Digital Photography School

Where To Rent A Lens Online

Peter Carey — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:01:46 +0000

Ever needed a lens but have been unable to afford it? In this post Peter Carey explores how you can have them - by renting lenses. I admit it. I like to dream about owning many, many lenses. It seems I can always conjure up at least one photo to justify purchasing any given lens. But [...]

An Introduction to Architectural Photography

Darren — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:03:33 +0000

I am a professional architectural photographer working out of Denver, Colorado. I have photographed over 4500 homes and buildings, and I can claim Colorado’s highest producing Real Estate agents as dedicated customers. Photographing homes and buildings presents a unique set of challenges for a shooter. There are any number of variables that affect each project, [...]

Prime vs Zoom Lenses - Which are Best?

Darren — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:01:43 +0000

“I’m doing some research into lenses for my Canon 40D DSLR and have come across lenses being referred to as Prime lenses. What is a Prime Lens and why would I consider them instead of a Zoom lens?” Thanks for the question, you’re not alone in asking it. As DSLRs come down in price I’m finding [...]

Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding Aperture (a beginner’s guide)

aloha — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:06:54 +0000

In this tutorial Natalie Norton explores the topic of Aperture. A few months back I wrote an article here at DPS that created a bit of a stir: 4 Reasons Not to Write Off Shooting in Automatic. I expected to get a lot of naysayers scolding me up and down and all around. I did get a [...]

Portrait Photography’s Power Posing - Part II: The Poses

Darren — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:26:19 +0000

Christina Dickson is a portrait photographer and instructor for the Institute in Photographic Studies. Her work can be viewed at Christina Nichole Photogrpahy As we discussed previously in Portrait Photography Power Posing Part I, posing is no simple matter. It requires great attention to detail in subject’s personality and artistic use of body language. A pose [...]

1 Million Readers Can’t Be Wrong

Darren — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:05:23 +0000

You’re one in a million! Just over two years ago (back in April of 2006) I started a blog here at Digital Photography School with the hope of connecting with others with a passion for digital photography. I knew there were others out there who like me wanted to learn to use their cameras to their [...]

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums

Nicole — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:22:29 +0000

Weekly Assignment This week’s assignment was 10 Minutes from Home and the challenge was to take a shot, you guessed it, 10 minutes from your home regardless of your mode of transportation. From this assignment you might think that everyone lives 10 minutes from a derelict building, but there were plenty of other types of photos [...]

How to Do Extreme Macro Photography Without a Dedicated Lens [VIDEO]

Darren — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:37:55 +0000

Have you ever wanted to experiment with macro photography but didn’t have the budget to buy a dedicated macro lens? In this video Jim from ProPhotolife shows us a trick using two lenses that you might already have to achieve 1:1 magnification. quick video 4, extreme macro photography trick from Jim Talkington on Vimeo. As he mentions in [...]

Creating Moods with the Kelvin Scale

Darren — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:01:33 +0000

In this article Christina Nichole sheds some light on the Kelvin Scale. Have you ever gone into a shooting scenario and struggled to match your white balance to the available light? Have you ever wondered how to intensify the color of a sunset without digital enhancement, or create a mood with the color of your available [...]

How to Shoot with Available Light

Darren — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:40:09 +0000

In this post Gary Cosby Jr. shares some great tips on shooting with available light. Shooting available light can be both liberating and enslaving. Sounds like a contradiction doesn’t it? In fact, shooting available light frees you from all the encumbrances of dragging strobe equipment around with its stands, modifiers, strobes and possibly even power packs. [...]