keskiviikko 30. syyskuuta 2015

PictureCorrect.com: How to Use a Sun Bouncer or Reflector for Action Sports Photography

Using a reflector such as a sun bouncer is an effective way to light a subject. Photographer Leo Rosas explains how you can use this tool in a variety of ways; give your subject a warmer look, use a faster shutter speed and fill in unwanted or harsh shadows. It’s a great way...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Full Moon Rising Behind Chicago

Peter Dykstra knew the full moon was rising on September 27—he was tweeting about it before it even happened. At the ready with his Canon 7D, he snapped this gorgeously balanced shot: (Via Imgur. Click image to see full size.) Dykstra isn’t a professional photographer—at...

PictureCorrect.com: How Focal Length Affects the Background of a Photo

The choice of lens for your camera can significantly affect two major aspects of your photos: the angle of view that you capture and the extent of background distortion. But hang on a second. Does changing the focal length only determine background compression? This eye-opening...

tiistai 29. syyskuuta 2015

PictureCorrect.com: Quick Macro Photography Tricks

If you delve into the incredible world of macro photography, with the aid of a few digital photography tricks, you can take photographs of insects that will blow your mind. “Summer Mantis” captured by Gary Vernon (Click image to see more from Vernon.) A normal housefly may...

PictureCorrect.com: Advantages and Disadvantages of High Speed Sync

This video from The Slanted Lens demonstrates a secret that pro photographers use often. This is a trick that most amateur photographer would pay handsomely to know—how to use strobes in high speed sync mode on location: Normal sync mode does not allow you to use a fast shutter...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Barefoot in the City

Photography is about atmosphere. Creating an emotional response is as important as creating a coherent image: shapes of legs, a street, cars, a dangling pair of high heels. Here, we see those things, but it’s their abstraction by silhouette and bokeh that emit a feeling...

PictureCorrect.com: Watch This Photographer Stand Firm Against a Charging Elephant

When Tor Bowling first saw the elephant, he froze. He tried to step aside, but the creature tracked his every move. After a few moments, his friend flipped on a video camera. Less than a minute later, the elephant began to charge toward Bowling, who was holding...