Photography

Holidays are picture time. Families are together, children are excited and colorful decorations are everywhere. We all want to get great Christmas photos to remember the occasion. A few easy...

For more than 25 years I earned a living as a commercial photographer, but most of the work I did was on film (you do remember film don't you). I was reluctant to get caught up in the digital...

There’s no reason to put your camera away after sunset. Especially in a city digital cameras allow you to take great shots, full of color and interest, after dark. To take great pictures at night...

In a big change of policy many museums and galleries, responding to the proliferation of digital cameras and cell phone cameras, now allow visitors to take photographs in their spaces. The Louvre...

Back in the old days, we use cameras with film. Now just about everybody has a digital camera. A digital camera is a bit more complicated to operate then a film camera but the picture quality is a...

Nudity is a form of art. There are many conventions that have nude shows annually. Today, we are going to photograph the art of a nude man. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to...

You might think, why talk about flash? It is easy; just take a picture and the flash flashes when it wants. It is much more complicated than that. There are many more settings for flash then just...

Do you love taking photos of friends and families? Well with a couple of easy steps, a few tips and some easy adjustments to your shooting you'll take your portrait photography to new heights and...

In Part 1 I talked about shooting in natural sunlight during various times of day. In this issue, I'll take it to the next step by telling you how to use natural sunlight to your advantage any...

This article will show you how to take great photos of everything! So get your camera out!

We all have photos of our children saved on our computer or tucked away in boxes, albums and scrapbooks. Do you have any you love so much that you've framed and hung up in your home? If you want...

In this article you will be learning how to become a better photographer. No, you don't have to spend a thousand dollars on a new camera. No, you don't need to buy a ton of new equipment. All you...

Do you want to take really cool and fun colored pictures? It is super easy to do and very unique! You and your friends will love it!!

Do you want to take professional looking pictures of your animals? Capturing your pet in their most adorable pose could be quite challenging if you aren’t prepared. You can take amazing pictures...

You really want to add some great baby photography to your collection, but you just can't seem to get it right. The pictures you take don't reflect the cuteness of the baby in front of you. You...

With the warm months fast approaching, people are more outdoors working or having fun. One pastime is taking photos. While sometimes photography can be trial and error especially for the beginner,...

Beautiful silver wire-wrap pendants are difficult to photograph in a way that brings out the shape and colors of the semi-precious stones. This article explains an easy to follow approach that...

Have you ever wanted to convert your old print photographs into a digital photograph? This is very easy to do - just take a picture of a picture! The quality is very good and comparable to...

You’ve lined up the children in a great location, and you’ve taken a ton of fabulous pictures of them. Then you browse through the camera and notice that half of the ‘gems’ you just took are...

Each of us, at one time or another wanted to take a picture of some event and there just wasn’t enough light in the scene to capture it correctly. Use the “flash”, that’ll do it. Not so, if we are...

Ever look at photos you've taken of people where their faces look bleached out? This usually happens when the flash is too close to the subject. Here are other camera, lens and technique...

You love your pets and you would like to have a good photograph of them to show your friends, print for the wall in your home, or even sell the photographs to others on stock photography sites....

Taking a well lit portrait shot can be challenging, but it's not impossible to get studio results in your own living room. It's all about the lighting. Using a flash attached to your camera can...

There are many valid reasons for wanting to take your own picture in the mirror. It could be that you want to experiment with many different poses and/or facial expressions, but don't want the...

In this age of digital photography much of the art of capturing quality images has been reduced to simply pressing the shutter button. While many features have been automated such as focus and...

Photos can be part of our everyday experience to either keep or share it as memories or to do it as a career. Which ever way you are using it, make the most of it by having fun. Take your time...

Each type of photography takes a certain finesse and technique to create the most beautiful results. These tips are best to take a beautiful outdoor photograph in which you hope to capture both...

Do you want to move beyond snapshots and take better pictures? Or just take better snapshots? Here are some simple and basic steps that will make a big difference in the pictures you take.

You can improve your photography by rethinking how you are taking your pictures- lighting, framing, and content all play a key role and are easy to develop an eye for once you get started!

It's really fairly easy to take professional-looking portraits with an equipment investment that can be fairly modest.

You don't need a camera with an auto fill-in setting to improve your photos with fill flash. Fill flash is the technique of using flash to light certain areas of a shot that is generally already...

When photographing people outdoors is is important to use fill flash to improve the lighting of a photograph.

Proper lighting is one of the most crucial elements of a good picture, yet is one of the most commonly overlooked. Follow these simple steps to make sure your pics impress.

Ever tried to take night shots, where surrounding lights are limited, using compact digital cameras? To most people, using flash will capture what is not able to see in the dark. They are so...

Learn about portable flash units for your camera - free video.

Learn how and when to use a wireless flash transmitter in this free video clip on photography.

Learn how and when to use a flash when shooting pictures in this free video clip on photography.

Photography equipment is important to good pictures. Get tips for using a camera and flash in this free video clip about professional photography lighting and equipment.

Want to be a professional photographer? Get tips for using flash frames in this free video clip about professional photography lighting and equipment.

Get great tips for using light effectively, including how to use the camera flash in your digital pictures from this free video series.

A Fresnel lens can be converted to a flash and used as a modifier. Learn this lighting technique from a professional photographer in this free photography video.

Photography lighting allows the photographer to create the right lighting for a picture. Learn about hot lights and flash systems from a professional photographer in this free photography video.

You don't have to be a professional photographer or have a $2000 camera to take great pictures. Here are a few tips that will help improve your photos.