Boudoir photography was invented about 15 minutes after the first photographic process was perfected. Once they figured out it worked, they were out looking for some gal to take her clothes off. Since then boudoir photography has risen and fallen in popularity in harmony with social acceptance. Lately it’s been making a comeback. Related Posts [...]
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Top Tricks For Getting Great Poses
Posted by chris on October 10th, 2011
Part of getting good portraits is getting your subject to relax and show genuine emotion instead of merely striking a pose. There are many books on how to pose people, but not as many on how to get them to show emotion in an uncomfortable situation. I’ve put together some of my tips for getting [...]
5 Tips For Getting Started In Photography
Posted by chris on September 2nd, 2011
A lot of people imagine themselves to be photographers. My standard joke is the actual number of photographers is equal to the number of people calling themselves photographers, subtracting every high school kid with a Nikon. That’s mean, but there’s a huge difference between doing something as a hobby and making a living at it. [...]
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No Comments »Ring Flash Photography
Posted by chris on June 3rd, 2011
Ring flash have been around a long time and are useful in a number of specialty areas. Fashion photographers like a ring flash for the nice, even lighting they provide. It softens the shadows and evens out skin tones. You can achieve a similar effect by placing your model in front of a soft box, [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: alien bees, fashion photographers, macro photography, macro ring, Portraits, ring flash, skin tones 1 Comment »Prime Lenses vs Zoom – What’s all the fuss?
Posted by chris on May 18th, 2011
In the early days of photography, your camera probably had a single fixed focal length lens (FFL). As cameras and optics design improved manufacturers started producing variable focal length lenses, named after their most famous attribute: The ability to zoom in on a subject. Since then photographers have been fighting about which is better. The [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: blog, camera, Canon, Portraits, prime lens, Sports Photography No Comments »On Photographing People
Posted by btighe428 on March 8th, 2011
Photographs of people have a special role in the world of photography. There’s something about a photograph of a person that creates an inherent attraction in a way that a photograph of a mountain, or a scenic landscape never could. We are social creatures by birth and people are the most important things in our [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: candid, gestures, photographs of people, portrait photography, Portraits, portraiture No Comments »Street Photography: Photographing People Part 3
Posted by Rowena on May 7th, 2010
When taking your camera out and about on the street you also need to think about what equipment to take with you – it needs to be fast and light. On top of this it also needs to be as inconspicuous as you can manage – taking expensive equipment out into urban areas with you [...]
Street Photography: Photographing People Part 2
Posted by Rowena on May 5th, 2010
Going out onto the streets to take pictures of people is a daunting thing to do if you aren’t used to working spontaneously or approaching strangers. However, it’s an amazing, free opportunity to get some stunning shots and will increase your confidence too. Even if you feel that you are a shy person who seldom [...]
Street Photography: Photographing People Part 1
Posted by Rowena on May 3rd, 2010
Now that summer is approaching, is a great time of year to get yourself out there on the streets and photograph things that are happening. Street Photography can be quite an anonymous thing – you could be photographing buildings or the environment, sometimes people but quietly with a long lens. Street photography is a great [...]
