Proud Photography Blog

Photography is not so much about taking pictures as it is about creating art from within the known universe. Unlike traditional forms of expression where an artist works with a variety of abstract emotions and ideas to produce media, photographic art captures a real-world entity to produce abstract emotions and ideas. One could say that photography is the negative exposure of other forms of art. With this abstract thought in mind it is only fitting to explore silhouette photography.

Before setting up the shot, let’s take a moment to review our understanding between front light and back light. Most often, photographs have a majority of the available light to be dedicated to front lighting, this is to say we want to reflect light off the front of the subject to expose details that render the subject recognizable. This is generally why we use camera-mounted flash, or have the subject face the light source. Back lighting a subject means the light source is projected directly toward the camera and is sourced from behind the subject. When there is a higher ratio of available light dedicated to back light, the subject becomes dark as highlights are overcome by shadows. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital cameras have actually been available for quite some time, but it’s only recently that professional photographers are starting to use digital photography. There are however still some people that are addicted to their 35mm camera and unwilling to give it up.

There’s no denying that 35mm cameras are fantastic, and there is something very special about them. I know that I will never get rid of my 35mm camera; however I use a digital camera everyday because of the major advantages.
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If you’re the proud owner of an amazing point and shoot style camera, this article might only be of informational value to you. But if you’ve got either a film or digital SLR camera you’ve already been confronted with the sometimes dizzying array of lens choices. Do you want ultra-wide angle, super fast action, or detailed macro prime glass? What does all of that even mean?

Well lens choices all come down to what you really want to take pictures of, because each lens has various features that are better for one type of photo or another. So what are the biggest features and things to look out for? Well, to answer that I’ll try to organize everything by not feature, but by type of photography. Read the rest of this entry »

The yet-to-be released Olympus’ E-3 DSLR is making quite a stir.
Olympus recently invited the press to Istanbul, Turkey, for the introduction of the long expected successor of the E1.
The professional photographers agreed that after testing that Olympus’ E-3 DSLR under heavy rain that the waterproof construction of the lenses makes it a piece of cake for this camera to function well no matter the conditions.
Under the bad weather circumstances the D-SLR camera was also able to  demonstrate stability and solidness.
It was underlined that an important innovation carried out is the LCD monitor on the back of the camera that is a combination of a 2.5 inch LCD screen with a vari-angle construction which happens to be a joy to work with.
Another great detail is the enlargement of the optical viewfinder with a reproduction area of 100%.
All in all the camera offers features that are of indescribable value to professional and beginners in photography.
The Olympus’ E-3 DSLR is currently priced at $1,700, but availability is not yet known.

Specifications include:
2.5-inch 230k pixel live view display, “World’s fastest autofocus” with 11-point biaxial AF system,Image stabilization, sonic dust cleaning on sensor, shoots up to ISO 3200,3/4 lens mount, takes CF and xD media.

Last August ,in Japan, Nikon gave a sneak peek of its newest generation of professional digital SLR cameras.
The company revealed the Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera which will be released end of 2007.
The new Nikon D3 camera is one of the wisest moves by Nikon to recuperate the market it lost to Canon (Canon has 9 of the top 10 best selling cameras.)
Nikon has focused on redeveloping their flagship cameras to improve image quality and performance.

Nikon D3 comes with a full-frame sensor with a 12.1-megapixel resolution.
For complete accuracy, the sensor is less than a millimeter short of full-size, but for obvious purposes operates with no lens magnification.

The major changes include high sensitivity support by default, up to ISO 6400 with 25600 available as a boost option.
Other improvements are 14-bit A/D conversion, a new standard image processor, a new shutter, new auto focus sensor, focus tracking by color, nine frames per second continuous, dual compact flash support, DX lens support and a 3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor.

Specifications:
12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor (8.45µm pixel pitch),ISO 200 – 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25,600) ,also supports DX lenses, viewfinder automatically masks (5.1 megapixels with DX lens),5:4 ratio crop mode (10 megapixels, up to 9 fps, viewfinder masked),14-bit A/D conversion, 12 channel readout,Super fast operation (power-up 12 ms, shutter lag 41 ms, black-out 74 ms),New Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 300,000 exposure durability,New Multi-CAM3500FX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage) and more.

The D3 is functional, with a very pleasing layout ,designed for photographers to take pictures with ease, accuracy, and comfort.
The camera’s viewfinder provides almost 100 percent coverage so pictures can be framed to a maximum.
The ultra-high definition 920,000 dot VGA LCD screen on the rear of the camera displays images with great color and clarity.
The D3, which is rated to 150,000 shutter-cycles, will cost about $1799 and can be pre-ordered .