How to Take Stunning Pictures from an Airplane Window
photo credit: MiiiSH Why wait until you reach your destination to start taking photos? If you own a DSLR camera, Using the right tricks and techniques, you can capture some great shots from the moment the plane leaves the runway. Find DSLR Cameras on Amazon Top tricks: Choose a good seat/window Try to avoid seats … Continue Reading
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Best Compact Digital Camera 2011
While I love taking photos with my large SLR camera, its size makes it impractical to carry it around with me when going out with friends. I always like having a small point & shoot with me to capture photos of my outings or little things I chance upon.
The Simplest and Most Powerful Way to Create Art
The following is a guest post by my sister Ineta McParland, who who inspires me with her ability to see beauty in the smallest of forms with her pictures of animals and nature in Sarasota, FL. photo credit: aneye4wonder We are visual creatures. We rely mainly on our vision to survive in this world. We … Continue Reading
Shoot Your Kids! Tips for Taking Great Photos of Your Kids at Home
The following is a guest post by Camille Pyatte of Camille Pyatte Photography. Camille is a professional photographer from Sarasota, FL. Don’t miss out on the everyday moments you want to capture with your little ones! Photographing infants and toddlers can be the most exhausting and stressful assignment for a professional with a limited time … Continue Reading
How to Take an HDR Photo with a Nikon D50 or Similar Digital SLR Camera (Video)
This is my first instructional photography video, so please excuse the camera shake. In this video, I’m showing you how to setup your camera to take the 3 differently exposed shots you will need to create an HDR photo.
Best Time of Day to Take Pictures
Last Weekend I was in Miami and take an afternoon off to go take photos in Miami Beach. I was planning to get shots of hotels and specifically elements of South Beach’s famous art deco architecture. The problem was that late afternoon was a bad time to take photos since most of the facades along … Continue Reading
You Are So Talented
When I look through web pages such as Flickr, deviantART, or StumbleUpon I get so inspired by everyone’s work. The most incredible part of this is that so much of this art is created by ordinary people like you and me.
Joby Gorillapod SLR: A Compact Alternative to a Tripod
One of my favorite accessories for my Nikon D50 is the Joby Gorillapod SLR. I got one for my girlfriend last year and I’ve been “stealing” it from her ever since – enough that I’ll probably get one myself pretty soon. I’m undecided between the Gorillapod SLR and the Gorillapod SLR Zoom models – I … Continue Reading
Digg’s All Time Favorite HDR Photos
These are the most popular HDR photos as voted by the Digg community within this past year:
Protect Your SLR Photo Lens with a UV Filter
Once you buy a nice new digital SLR one of the first things I recommend doing is buying a UV filter. A UV filter costs about $15 for the lower end version and up to around $80 for the higher end versions. The UV filter serves two functions. First, it filters out UV light from … Continue Reading
Photomatix HDR Software at 15% OFF!
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Photomatix Pro is by far my favorite program for creating and tone mapping HDR photos!
