Tutorial: Converting RAW Files in Lightroom
Shooting in RAW mode (if your camera allows it) is so much more advantageous than shooting in JPEG. How many times have we heard or read this line? A thousand times or maybe a million times? I can go on and on discussing the advantages of capturing in RAW (by the way RAW is not an acronym. It simply mens "raw", uncompressed and unprocessed). When shooting in RAW mode, you don't need to worry about the proper white balance settings to use since this can be corrected later.
Read More15 Best Free Picture Editing Software
Free picture editing software and programs are everywhere. But unlike other blogs, I am not going to give a long list of these resources. Instead, I will just pick out the most useful and the most fun to use. Then, I will try to write a short review about each of them.
Read More20+ Motion Blur Photography Examples
Everyone wants a sharp picture. That is the main reason why we want to freeze our subject or ask them to sit or stand still so we could get sharp and blur-free photos. But there are situations where we can be more creative by capturing movements in photographs. Called motion blur photography, this type of technique allows us to capture movement of people and things, making pictures more interesting. Motion blur photography are commonly used in photographing sports or other fast objects. It can also be applied to any type of photography to emphasize movement in a shot even if the movement is very subtle.
Read More25 Beautiful Tropical Beach Scenes Wallpapers
Summer usually equates to a beach holiday. Most of us dream of an ultimate summer getaway to a tropical beach, with the lush green palm trees, blue skies, crystal blue waters, white sands, beach umbrellas and your favorite cocktails. What more can you ask for? To get you in the summer mood, why not start displaying wallpapers of beach scenes in your computer desktop? In this post, we gathered together 25 beautiful tropical beach scenes you can use as desktop wallpapers. Included in this collection are photographs of beautiful beach scenes taken from the world's most famous beaches such as the Caribbean, Seychelles, Bahamas, Maldives, Bora-Bora in French Polynesia, Hawaii and many more. There are also beautiful photos of sunsets, night beach scenes as well as aerial photos of some beach destinations.
Read MoreComparing DSLR vs Point and Shoot
I have been asked by a number of people whether they should buy a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) or a point and shoot (compact model) camera and my answer has always been this: If you have the budget, then it's always an advantage to buy both. However, if you can afford only one, then it is important to know first what kind of photography you are planning to go into. Do you plan to become a pro or a serious hobbyist or you just want to take pictures of family activities that you can email to friends? DSLRs and compact point-and-shoot have distinct pros and cons so it is important to understand both the benefits and downsides in order to buy the right camera for your kind of photography.
Read More15 Great Example of Rule of Thirds in Photography
The Rule of Thirds is perhaps one of the most basic composition techniques being taught to aspiring photographers for capturing balanced and interesting shots. The rule of thirds in Photography or in any other form of visual arts refers to a composition rule wherein you imagine a scene as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and then put the important compositional elements along these lines or their intersections. According to the proponents of this rule, aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo composition than simply centering the subject would.
20 Examples of Zoom Effect in Photography
Have you ever wondered how zoom effect in photos is achieved? I am not really fond of these zoom effects. In fact, just looking at these kind of pictures makes me dizzy. But I know that many of you will argue that this kind of shot is fantastic. So, for art's sake, let us look at how zoom effect is achieved using a digital camera. You do not need a professional DLSR camera to create the zoom effect. A point and shoot type of digital camera will do. Zoom effect can be achieved in many ways. Some can be done in-camera (while shooting the image) and some digital camera techniques can be applied through Photoshop or other image editing programs. This post focuses on creating zoom effect in-camera.
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