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Here is an exciting software package to create interesting effects with your photographs. HDR Soft (http://www.hdrsoft.com/) offers a software package called Photomatix, which combines a series of photographs into a single image while retaining the qualities of the individual photographs. Although the photographs appear surreal, they are actually not enhanced “lies” where improperly exposed photographs are enhanced through filters. Each photograph processed through Photomatix are unenhanced. The magic happens in layers within a system called High Dynamic Range, or HDR for short. Here is how it works in a nutshell.

The photograph depicted here was taken on Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana and was processed through tone mapping using HDR Soft Photomatix Pro. Read the rest of this entry »

Breaking away from the automatic setting dependency does not need to be as daunting as it may initially appear. The key to developing an understanding how to take better photographs in the manual setting is to learn hoe to balance the exposure settings on your camera. Once you learn how the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings are interrelated, you will on your way to shooting full-time in manual mode.

Shutter Speed

The shutter speed setting you your camera dictates the level of detail you are able to capture on a single frame. Shutter speed is usually measured from 30 seconds to fractions of a second all the way up to 1000^th of a second. It is necessary to have a fast shutter speed when taking photographs of moving objects, such as race cars and airplanes. A shot taken at 1/2500^th of a second can clearly capture a helicopter rotor in mid flight Read the rest of this entry »

Many a vacationer has relied on the Auto Mode; and many a professional has relied on the light meter of their camera. One must understand that light tends to be moody, and can deceive the photographer’s equipment. Just like a navigator needs to know how much, how long and how fast to navigate his or her ship in order to safely reach their destination, a good photographer also needs to know how to guide the available light through the aperture and shutter of their camera before letting it reach the film or digital sensor.

Understanding exposure is not rocket-science. Too much light passing through the lens will give your picture a flat look. On the other hand, less light will give you dark pictures. If you don’t believe it let’s see how easy it is. Read the rest of this entry »

If you take a lot of photos then you may be wondering how you can upload all your wonderful pictures to the internet for a huge audience to view. With the opening of many sites that allow you to upload photos it’s rather simple to get your pictures online. There are many websites you can choose to upload your pictures on while on the internet but there are two main websites that are already widely popularized and you can gain some exposure by adding your own pictures to these sites.  Read the rest of this entry »