tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80174764157102713882009-02-20T16:35:40.393-08:00Photography is the process of making pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a sensor or film. Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects are recorded onto a sensitive medium or storage chip through a timed exposure. The process is done through mechanical, chemical or digital devices known as cameras.smart-tricks.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04160199430274649306noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017476415710271388.post-48546647158041897662008-06-26T05:17:00.000-07:002007-06-12T22:59:30.306-07:00

Shadows - The Forgotten Element That Can Make (or Break) A PhotographAs photographers, we obsess over light. How much of it, the direction it's coming from, the color and so on...An Introduction to Macro PhotographyExploring the world of miniature objects with a macro lens is a special and exciting area of photography, and once you start, you will quickly become addicted.Time Lapse Still Digital

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As photographers, we obsess over light. How much of it, the direction it's coming from, the color and so on...Isn't the very WORD - photograph - ancient Greek for writing with light? (Photo = light, graph = to write) Maybe it's Latin, I'm doing this from memory.In our obsession, we buy studio lights so we can get more of it, at the right color and direction. We use multiple lights to eliminate

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Exploring the world of miniature objects with a macro lens is a special and exciting area of photography, and once you start, you will quickly become addicted. The world of macro photography holds many delights and is an area that cannot be appreciated with the human eye. Macro photography is the name given to close-up photography, and is best explained as images that are taken at reproduction

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Time lapse photography is a technique that allows to quickly and visually convey processes that take a long time in real life. For example time lapse photography can shrink to 10 seconds the complete process of building a new bridge. Although usually used in videos time lapse can also be used in still digital photography.The idea behind time lapse is simple. You want to capture a change that

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Photographers have been trying to utilize the light of the moon in their landscape photography ever since the photographic process was invented. It was not until World War II, however, that technology had improved enough to make night photography possible. Today, despite technological advances, knowing the phase of the moon during a nighttime photography shoot is important as it will affect

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Portrait is defined as, "A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example." In the area of portrait photography there are some guidelines that you should consider when you go to take photos of people.The different types of portraits are: close-ups, facial shots, upper body shots or environmental portraits. Environmental portraits

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First of all, almost all the cameras can be divided into two groups : mirror and not mirror cameras.Mirror (SLR) SLR-Single Lens Reflex - i.e. one-objective mirror.Not especially pressing in technical details - difference of these cameras from going below that you look at object of shooting through an objective of the camera. The Parts of the world are reflected in the case of the camera from

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For many centuries, to build a harmonious compositions artists from the "Golden Section".Golden section - division AC line into two parts so that more than half of the 12th to a lesser AB, as a period of the BC is AB (ie, AB : BC = AC : AB). The ratio is approximately 5:8. 5:8 ratio is very close to the party standard frame (24:36 mm 5:7,5 = = 2:3).An example of the "Golden Section" - location of

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Digital cameras typically offer multiple formats save the image : JPEG, TIFF, RAW.The JPEG algorithm uses data compression, which is an irreversible loss of information (which was, incidentally, to a certain level compression these losses almost invisible, but the file size is produced relatively small).TIFF format using compression without loss but the price for that is high-TIFF files occupy

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35mm fixed lens cameras - Thanks to today’s technology there are many fine “point and shoot” cameras on the market. Compact and lightweight, with auto-focus and auto-exposure they are well suited to travel photography. If possible, use one that has a manual override for the exposure settings. However, be careful of the auto focus. Make sure it is focusing on your subject, and not another area of

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