Using Lightroom to Adjust Shadows: Bringing Out the Details
The picture to the right was taken at a runway fashion show at Georgian Court University. So what’s wrong with this photo? For the most part, she’s well lit. The hot lights create some nice contrast,...
View ArticleCanon Picture Style Editor (PSE): How to Download for Windows 7
When it comes to editing photos, you could choose some expensive software – like Adobe’s Photoshop CS6 or Photoshop Lightroom – or you could choose free utilities. There are some open source...
View ArticleMothers Day Gift Ideas for the Photographer Mom
It’s May. That means mother’s day is coming up in… a week. Have you found the perfect gift? Well, never fear. If your mom is a photographer and you’re still on the market for a gift, here’s a list of...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Intro to Five Part Series on Canon EOS Utility
From a professional photographer, a five part guide to the Canon EOS Utility: Canon EOS Utility is a really powerful, free piece of software provided by Canon. In this five part series, you’ll learn...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Introduction to Canon’s Digital Photography Professional (DPP)
From Canon’s official video tutorials, an introduction to DPP / Digital Photo Professional: In this short video, you’ll get a brief overview of what DPP is, and what you can do with Canon’s Digital...
View ArticleSports Photography Tips Video from Scott Kelby
Here’s a long, but good, video about shooting sports from Scott Kelby: In this hourlong presentation he takes a look at what professional sports photographers do to make their images awesome. Then he...
View ArticleAdobe Lightroom Photoshop Video Tutorial on Skin Softening
When you’re doing portrait and/or fashion photography involving women, skin softening is a very important part of post processing. Today’s video tutorial from YouTube is from Lynda.com, and it...
View ArticleFIU Football Photoshoot, Quick Behind the Scenes Video
Today’s video is a quick look behind the scenes at a magazine shoot of the Florida International University (FIU) football team. I love behind the scenes videos. They’re good inspiration, and it’s a...
View ArticleSports Photography Tip: Positioning and Composition of Track Photos
If you’re taking pictures at a track meet, choose your positioning carefully. It can make a huge difference in the composition of your photos, and not all positions are created equally. For example,...
View ArticleHow Do You Choose a Great First Camera?
A common question people ask is, “I want to get into photography. What camera should I buy to start?” A good friend of mine has been bugging me for a while about this particular question, so I thought...
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