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Learning About Exposure Through Flower Photography
Posted by Harold Davis on April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment
Author’s note: I am pleased to be able to provide you with an exclusive excerpt from my most recent Focal Press book, Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Photography with Harold Davis. The subject is exposure, specifically exposure in flower photography. My hope is that these two sections of my book, and the photographs that illustrate the techniques that I explain, will help you better understand [...]
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Tips to Land a Magazine Cover as a Photographer
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment
The Coveted Cover for Photographers: National Geographic
One question frequently asked by budding and advanced amateur photographers alike is “How do I get one of my digital images published on a magazine cover?” This is an important question for two reasons:
Cover images earn more money than images published inside a publication.
As an artist, it feeds your ego. Seeing your image splashed [...]
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5 Things Your Web Design Portfolio Is Missing
Posted by TimothyBlake on April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment
Advertise here with BSALiving in the 20th century being a web designer and not having a portfolio is simply ludicrous. A web portfolio is a powerful commodity, it’s the perfect way to present and sell yourself to new clients, and one of the easiest ways to showcase your skills to a world wide audience.Creating a good portfolio which entices clients is no small task, therefore through out the [...]
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Lighting Setup for Track and Field Photography
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment
In this short video we follow photographer Zak Hendrik as he shots a group of athletes for an Indiana University poster.
Some of the key points of Zak’s photo shoot are:
Using four lights, two frontal lights including a ring light and lights to either side of the subjects to add some rim lighting.
Using a predominately low angle, and underexposing the ambient light to create a dark but well defined [...]
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20 Magnificent Happy Birthday Wallpaper Collection
Posted by Eric Shafer on April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment
Birthdays are merry making occasions when friends and family members gather around to wish their dear one on his D-day. Fun and frolic are the basic as well as the most prominent
30 Useful Grunge Background Collection
Posted by Eric Shafer on April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment
Widely used for web designs and graphic styles, grunge textures are very popular for the unusual rusty,scratched,dirty and carefree combinations. Highly creative backgrounds with grunge design works great for any website. Surely
The Most Creative Mobile Interfaces of 2012
UI design of a mobile interface can really have a profound effect on a smartphone user. It can make or break an app. I know I will not use an app unless it is well designed and is easy to navigate around, and I’m sure others will agree with me. UI designs for mobile phones really has stepped up a level since the introduction of Android and iOS.
It’s remarkably, unbelievably difficult when designing [...]
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Fresh and Beautiful Poster Designs
We havent made any poster collection lately and we think that you missed them. Here we have gathered some fresh and beautiful posters from 2012 that you are going to love. Designing and finding suitable online printing services to give life to your design is a pretty challenging task and thats why we are focusing a lot in posters/logos/brochures etc.
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Top 10 Tips to Becoming a More Accomplished Photographer
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 3, 2012 · 0 Comment
"Was Born" captured by kalel koven (click image to see more from kalel koven)
One of my friends was asking me about my photography and asking how I got started, and so I decided to write a top 10 list of things to help you become a more accomplished photographer. I hope there is something in here that proves useful to you!
1) Love. Love your camera no matter what its spec, age or make. A [...]
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Top 10 Tips to Becoming a More Accomplished Photographer
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 3, 2012 · 0 Comment
"Was Born" captured by kalel koven (click image to see more from kalel koven)
One of my friends was asking me about my photography and asking how I got started, and so I decided to write a top 10 list of things to help you become a more accomplished photographer. I hope there is something in here that proves useful to you!
1) Love. Love your camera no matter what its spec, age or make. A [...]
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Portrait Photography Session as Directed by Ellen DeGeneres
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 3, 2012 · 0 Comment
For a photographer, doing the same old routine for portrait sessions all day can become a bit tedious and repetitive. That’s why televsion personality, Ellen DeGeneres, decided to spice things up a little bit and took over a portrait studio located inside of a JC Penneys. Because Ellen is so recognizable, she sent one of her writers to the studio to pose as a photographer. Ellen then directed [...]
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30 Howling Pretty Backgrounds
Posted by Eric Shafer on April 3, 2012 · 0 Comment
Imagine a world without shapes and colors. Pretty boring! Everything around us is made up of different shapes and colors. So why leave the background bland? Be it wallpapers or designing of
Modern Minimal House Designed by Tamizo Architects
Houses like this one makes me smile. Here we got a super minimal and elegant house designed by Tamizo Architect group. Lately we have been showcasing various types of houses through our Magnificent Houses from Around the World series, but I personally don’t think that you can compare this astonishing house with any of the houses that we have been posting.
About Tamizo Architects: We are a project [...]
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Landscape Photography Tips
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 2, 2012 · 0 Comment
"Dead Vlei Namibia" captured by David Hobcote (Click Image to See More From David Hobcote)
Best light during dawn or dusk
The best light is during dawn and dusk. That’s when the light is warm, the sun is in the frame and the mood is just beautiful. However, depending on what you want to do with your landscape shots you can shoot any time you want. I’ve read time after time again [...]
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Advertising Photography Session: Deadliest Catch
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 2, 2012 · 0 Comment
Go behind the scenes of an ad campaign. It is perhaps one of the most compelling fly on the wall documentaries on T.V. today. Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch follows the fortunes of deep sea fisherman as they battle the elements and many other dangers to bring back their marine bounty. In this short video we see Arizona advertising photographer, Blair Bunting shooting one of the stars for a Discovery [...]
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Choosing the Appropriate Typeface for your Projects
Good Typography is beautiful and thats a fact. But how can you define good typography? There millions of different typefaces on the internet and most of them are offered for free which makes it very difficult for designers to choose the appropriate fonts for a logos, websites, posters etc. Today we showcase a fresh collection of the latest typefaces available to help you out a bit choosing some creative [...]
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Composite Photography Tips and Techniques
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 1, 2012 · 0 Comment
The look of composite photography is unmistakable. The HDR images are crisp, detailed, and have expansive color ranges. As more and more photographers begin to move to specialty areas of HDR, in the following video we are introduced to an individual that has already fully embraced the technology. Joel Grimes has established himself as expert in the field of composite photography and is here to show [...]
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Best Of Web And Design In March 2012
Posted by TimothyBlake on April 1, 2012 · 0 Comment
Advertise here with BSAThis months round up features a great collection of Photoshop and illustrator tutorial, some of the best tutorials I’ve seen so far this year. There’s also a great selection of articles and freebies. I hope you enjoy the round up. I would love to hear what your favourite posts are from the round up. Photoshop TutorialsDesign a photorealistic app icon [...]
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Stop Motion Photography Hit: Fresh Guacamole
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on April 1, 2012 · 0 Comment
Stop-motion director “PES” gets creative as he takes his viewers on a visual ride through the process of making the tasty green dip one photograph at a time. This production has set a new standard for creative stop-motion photography shorts and many in the industry have taken note (over 4.5 million views in a few weeks time). Have a look for yourself here:
Besides the ingenious items he [...]
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Astonishing Photographs By Maren Becker
Finally today we have managed to publish a creative photography collection by Maren Becker which is based in Boblingen, Germany. Maren is seriously addicted to photography and as you can see from the photographs below her photographs are clean, stabilized and colorful. I’d say she gives life to her shots with the way she takes them.
About Maren: Taking photos is addictive and it makes me happy. [...]
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Event Photography Tips
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on March 31, 2012 · 0 Comment
The million dollar question in among photographers is how they can make money doing what they love to do–taking photographs. In a seminar hosted at B&H, Jeff Cable delivers the ins and outs of the trade and shares with us the key points he uses to turn profit in a competition rich industry. The seminar lasted just over an 1 1/2 hours long and you can watch it in it’s entirety here:
Hopefully, [...]
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How to Find a Lost Camera
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on March 31, 2012 · 0 Comment
Have you ever experienced losing a most precious gadget such as a digital camera? For those who have, for sure, you sleepless nights wondering where your photographic device got lost or who might have stolen it. Even though it costs just a hundred dollars but if the item has a very sentimental value and bought from your hard earned money, it’s natural to be upset over losing a camera.
"Ruin [...]
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Tintype Photography
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on March 31, 2012 · 0 Comment
It’s fair to say that technology is no stranger when it comes to photography. As new products enter the market, the old are forgotten. Not too along ago we watched the iconic Kodachrome fall to the wayside. Before that, countless other films and chemical process were abandoned. Tintype, a type of photography process that came to be in way back in the 1800′s, may come as an unknown to many [...]
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The Smoothness of Subtle Textures in Web Design
Textures are used in web design in order to avoid the cold appearance of flat solid colours, to instead add an element of realism and that sense of something real. You don’t have to go full-on with concrete, paper or wood textures to achieve this though, just adding a subtle overlay of dust or noise [...]
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Food Photography Lighting
Posted by PictureCorrect Contributor on March 30, 2012 · 0 Comment
One of the challenges in photography is making enough to keep eating. Eating is good and when you’re in the business it’s important to stay current with the trends and be constantly adding new revenue streams to your portfolio. An area growing in popularity is food photography. People are fascinated with food; there are entire web sites devoted to food blogs. The real purists are buying [...]
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