Top things to consider when using stock photography
Using stock photography is a part and parcel of being a web designer. Most designers have no control over what kind of images they can and can’t choose since clients prefer to choose these themselves. And that is precisely where thing can go horribly wrong for a webpage as using an incorrect or inappropriate stock image could ruin the look of the entire page. Here are a few helpful tips that can help you ensure that you always use stock images in the best possible way when creating a webpage or blog page.
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How to Become a Better Mobile Photographer
As a photographer, it is good that you have a complete set of professional equipment ready to be used at all times. However, there are times that you would rather use a mobile phone to take photos especially when you need a quick snap without installing any lens or tripod. Read on to learn how mobile phones have helped redefine digital photography.
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Making The Best Out Of The Situation: Taking Stunning Storm Shots
The electricity in the air, the smell of rain, and the site of ominous clouds is enough to send any heart racing with the impending excitement of a brewing storm. For photographers, this is an opportunity to capture Mother Nature at her most thrilling point on film. Yet with the unique outdoor lighting, fast action and potentially heavy downpours this is not always as easy as you might hope.
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5 Tips for Integrating Photography into Your Web Design
Embedding photography in websites is not just limited to a photographer advertising his/her professional talent but gives a lot of life and appeal to any website for that matter.
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Photography on the iPad
A slew of photography and film apps have been developed for Apple’s iPad. Appealing to professional and amateur photographers alike, many photography apps have been developed for the iPad. The iPad’s large touchscreen and high resolution is extremely conducive to photo viewing and photo editing.
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Depth of Field – A Guide for Beginners
Depth of field is one of the fundamental “tools” for creative photography. If we know it well and use it efficiently we can create spectacular photographs and avoid a lot of mistakes.
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Sony unveils revolutionary a55 SLT camera
The new Sony a55 has the potential to radically change the dSLR market. it’s like a traditional dSLR, with interchangeable lenses and phase-detection AF, but with the simpler and lighter design of the compacts.
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Auto lens corrections in Lightroom 3
My prayers have been answered: Lightroom 3 and Adobe Camera RAW will feature lens correction (perspective and distortions). Check out the video!
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Photoshop and the Rule of Thirds
If you are a photographer and want to use the so-called Rule of Thirds in your compositions, here’s a neat trick to show it in Photoshop:
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RAW deathmatch – Lightroom 3 vs DXO 6 vs Capture One 5 vs Bibble 5
With new releases in RAW processing software, I decided to take a look at the newest professional programs and see how they measure up in terms of image quality, features, UI and speed. The results will surprise you.
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