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NEW Suzette Allen smArticle
Swapping Backgrounds, Part 2
Presented by Bay Photo One thing you will find out real soon is that most images are not all that slick to cut out. It always takes more time and effort than you expect to get it to look as good as you would like. [read this smArticle]
NEW Peter Friedman smArticle
Finding or creating great light
When it comes to lighting we have an infinity of styles and qualities of light, but in practical terms, we have two approaches. We can find the light or we can create the light. I think it is best to be able to do both well and with confidence. Finding the light involves looking and seeing, and is something you can [read this smArticle]
NEW William Innes smArticle
Posing a large Wedding Party
Presented by ULTIMATE LIGHTBOX FROM HARBORDIGITALDESIGN.COM During the course of photographing a wedding – the formal group shots tend to create the most stress and chaos. You are faced with 18 or more young people who are at the wedding to celebrate and have a good time. All too often the celebrating part is in full swing [read this smArticle]
NEW Bonnie Berlin smArticle
A Zoom With a View
I recently had the exciting opportunity to shoot two beautiful ladies…one young and one old! Laura, a high school senior with a flair for the dramatic, was the young lady involved. The older "lady" was a stunning 1951 Dodge Lancer fondly referred to by her owner as “The Pink Lady.” I had a chance meeting with The Pink Lady [read this smArticle]
NEW Lynette Kent smArticle
Why Lightroom?
Adobe Photoshop is the best-known and most powerful image editor available. So why did Adobe create Lightroom? And what is the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop? If I have Photoshop, do I even need Lightroom? I hear these questions all the time from all levels of photographers. In these Lightroom smArticles, we will look at the differences, show how [read this smArticle]
NEW Jon Yoshinaga smArticle
More Speed or More Hype? - USB 3.0
There's a new plug in town showing up on some new hard drives promising faster transfer speeds and it called USB 3.0. With the ability to move over 600 MB of data per second, 10 times faster than USB 2.0, it sounds like it can save you a bunch of time. That's a 4 Gig CF [read this smArticle]
NEW Steve Thornton smArticle
I got the job! Now what do I do?
This is a broad look of what it takes to “Produce” a more commercial style photo shoot but the basic principals apply to any type of photography. A lot of new photographers dream of actually getting paid to take photos (I remember those days!). They work on their photography skills, expand their range of lighting and learn how to direct [read this smArticle]
NEW Fred Levine smArticle
Shooting Video With Still Cameras?
The latest incantations of Digital SLR cameras have now incorporated Digital HD Video. At first I thought, why are the manufacturers putting consumer fluff in high-end cameras? On the surface it seems it doesn’t make sense. That was until I saw the quality…WOW I wasn’t interested in this feature until I read an article talking about how the [read this smArticle]
NEW James Hodgins smArticle
Adding "Hodgy Magic" to Your Images.
presented by the NoBs Photosuccess.com forum. We all want images that "pop" sometimes right? Well, when I am looking through my viewfinder at the scene I am about to capture, I already have the finished image in my mind. I know exactly how I am going to crop it, work flow it, and display it. [read this smArticle]
NEW William Innes smArticle
Kicking up your outdoor lighting
Presented by ULTIMATE LIGHTBOX FROM HARBORDIGITALDESIGN.COM I shoot fashion and editorial images for a local magazine where I live. Since we are in Southern California most of our sessions are outdoors. We are always trying and find new and interesting locations to photograph our models. Reflector or strobe? In the past I have used available lighting with maybe the aid [read this smArticle]
NEW Tracy Rasinski smArticle
A Very Different Maternity Session
presented by intothedarkroom.com When Emma approached me she was very specific that she wanted something totally different. She didn't just want a standard maternity image, she wanted to show her BIG pregnant belly! Oh and one more thing, she was thinking that she might like to do it mostly nude. I knew she was a model and very beautiful. [read this smArticle]
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