Digital Camera Photography

Understanding Exposure Compensation For Better Photographs

2013-06-12T12:22:00.000+05:30

There are photographers who choose not to shoot in Manual Mode. Instead, they prefer to use automatic by choosing between the Aperture Priority (A for Nikon and Av for Canon) or Shutter Priority Mode (S for Nikon and Tv for Canon). There are times though when these programmed modes will not expose the subjects correctly. To help solve this problem, one must learn how to use the Exposure Value

Top Tips For Pregnancy Photo Shoots

2013-05-29T10:56:00.000+05:30

The objective of any pregnancy or ‘maternity’ photo shoot should be to make your client look amazing and feel great at a point when she may not feel at her best – in her later stages of pregnancy. As a photographer it’s your job to use flattering lighting and suitable props to bring attention to a woman’s bump without making the woman feel self-conscious or exposed. Whether you’re a seasoned

The Importance Of Black-and-White Photography

2013-04-25T11:26:00.000+05:30

What comes to your mind when you see a photo in black-and-white tone? Do you think it’s too archaic to think of? Well, think again! Black-and-white photography has started attracting many natty photographers from around the world. And here are the two solid reasons why many people still prefer monotones to full saturated colours: 1. A photo in black-and-white tone allows you to focus on lights,

8 Photography Terms You Must Know

2013-02-20T14:07:00.000+05:30

Though we have covered almost all the basics of digital photography on DCP, but i believe that recapitulating all the important terms together will be a treat, especially for those who have just started out with photography either as a hobby or as a career. 1. Aperture Aperture is the opening of your camera. Thus, It is the aperture only which decides the amount of light that can pass through

4 Tips On Choosing Printer Photo Papers

2013-01-25T18:21:00.000+05:30

As a digital photographer, on occasion you might need a hardcopy of your images. Printing your work is an alternative way to share your passion with a hardcopy that you and others can hold and feel, and that deserves more attention and it’s often perceived as ‘special’. With so many options and considerations to take into account, selecting the most suitable printing media is sometimes a

4 Tips To Take Great Photos For Canvas Prints

2012-12-20T10:01:00.000+05:30

Almost every new mother gets a flood of coupons and offers from baby-minded companies, including studio portrait photographers. But, while coupons for diapers and formula can save you money on things you need, a discounted studio portrait still counts as a luxury expense in many family budgets. There is a way to obtain the quality of a studio portrait and, even better, preserve the spontaneity

10 Photography Tips For Christmas

2012-12-15T13:21:00.000+05:30

Christmas is one of the most memorable celebrations of the year. Unfortunately, the merry event only comes once every 12 months. If you want to relive the occasion at any given time and day of the year, you might want to capture the moment by taking a snapshot. However, don’t just point and shoot when you get the chance. The best pictures are captured by considering a number of elements. Many

How To Take Better Child Portraits

2012-11-14T16:12:00.000+05:30

‘Never work with children’ goes the old hackneyed adage! And of course like any cliché there is always a ‘nugget’ of truth in it- it can be notoriously difficult to get kids to do what you want them to do in front of the camera, which can be very frustrating. The thing is though, some of the very best and most touching portrait photography you see is about children or childhood. Why is this? My

3 Stages Of A Photographer’s Development

2012-11-08T17:37:00.000+05:30

As photographers, we grow through 3 stages. Each stage will be shaped by what we think is important and will determine the quality of our work. The only way to move to the next stage is by mastering the previous stage. Doing so opens up opportunities to expand our skills, improve our photography and experience a greater amount of success. Here are those 3 stages… Stage 1: Camera Technology

5 Tips To Take Great Photos Of Your Family And Kids

2012-10-27T12:59:00.000+05:30

Years ago if you wanted to have great photographs of your family you had to hire a professional family photographer. These days many families still take that option, but many are also choosing to buy their own DSLR camera and try to take photos of their family themselves. But many are disappointed with the results because the photos they produce just lack that punch, that ability to captivate,

5 Tips To Improve Your Wildlife Photography Skills

2012-10-17T10:58:00.000+05:30

The growth of the picture/photography industry has been tremendous in recent times due to the ease at which any individual can purchase a digital camera and more advanced photography gear. This has encouraged both professional artisans and armature travellers visiting safaris, to engage in one form of photography or another. We applaud this new development and would be providing our quota to

The Rising Popularity Of Engagement Shoots

2012-09-12T16:57:00.000+05:30

Against a cinematic backdrop of chrome and glass skyscrapers a couple embrace. Stood on the balcony overlooking the cityscape, the man and woman look like any other office workers. But then he slowly removes his glasses, flicks his tie over his shoulder and rips open his shirt to reveal an iconic red-over-yellow ‘S’ against a blue background. He lifts the woman in his arms and prepares to fly off

6 Reasons to Prefer Point-and-Shoots to DSLR Cameras

2012-09-06T23:18:00.000+05:30

The following post is an extension to my previous post which talked about how point-and-shoots are different from DSLRs.In this post, I am going to highlight 6 reasons to prefer a regular point-and-shoot camera to a DSLR... 1. Affordability Point-and-shoots are generally available at around half the cost of DSLRs. The reason for this wide gap in price is quite discernible - compact cameras

10 Ways To Create Your Own Photo Studio At Home

2012-08-03T21:52:00.000+05:30

Have you ever felt the awkwardness of working in unfamiliar territory? For people who live and thrive on creativity (like us photographers), a relaxed, familiar environment is definitely a must in order to produce outstanding outputs. Where else can you call comfortable, familiar territory but in your own home? You can welcome your clients with ease and you can do anything you want! Well.. it is

How to Take Great Self Portraits

2012-07-09T10:44:00.000+05:30

Clicking self portraits can be of great fun and at the same moment it can be challenging as well ! What makes this form of photography really of a challenge is – the need for right focus, timing, position and expressions altogether. Learning how to click great self portraits can be advantageous especially when there is no one around to snap your photos. There are basically two ways in which a

Beach Photography Tips

2012-06-08T18:20:00.000+05:30

So it’s a long holiday session all over the northern hemisphere and it is during this very time of the year that people are usually out of their homes, planning the perfect vacation and booking travel tickets. Needless to say, don’t ever forget to take your digital camera along with you, or else what’s the point of having spent all that money and time and later not even a single memory to

A Look into Depth of Field for Beginner Photographers

2012-05-18T11:40:00.000+05:30

Photography can be a fantastically rewarding hobby - and although it may have once been an expensive one, equipment is slowly but surely becoming more accessible to everyone. With this in mind, it’s easy to improve your skills without much professional training or the most expensive kit. Take depth of field for example. This is a term that is thrown around a lot in the world of photography, but

10 Tips To Take Good Photos with Your Mobile Phone Camera

2012-05-16T12:30:00.000+05:30

We all capture our daily life events using regular phone camera. For most of us, it's simply like holding the phone against the subject followed by pressing the shoot button. And that's all. But do you know how to take great photos with your mobile phone camera? There is a lot more to know apart from just holding the phone against your subject. Let's see, how by using these 10 tips one can make

How to Take Great Photos at a Wedding

2012-04-27T18:35:00.000+05:30

A wedding presents a huge number of photographic possibilities ranging from still life images of details such as flowers and buttonholes, photojournalistic images capturing the moment and telling the story of the day, portraits of the bride and groom through to landscape photographs of the locations, buildings and the venue. The wedding photographer has to be immensely versatile, technically

Instagram for android – amazingly easy way to edit and share photos online

2012-04-25T19:50:00.000+05:30

If you are an android phone owner who loves editing and sharing photos online then you must try out this newly released photo editing app – Instagram. Within 24 hours of release on the play store, this app recorded a whooping 1 million+ downloads. What makes instagram unique from the rest of the photo editing apps for android, is its unique user interface, 17 sets of amazing pre-installed filters

What is ISO in digital photography and when to select the right ISO

2012-04-16T19:27:00.000+05:30

While operating the camera in manual mode you probably must have stumbled upon the term ISO. Mastering the use of ISO can significantly improve your digital photography skills. This post presents the concept of ISO in a very insightful way. Keep reading on… What exactly is ISO ? It can be considered as a unit of digital photography that measures the sensitivity of your camera’s optical sensor

7 Amazing photos captured by android’s HTC smartphones

2012-04-10T22:53:00.000+05:30

For those who believe that an iPhone is the one and only mobile phone that captures stunning photographs – think twice !!Android powered cameras are no behind. In fact, photos captured and post processed by an android device look far better than that processed by an iPhone. In this post, I have shared some really good snaps taken by HTC Wildfire S and HTC Explorer. It’s the time for some serious

Picasa Editing and Retouching tutorial

2012-03-19T20:34:00.000+05:30

After sharing an awesome photo editing tutorial in PhotoScape, here I present the next photo editing and retouching tutorial using Google Picasa. The new version of Picasa offers much more to edit photos using a variety of new photo editing effects like HDR(High Dynamic Range), Lomo, Cross process, Comic Print and even Vignette. Editing photos in new Google Picasa(version 3.9) has just became

Tilt Shift Photoshop Tutorial

2012-03-15T14:20:00.000+05:30

Tilt shift is a photography technique in which a selective area of the picture is focused (the selective focused area is often stretched straight – either horizontally or vertically). It is possible to play around with this photography on a DSLR using specially designed tilt shift lenses, but this would costs hundreds of dollars. However, this special effect can be easily applied to photos using

How to Change background in Photoshop

2012-03-11T13:09:00.000+05:30

A distracting background certainly spoils the beauty of a good photograph. With powerful image editing softwares like Adobe Photoshop, it is very easy to change the background of a photo. In this Photoshop tutorial, I will explain - how easily one can replace a distracting background with a desired background photo. I am using Adobe Photoshop version CS4 while creating this tutorial. Step