perjantai 31. joulukuuta 2021

PictureCorrect.com: 365 Photo a Day Challenge: Start the Year Right

I like to think of myself as an avid photographer, but there are times when the creativity wanes and the inspiration dries up. The trigger finger stiffens from lack of use and generally, I start to suffer from photographer’s malaise. This is when auto-pilot needs to kick in...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Times Square at Night

Over the past century, Times Square in New York has been the go-to place for music, the arts, and tourists. And with over 50 million visitors a year, it’s no surprise there are countless photos of this amazing hub of activity. Despite the vast amount of attention Times Square...

PictureCorrect.com: Discussion: What is Your New Year’s Resolution for Photography?

The beginning of a new year is truly a good time to set some goals for what you want to accomplish. Start off 2022 right! What is your New Year’s Resolution for Photography? We started this discussion on Facebook, it’s always great to make friends who are working towards the...

torstai 30. joulukuuta 2021

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Cannon Beach Patterns

Cannon beach in Oregon never fails to make it to the list of best beaches of the world. Besides the sandy and gorgeous shoreline, Haystack rock is another wow factor of this place. When you see it, you get to feel how majestic it really is. Photographer Nathaniel Merz took the...

PictureCorrect.com: In-depth Lightroom Photo Editing Course New Year’s Deal

What if you knew that you could effectively edit hundreds of photos in minutes, not hours; would you find the task less daunting? For those of you working on photo editing or trying to get better at Lightroom, you may be interested in this course that’s currently on sale for...

PictureCorrect.com: Changing Aspect Ratio In-Camera On Location for Landscapes

Modern cameras are packed with helpful features. However, despite being useful, some features might be buried deep inside the camera menu. Or maybe they might be hiding in plain sight because you don’t pay enough attention to them, or because you’re unaware of the functionality. In today’s video, landscape photographer Mark Denney takes you through...

keskiviikko 29. joulukuuta 2021

PictureCorrect.com: How to Set Prices & Rates as a Professional Photographer

Pricing… you can’t work as a professional photographer for long without getting caught up in the subject of pricing your work (well, you could, perhaps, but you would never make any money). Then there’s the question of not only what prices to charge, but also how to educate...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Portrait with Light Painting

It’s usually when you think out of the box that you get some mind boggling images. For instance, it’s not everyday that you come across a portrait that was taken with a long exposure. Photographer Adrian Mechocki specializes in the art of light painting and took the following...

PictureCorrect.com: Timelapse: New Year’s Eve In New York City (2014)

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Times Square in New York City is on many a bucket list. It is one of the largest celebrations of its type–an estimated 1,000,000 people attend the event in person with another 1,000,000,000 (yes, that’s right, one billion) people tuning in worldwide...

tiistai 28. joulukuuta 2021

PictureCorrect.com: 10 Pieces of Advice for New Lightroom Users

If you are new to Lightroom then it can be a bit overwhelming. As an experienced Lightroom user, there are things that I wish I had known when I started using the software. Here’s a list of the ten most important. “Photo editing” by Hakan Dahlstrom 1. Store All Your Raw Files...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Still Leaf

We often assume we must visit distant places to find beauty. In fact, that allows us to overlook the natural beauty that’s right in front of us. Have you ever spent even a minute looking at the leaves? If you have, you know how simple yet complicated they can be. Look at the...

PictureCorrect.com: Key Ingredients for Successful Product Photography

Thanks to digital marketing, the need for good product photography is higher than ever before. If you’re able to take elegant product photos that speak to the general public, you’ll have brands rushing to work with you. But, as you will see in this video by photographer and filmmaker Peter McKinnon, product photography is not only about taking a photo...

maanantai 27. joulukuuta 2021

PictureCorrect.com: Using the Bokeh Effect in Child Portraits

“Bokeh” is a beautiful soft effect in which the background of a photograph becomes like circles of blurred, translucent light. As a professional photographer, my lifelong quest has been to consistently capture images of a child’s face in which everything in front of and behind...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: All the World’s Ablaze in this Canadian Mountain Valley

Look away right now unless you wish to be gripped by an irresistible urge to move to Canada immediately. If you choose to continue forward, please also remember that it is impossible to climb through your screen and pitch a tent inside landscape photographer...

PictureCorrect.com: Is Technology Killing Photography?

Photography has a very close relationship with technology, which means it has evolved at a rather quick pace in recent years. Whether it’s the camera, lens quality or imaging media, photographic technology has improved immeasurably. Certain aspects become obsolete, but there are still different groups of photographers that swear that the old way is...

sunnuntai 26. joulukuuta 2021

PictureCorrect.com: Balancing Strobes with Natural Window Light for Photos

A common statement that people make when looking at images taken with flash is about how unnatural the images appear. That happens when the light from the flash is not mixing well with the ambient natural light. When done correctly, natural light and fill flash together can...

PictureCorrect.com: How To Photograph Fireworks

During celebration periods, such as Independence Day, Christmas and New Year’s, there are many firework shows in many places. Therefore, there are a lot of opportunities to photograph fireworks. What do you need for taking fireworks photos? Photo by Robert Hensley; ISO 200,...

PictureCorrect.com: Interesting Photo of the Day: Snowy Japanese Cedars

For today’s interesting photo feature, we’ll be traveling to a sleepy Shinto shrine resting at the base of a remote mountain. In the dead of winter, not many brave the cold to visit the sacred site. But, as this image clearly illustrates, those that do are rewarded with an unbelievable...

PictureCorrect.com: Photography Perspective

After spending the last four years getting more and more into photography, it has only been recently that I’ve felt I have really become confident in my abilities to make use of perspective to get shots that I’m truly proud of. That may seem like a long time. But I guess you...