Category: Photography

The adjective “analogous” is from the Greek word analogos, meaning “comparable in certain respects”. From this comes the noun “analogue”, which is used to name a thing that is similar to another thing (e.g. The ethos of “return love for hatred” is a Taoist analogue to Christianity’s “love thy enemy“).

This name applied to film photography therefore seems paradoxical, since it serves to highlight the differences between film and digital photography via use of a term that is more correctly used to recognise similarities.

Analogue has a further specialised meaning. It refers to a signal where the output is proportional to the input, normally in relation to the combination of a device and a media that can together measure, record, or reproduce continuous information.

For example, older telephones converted the vibration of sounds to electric …

Visual Literacy

Now that a lot of people are clicking on a daily basis, it is important to keep in mind that every picture clicked has a purpose and we not only click a frame but something that conveys a message. It is important to keep in mind that an image might influence others in various possible ways.

Visual literacy is about seeking rather than just looking around. When getting ready to click the shot, stop and think for a moment what the picture conveys.

Understanding that every picture has its own vision of the world is important and that when you click something or someone, try to pre-visualise what is being translated from the three dimensional reality in front of you onto the two dimensional space within the photograph frame. Your camera is just a tool which will lend …

Portrait photography came with the advent of photography during the early 19th century while it was trying to find its foothold as an art as well. With the invention of the camera came a more convenient way to capture a visible image rather than painting it which was more time consuming and less accurate. Each photograph back then used to have only 20 copies so the photograph had more value. With the advancement of technology, the cameras got fancier and more efficient. The clarity of each picture got better and the cameras got smaller and faster. Portrait photography advanced and changed with equipment.

Portrait photography is mostly performed professionally in a photo studio. The photographer has control over the camera equipment where he/she could adjust the direction and intensity of light thereby also editing anything that appears to be abnormal …

ISO speed – The ISO speed is the sensitivity of the camera to available light in the surroundings. For most cameras, the lowest ISO speed setting is 100. The good ISO speed settings for trick photography ranges between 100 to about 400 as this speed range greatly reduces digital image noise.

What could be annoying as having image noises in your photos? Image noises are those out-of-place pixels on your digital images that have to be cleaned up with an image editor like adobe photoshop. Not to spend hours cleaning up images you have just taken, it is best to minimize their occurrence by adjusting your camera’s ISO speed. Right?

Generally speaking, to get brighter image, you will have to increase your ISO speed setting (and vice versa). In places like a concert with low light, a higher ISO speed …

1. To make your photos interesting you must have a camera with function, which allows you disable the automatic settings and set them manually. Often in practice it’s SLR digital camera. It also has a better matrix, which affects the quality of the photos and you can change lenses, allowing you to take your photos more diverse, giving you more space for creativity.
2. Try to take pictures as best as possible, to make minimum adjustments on the computer later. Try to mentally divide the frame into nine equal parts and possibly put important objects on the intersections, not in the center of the photo. This will make the photo composition more dynamic.
3. Don’t get carried away with the flash. It often makes blurry photos and faces can be flat. To avoid blurry photos lean hands on a firm surface and press

Adobe Photoshop, now in version CS5, was originally created as a tool for simple image editing functions. Since 1990, it has turned into an all-encompassing suite of software with many features and the ability to meet the needs of graphic designers, architects, animators, web-designers, photographers and even 3D artists. Think of Photoshop as the ideal program for photo retouching and image editing with unlimited potential and the ability to grow continuously, not only with software updates, but also with special plugins, known as “filters “, developed by Adobe and other third-party software companies.

Do you want to combine multiple pictures into a unique view? Or create an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image? Do you want to easily get rid of unwanted skin blemishes from your photos? Or maybe make it yourself look a little taller, thinner or fatter? Photoshop can …

Early to Rise and Early to Shoot!

Part of the magic of shooting in the snow is capturing those untouched shots before anyone has walked through it. Wrap up warm and head out as soon as the snow has finished falling, because you can guarantee that it won’t stay fresh for long!

Early mornings many times are the best times to be out and about shooting beautiful pictures!

Lighting is the key – Get your exposure right!

Winter and Snow means – lots of dark and white! Our camera generally do a pretty good job of exposing our images correctly for us – but, when it comes to scenes with lots of black or white it can struggle.

Every camera is designed to expose as close to medium grey as possible, which is fine for an evenly lit scene, but …

Thank God, however, because right now there are many websites that offer royalty free photos, like istockphoto.com and Getty Images. We’d find the things we needed there 9 times out of ten. They provide top quality and incredibly cheap photos. If you wish to explore more websites that offer royalty free, continue reading.

Like a lot of other activities the web has changed the way you look for and buy images. The time it requires to obtain the right image continues to be shortened, however, the cost of pictures hasn’t necessarily gone lower consequently. A few of the large image providers like Getty and Corbis provide fantastic pictures, however, they do so at relatively high costs. The royalty free route continues to be less costly, but frequently the images which are of the greatest quality is going to be ‘rights …

Know the value of a portfolio

Having your creative works displayed, and easily accessible to the world is a great investment. There is always someone out there willing to hire a creative mind that can handle creative assignments. That alone should prompt you to create a strong online imagery portfolio that will expose your work to the world.

Gather your favorite Imageries

Locate and gather all your favorite images into an online collection and don’t mind about the numbers. You can have as many as 500 images. This is an opportunity to place value on your past years of shooting, by building a master gallery.

Now, trim the unnecessary fat

Yes, it is obvious that you love most or all of the images you added to your portfolio, but it is now time to trim out what is less valuable. …