http://www.totallysweetphotos.com An amateur journey through photography. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:42:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TotallySweetPhotoshttp://feedburner.google.com Semi-automatic modes give you more creative control over the various elements of your photos than full auto, but without throwing you into full manual mode. Choose what factor you wish to control -- depth of field, shutter speed -- and pick a semi-automatic mode that takes care of the rest. ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/09/04/explanation-of-semi-automatic-dslr-modes/ FlickrSync is a free Windows application that will synchronize the contents of a folder or set of folders on your computer with your Flickr account. It allows the user to define upload settings, create photos sets and define custom filters. FlickrSync works one-way -- photos are synced from your computer to ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/05/11/flickrsync-synchronize-local-folders-with-flickr/ “Architectural Photography of Tall Buildings” by Paul Bartholomew is a play-by-play of the photographer's thought process on a job that required him to capture towering Manhattan buildings without converging lines. Of course I didn’t say it was 100% possible, but with an agreement to proceed I offered to scout each location ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/02/11/using-panoramas-to-photograph-tall-buildings-without-distortion/ On February 9th Nikon announced a new lens aimed at their entry-level customers: the AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G. This is prime glass boasting a wide f/1.8 maximum aperture, small size & light weight and an attractive price tag. Nikon's new 35mm f/1.8 is an introductory fixed focal length lens aimed ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/02/10/new-35mm-f18-dx-lens-from-nikon/ A number of photography sites and blogs have spoke about staying away from the delete button, so I thought I would weigh in with my own experiences in resisting the urge to free up storage space. Digital photography has a great many advantages, but the ability to review and delete ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/02/05/mistakes-not-always-bad-in-photography/ In “Camera Feature: Audio Recording“, Jack Prominski of ProminskiPhoto describes a feature found in pro cameras that is often overlooked: audio recording. Many top-of-the-line professional digital cameras allow the photographer to annotate their photos with audio clips. Fire off a series of shots, then record a quick description of what's going ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/01/30/often-overlooked-pro-camera-feature-audio-recording/ When the camera shakes an exposure and you are not using a fast enough shutter speed, your pictures may turn out blurry. In order to get sharp images when shooting hand-held, you must identify all the different factors that have the potential to cause camera shake, and take precautions to ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/01/29/how-to-get-sharp-photos-when-shooting-hand-held/ In “The Biggest Secret of Photography” professional photographer Marc Silber reveals the most important secret to improving your photography: making a lot of pictures. Silber reflects on a few famous photographers who perfected their craft though tireless effort: Cartier-Bresson carried his camera everywhere, and Annie Leibovitz photographed everything. My favorite story ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/01/28/improve-your-photography-by-dragging-your-camera-everywhere/ In “The Canon Powershot G9 in Japan” by Luminous Landscape, Nick Devlin discusses shooting almost excusively with a Canon Powershot G9 over his Leica M8 during a trip to Japan. Forgive us for posting an article that is almost a year old, but an enthusiastic comparison of a high-end point ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/01/19/canon-g9-a-better-travel-camera-than-leica-m8/ “The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Composition” by Photography Wired covers the first major step in moving from taking snapshots to making photographs: learning how to compose your shots. Do you have a desire to move on from taking snapshots? Just got a camera, or had one a while but ... http://www.totallysweetphotos.com/2009/01/16/the-difference-between-snapshots-and-photographs-superior-composition/