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Better Animal Photography

chris — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:11:24 +0000

Working with animals is frustrating and time consuming, but well worth the effort if you want to make extra money from your photography. I was going to take pictures for a local animal rescue group and not only helped place some animals in need of a home, but I picked up several referrals from people [...]

An Introduction To DSLR Video

chris — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:56:34 +0000

It’s not unusual these days for still photographers and videographers to be using the exact same cameras and lenses. That tempts many still photographers into thinking all they have to do to get great video is flip the selector switch to the little movie camera and fire away. Some of you may have discovered that [...]

Five Tips For Better Cell Phone Pictures

chris — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:41:58 +0000

The statistics on Flickr and other image sharing sites are clear that the most popular camera out there is the iPhone 4. In some ways it was inevitable that cell phones would start dominating the point and shoot market. Never underestimate the market power of convenience. While cell phone cameras may not offer the best [...]

Five Tips For Beginning Photographers

chris — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:22:54 +0000

There are a lot of people with no desire to become professional photographers who would still like to improve their personal photography. In fact, according to the feedback I get from local photography instructors, the majority of people taking classes are hobbyists. For most of you that means you’d really like tips that will yield [...]

Olympus Unveils New Mirrorless OM-D EM-5

chris — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:32:34 +0000

Olympus launched a new Micro Four-Thirds camera, the OM-D E-M5, the first new model apart from the Pen series and featuring a new line of interchangeable lenses. The OM-D E-M5 is styled like a smaller version of the old Olympus OM-1 SLR cameras, down to the control knob in roughly the same position as the [...]

The Art of Post Processing

chris — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:51:55 +0000

These days being a good photographer isn’t enough, you have to be a good photographer and a wizard at post processing. To demonstrate what a difference master post processing can make, I went to my friend Aaron Rosen out at Pixel-Mesh in sunny California to see how they turn a somewhat ordinary photo from drab [...]

Nikon’s Mind-Blowing D800 Specs

chris — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:51:39 +0000

Nikon definitely made a splash in the photography world with the introduction of the D800 and D800E . The D800 series raises the bar on resolution and makes a play for Canon’s DSLR video business. Priced competitively with the Canon 5D MK II, the D800 delivers an eye-popping 36.3-megapixel image weighing in at over 70 [...]

Wedding Photography For The Second Shooter

chris — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:20:15 +0000

With the nuptial season charging on us like a pack of credit card-wielding brides at a wedding dress discount sale, this is also the time for those of you considering a career in photography to start thinking about how you get into the wedding photography business. Of all the specialty branches of photography, the one [...]

Five Tips For Finding The Perfect Wedding Photographer

chris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:55:00 +0000

A wedding photographer friend of mine calls Valentine’s Day by a different name, he calls it Pop The Question Day. After the squeals of delight and frantic phone calls to girlfriends subside the soon to be brides will be breaking out the checkbooks and getting down to the business of booking wedding venues, reception halls, [...]

Three Critical Elements In Great Photography

chris — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:10:35 +0000

Let me admit right up front that limiting the critical elements of photography to just three is a little arbitrary. There are many critical elements that go into great photography, but what I’m trying to do is bring attention to important elements that are frequently overlooked. Too many people waste a fantastic amount of time [...]