can be a real problem at high magnifications due to longer exposures and shallow depth of field. Use a tripod or assume a sturdy position. Have the mirror lockup mode activated and preferably use a cable release. Windy ConditionsShooting macros of delicate subjects [...]
Photography – One Light for Portraits?!
Posted on October 16, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: David Keffen There’s a lot of tosh written about decent studio portraits always requiring five lights. Yes, sure most of us use them from time to time, but it is altogether more satisfying to see how few we really do require to nail all the required elements. We have been experimenting with one light [...]
How to Sell Your Photos
Posted on October 07, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Jason Kay Stories of ordinary people becoming millionaires overnight with the help of some wonderful programs are flooding us from all directions and even though many of these stories are exaggerated at best and total lies at worst, there are many ways in which you can make money, even if you are not a [...]
Tips on How to Sell Stock Photos
Posted on October 06, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Ron Gross Stock photography sites have made it easier for photographers to sell their photos online. However, just because you take photos does not mean a stock photo site, like Istockphoto for example, will accept them into their marketplace. To be able to sell your photos on a stock photo website, the website must [...]
Creative Lighting tips for Photography
Posted on October 05, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: Steve Matteo Photography Panning is a great technique to use if you want to create special effects in traditional photography fashion. You can make interesting images in the camera, without digital manipulation or photoshop filters. Like previous articles on creative lighting, you will be using similar techniques and settings on your digital SLR. For [...]
Realistic HDR photography
Posted on October 03, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, HDR, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: philipbailey High Dynamic Range imaging (known as HDR) is highlywell likedon the internet at the moment. Various photographer are trying it to hugeeffect, but just as various are abusing it to produce perfectly good photographs look fake. Images like the one below were over-processed and look surrealistic because of it. If that is the [...]
Learn about HDR
Posted on October 02, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, HDR, Tips & Techniques | No Comments
Author: philipbailey You have probably seen them: stark, ideally exposed images that appearance ethereal but claim to be actual images. They are evocative and express the scene muchmore clearly than a regular shot could have hoped to. These images were build with many exposures using a method called High dynamic range (HDR) working . The [...]
How to Take Baby Photos
Posted on October 01, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, People | No Comments
Author: Dave W Jones Just about everyone enjoys looking at baby photos but what is it about a baby that is so appealing? And what makes the little bundles of joy so very hard to capture on film? This article addresses some of the reasons that we swoon over baby photos and it provides some [...]
Nikon Releases D3100 Camera for Amateur Photographers
Posted on August 19, 2010 by APmag admin in All Articles, Miscellaneous | No Comments
An entry level digital-SLR camera with a new CMOS image sensor, image-processing engine and helpful Guide mode that makes capturing beautiful images easy TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D3100, an entry level Nikon DX-format digital-SLR camera. The camera is equipped with a new CMOS image sensor developed by [...]
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