Proud Photography Blog

When we say ‘submitting’ photos, we mean giving out photos in a professional capacity.

For example, submitting our images to a magazine for consideration.

When submitting our work to a client to review, or entering a competition.  Although you may think it’s as easy as pressing ‘send’ or throwing a print into an envelope, the way to submit the image is very important – think of it as a first impression.

Whenever you submit one of your images for publication or for a competition there will be guidelines to follow.

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Would you like to combine your two great passions in life–photography and deep sea exploration? Why not! You could do them both with underwater photography. The easiest way of course is to hop into a submarine. But since this is almost impossible for an amateur photographer snorkeling, scuba diving or even swimming could be avenues to click photographs when in water.

While there are specialized equipments for professional photographers, there are ordinary cameras that could be used underwater. The Olympus Stylus 720 SW is one such model that when fitted with some accessories could get some decent underwater pictures. Canon also has a line of such cameras.     These cameras would be quite bulky not only because of the additional paraphernalia but also because of the protective outer case. The massive plastic cases that house the entire unit would pull you down further. Thus, you need to be a little more than a beginner with this kind of camera. Metal cases are preferred because the chances of scratching the lens surface are lesser, the buoyancy problem can be easily managed and there is no internal reflection within the case. Read the rest of this entry »

This week’s article may be coming to you a little late, but for anyone out there who tried to shoot the fireworks displays in the US over the 4th of July you may or may not have been able to capture the colors and the splash in the way you were hoping. There are a variety of techniques and methods for capturing fireworks displays, but some basic strategies and camera settings can make all the difference between getting “the shot” or getting a big white blur.

The first thing to really make sure you have right is your vantage point. You want to be able to pick a place that gives you an unobstructed view of the fireworks when they go up, but you don’t want something that doesn’t allow you to have no view of the ground. Shots of fireworks in just the sky aren’t as dynamic as ones Read the rest of this entry »