Whether a tranquil haven of serenity or a jam-packed platform for sun worshippers, the beach is a perfect location for all genres of photography; macro, documentary, seascape, portrait and even wildlife. Here are some pointers to get your creative juices flowing when it comes to beach photography . Waiting for a moment – by ^riza^ Macro and Creative Abstracts Beaches are rife with opportunity for macro shots and creative abstracts
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Beach Photography
Flowers in a Green Field – by nhburdick This weekend your challenge is to take an image on the theme of ‘Less is More’. We’re going for a fair ‘minimalistic’ approach this time around. Feel free to interpret the theme as you want – but once you’ve taken you ‘Less is More’ image, upload it to your favourite photo sharing site and either share a link to it below or embed it in the comments using the our new tool to do so .
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LESS IS MORE: Weekend Photography Challenge
Wondering How to Choose Your Next Camera ? In this post Kim Brebach from Get the Picture shares some advice on the topic. As on any journey, the next step depends on where you start.
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How to Choose Your Next Camera – What and Where to Buy
Photo by algo One of my favorite things to photograph is Mushrooms – in this post I’ll give you some tips on how to do it. As a child I had a love hate relationship with Mushrooms. It all started down on my Nana’s farm where on cool Autumn days one of the things we’d love to do was go Mushrooming.
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How to Photograph Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi
Cypress College has excellent facilities and is one of the best-equipped photography departments in the state. If you are considering a career in photography, you should examine the many advantages of the Cypress College Photography Department. We don’t expect you to know which field you want to pursue when you enroll, but we offer certificates and degrees which encompass a wide range of proficiencies
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Cypress College
1.} Bump bump bump (“did you ever ride a Wump?” – Dr. Seuss ) Obviously, get that bump! There are a couple must-have bump shots: Hands-on-bump (don’t forget Dad and siblings if there are any!) Sonogram photo is a cute one. The baby’s way of saying “hey, I’m in here !” 2.} Dad – Don’t forget that the dad is an important role in this whole thing.
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7 Must-Have Maternity Shots
A Guest Post by Eva Polak . Attending a photography workshop is the best way to learn new skills. Not only will it improve your technique and expand your knowledge, it will also expose you to a range of interesting subjects to shoot and give you an opportunity to meet and have fun with like-minded people
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How to Maximize Your Photography Workshop Experience
Have you ever erased someone’s moles only to get a “oh…um….ok” response? I have. We might think we’re doing someone a favour by removing imperfections from their features but when does is go too far
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To Heal or Not to Heal – Blemish Removal
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I have been working over the past day to setup some digital items to sell on PayLoadz.com I’ve taken the book that is used in my Digital Photography School / Boot Camp and broken it up into 5 eBooks that cover each of the 4 classroom sessions, plus a bonus section that is not taught in the seminars. At $5.95 this is a great deal on some high-quality Photography Education material. So far only two are available, but I will be uploading the rest of them very soon. Give one a try and see what you think of the idea. Topics will include: Exposure Composition The Camera Flash – Light - Metering File Management.
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Digital Photography eBooks now available!
Now available for immediate download, this 15-page workshop covers the topics of the first day in my typical 4-day Photography School. Click the link below to purchase it now for only $5.95 Digital Photography – Exposure Workshop . © 2010 Jeff Cowell jrcowell.com
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Digital Photography – Exposure Workshop
On March 14th, 2010 I will be leading a 2-hour workshop at Botanica - The Wichita Gardens, in Wichita, KS. Space for this event is limited and a portion of the proceeds benefit Botanica. The topic for this session is Exposure . We’ll be talking about the elements of exposure and how to bring those elements together to ensure you capture good quality images. Check out the details at http://www.botanica.org or go directly to the event listing at: http://botanica.org/c/content/basics-photography-workshop-exposure . Hope to see you there. © 2010 Jeff Cowell jrcowell.com
I have decided to add a Photography School in Stratford, CT from June 22-25, 2010. This is to coincide with the Bullard Havens Class of 80’s 30th reunion. (no I was not a part of that class, but why not crash their party anyway) This event will tentatively be hosted at the Ramada Inn on Lordship Boulevard and should include some shooting in Lordship and around the town of Startford. Be sure to check out the details here: http://photoschoolct-blog.eventbrite.com/ © 2010 Jeff Cowell, jrcowell.com
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Connecticut Photography School
ONLY ONE ROOM LEFT as of February 23rd. Photography Boot Camp A Three day adventure in Learning and Experiencing Photography This Boot Camp in comprised of all the information presented in my Digital Photography School plus an extra day-long field trip to help reinforce everything you’ve learned through the week. In this Boot Camp you’ll have a real hands-on experience in a variety of settings along with a total of 12 hours of classroom work on the theories and techniques we’ll use in the field.
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Photography Boot Camp Weekend in Beaumont
Upcoming Events Feb 27-28 – Express Photography Boot Camp Mar 6, 13, 20 & 27 – Photography School Mar 14 – Daylight Savings Time Remember to set your clocks ahead 1 hour Mar 14 – Studio Lighting Workshop Mar 14 – Exposure Class at Botanica Mar 17 – St Patrick’s Day Dinner Mar 21 – Studio Lighting Workshop Mar 21 – Composition Class at Botanica April 10 – Photography Boot Camp – Beaumont April 17 – Turner Falls Spring Thaw Excursion April 30-May 2 – Box of Rocks Photo Excursion Use the links above for details on these events and watch for future posting on my blog. © 2010 Jeff Cowell, JeffCowell.com
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Studio Lighting Workshop for Photographers – Two Dates Available This workshop is an introduction to Photography Studio Lighting Equipment and Techniques. You don’t need any knowledge of studio lighting to attend and benefit from this workshop. There’s a wealth of knowledge available about lighting, everything from photo floods to the most elaborate studio strobes
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Photo Studio Lighting Workshop
In this post we’re featuring a full set of 59 image from a photo shot by the team at Crudo Visual along with some commentary giving some behind the scenes information on the concept and how it was achieved (below the images). I hope you enjoy this type of post! – Darren TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. Dissecting the photo shoot “No Originality”
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Two Sides to Every Story: Behind the Scenes of a Photo Shoot
Copyright Peter West Carey It’s time to offer up another photo for your critique and edits. This month’s photo will have some variety, I’m sure. The finished product in this case ended up being a panoramic photo (above, click for original size), but there are many options for your cropping pleasures with the original file, found here (Warning: 12MB download). The original is a Canon RAW file from a 5D (.cr2) and should be openable in most versions of photo editing software. If not, here are two articles on DPS describing the freely distributed GIMP photo editing software and UFRaw , used to convert RAW images. As a member of the DPS community, you are free to download the photo and edit it anyway you wish, posting your results here for all to see. Please do not distribute the photo outside of DPS. Along with posting your final edit, please also post a bit of the tale on how it came to be. Which program did you use and what kind of edits were needed? This type of critique is most valuable when there are more descriptions of what was changed so we can all learn from each other. I look forward to what your editing mind develops!! In my case, I used Photoshop Lightroom 2.5 for my edits. The image was first ‘leveled’ and then cropped accordingly. I upped the exposure by half a stop (it was shot intentionally at -1 1/3 to help ensure the glaciers did not get blown out) and increased the contrast to +41. Highlight recovery was adjusted to +21 to bring just a bit of detail into the snow and ice while black clipping was set to +8 for a sharper feel. Clarity was moved to +45, Vibrance +24 and just a bit of sharpening. I used the Adjustment Brush to mask off the upper and right third of the blue sky and increase exposure by one stop. Lastly, I changed three colors’ luminance values: yellow +43, red +36 and green +36 to bring out colors in the flags. (Note: the original photo will seem crooked when first viewed, but I assure you, it was shot level with the horizon but with sloping ground) Post from: Digital Photography School – Photography Tips
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Monthly Critique And Edit
Copyright bfishadow There’s no doubt digital photography has made some amazing leaps and bounds since hitting the mainstream consumer mark well over a decade ago. Some things have been a bit ‘gadgety’ (I’m thinking of a Kodak camera that had a ‘Thinner’ feature to slim down waistlines) however there have been some handy features for consumers and pros alike. Some were driven by the advent of digital photography itself, such as sensor cleaning technology that had no reason to exist in the film world. The ability to set white balance would be another innovation and something that was never possible in the film world, short of rewinding film part way through a roll and changing canisters. The same goes for ISO adjustment. A lot of the others can be classified as ‘gadgety’ as well, but they do provide some real world uses, such as the newer face detection technology that helps the camera focus and adjust exposure to properly render people, rather than bright backgrounds. Sure, a number of these things aren’t needed if basic photography principles are learned, but the utility is hard to deny
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What Is The Next Digital Innovation You Would Like To See?
The ultimate battle ensues for the top drawer in my toolbox: presets versus actions. What’s the difference and what are the pros and cons according to Elizabeth? First the basics: Presets are Lightroom’s way of applying many changes to a photo in one click
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Lightroom Presets vs. Photoshop Actions