the world through a photographer’s eyes…
More Creative Ways To Get Your Photos Seen
I need to spend more time on the Photopreneur blog - they’ve got some great articles and tips. Here’s a few creative ways to get your photos seen.
- Stick them in your email
- Print them on products and give them away
- Put up wallpaper
- Talk to galleries
- Have a cup of coffee a.k.a. talk to coffee shops
- Chat on Flickr
- Attend art fairs
- Do the SEO
- Create a design team
- Join a wedding team
- Hold charity exhibitions
- Submit your band photos to a fan site
Check out the rest of the More Creative Ways To Get Your Photos Seen post over at Photopreneur.com.
Tags: photopreneur, Tips
47 Things People Will Pay You to Shoot
Found a cool article over at the Photopreneur.com blog. Some of the things I hadn’t though of, might be worth investigating! A few they list:
1. Corporate Meetings
8. Inventory Items for Insurance Companies
25. Facebook Portraits
26. Money - yes money!
36. Book Signings
Be sure to check out the rest of the 47 Things People Will Pay You to Shoot article.
Tags: income, pay, photopreneur, sell, Tips
12 Ways To Never Miss A Photo Opportunity
Great article over at the Digital Photography School blog (as always) by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Some good tips!
- Have a camera bag that enables you to easily and quickly access your camera
- Be sure to have not just (1) one fully charged battery but (2) two
- Be sure to clean the front and rear elements of your lens to minimize spots (optionally cleaning your camera sensor)
- Before heading out make sure you have CF cards in your camera that are empty or have lots of free space
- Pre-set your camera settings for the type of subject you’re aiming to photograph
- If you have a camera with image stabilization or vibration reduction set your lens appropriately for the subject
- Have needed filters on your lens or take filters off your lens as necessary before heading out
- It may sound obvious but take off your lens cap
- Head out with a notion of what you’d like to photograph and how, but always keep your eyes open for new subjects and the unexpected
- Have your camera on and your hand on your camera bag
- Stay focused
- Don’t chimp
Be sure to check out the rest of the article 12 Ways To Never Miss A Photo Opportunity over at the DPS blog for fuller explanations of these quick points.
Tags: digital photography school, DPS, jim m. goldstein, Tips
“What the Heck is an Aperture?” Part One.
Very easy to understand explanation of what aperture is and how it affects your photos over on the Pioneer Woman Photography blog. In a nutshell:
If you want a very shallow depth of field (background blurry), you’d choose a very large aperture opening, which would be a very low number. (f2.8)
If you want a very large depth of field (everything in focus), you’d choose a very small aperture opening, which would be a higher number. (like f22)
Be sure to check out the full “What the Heck is an Aperture?” Part One. post!
Also, the Digital Photography School Forum latest assignment is Wide Open - so submit your pictures taken with a wide open aperture! Below is one of my past favorites that I’ve taken with a shallow depth of field, it was taken at a setting of f/1.2.
Tags: aperture, DPS, pioneer woman photography, Tips
flickr Fave of the Day : Vintage Cinematographic India VII by Miz J.
When I first saw these, I thought Miz J. had put on some sort of fancy border with some Photoshop trickery… turns out she’s feeding 35mm film through an old Holga camera! Love the effect.
Vintage Cinematographic India VII
Originally uploaded by Miz J.
Tags: film, holga, india, miz j., Tips, vintage
21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs
Checked out a cool article over at 10e20 called 21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs. Some cool ideas over there… be sure to check out the full article!
Do you want to sharpen your creative picture taking instincts? Do you want to combine new ideas with your current projects and techniques? These techniques will be better executed with digital cameras and meant as some direction or guidelines to taking ‘better‘ pictures. You are your cameras best viewfinder!
- Perspective
- Unequal space
- Framing
- Horizon line
- Cropping
- Intentional empty space
- Shape
- Lines and curves
- Visual texture
- Depth
- Spin
- Motion shots
- 360 panoramic
- Composites
- Beautiful decay
- Clouds
- Shadows/Reflections
- Light painting
- Light direction
- Night shots
- Intentional under/over exposing
Like I mentioned above, check out the full 21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs article!
$1 Image Stabilizer for any Camera
Wow, gonna have to try this out for sure! This guy made an image stabilizer to reduce vertical and horizontal shake on his camera… a nut, a washer and a string.
More textures
Found a ton of cool textures over at Stockvault.net.
Introduction to Metering Modes
Yet another good post over at DPS, this one on metering modes. Was just thinking about getting to the bottom of this myself the other day!
Early last year when I bought my digital camera the sales assistant told me that it had different ‘metering modes’. At the time I was too embarrassed to ask what that means and bought the camera without knowing. It took me a while to work it out but once I did I realized that it was really important. I thought I’d write up what I learned.
Read the rest over at the DPS blog.
Tags: DPS, metering modes, Tips
Fashion Lighting on a Budget
Short video on how to create some lighting for under $40… gonna have to give this a go! Check out the video over at brightcove.com.
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