With 1000s of titles published every month, magazines are the most accessible market available to budding freelance photographers.
Getting your shots printed in magazines doesn’t have to be difficult, you just need to know how to approach them.
Here are some tips : Lire la Suite
Photos taken at night can produce spectacular results with a few simple tricks we’ll explain how.
Here’s the Checklist: Night photography
1: Switch your camera to Manual mode to ‘M’. Lire la Suite
If you’re shooting in the rain, one of the things to consider is if you do you want to see the raindrops or not?
While this is not always possible unless the rain is heavily falling, but if it is, you can stop the rain (and thereby see the raindrops) or have the rain be a blur, more like a semi-opaque curtain that’s laying awash your entire image. Lire la Suite
Le tableau ci-dessus est un aide-mémoire.
Bien entendu, il ne s’agit que d’indications très générales.
One thing that can be fun is the lines in any image.
Whether these are lines that frame the subject, are the actual subject, or serves as a major focal point in the composition, they can be extremely powerful and effective. Lire la Suite
10 conseils pour bien photographier !
1) Apprenez à connaître votre APN (appareil photo numérique) : ce n’est pas au moment M qu’il va falloir chercher le bouton on/off. Consacrez une soirée, au calme, avec le manuel de votre appareil et un bon tutoriel photo pour connaître les commandes vitales
2) Si vous possédez un reflex, utilisez le viseur. Si vous utilisez un compact numérique ou un bridge, préférez l’écran de visée (le viseur est souvent de piètre qualité et partiel sur ce type de matériel).
3) Pensez composition ! Lire la Suite
When you discover the world of Photoshop, you’re eager to try out every tool in your palette. At first, it’s quite difficult to establish the line between the perfectly edited image and the one not so.
There are some general rules to follow to make sure that you don’t fall into the habit of damaging your image. Here are some tips:
A. Pushing the Tonal Range Lire la Suite
It all begins, as every other photograph does, with the composition.
While looking for daytime subjects, it is also important to note any areas where a nice twilight, sunset, or after dark photograph could be made too. Lire la Suite
Le matériel nécessaire
1) Pour commencer, équipez-vous du matériel suivant :
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A Rainbow is something that has the power to stop you in your tracks when it unexpectedly appears when you’re least expecting to see one.
They’re beautiful – but how do you photograph a rainbow?
Following are a few Rainbow Photography Tips that come to mind – feel free to add your own to comments below: Lire la Suite
Voici donc quelques conseils pour bien photographier un paysage :
• Généralement le meilleur moment de la journée pour photographier les paysages est le matin ou le soir. C’est à ces heures que les lumières sont les plus photogéniques (le matin avec une lumière un peu froide, dans les tons bleu/rouge, le soir une lumière plus chaude, jaune orangée). Lire la Suite
GIMP -
Panographies are wide-angle pictures composed of several individual photos manually stitched together.
When these component photos are assembled, they give the impression one would get standing in one place,
looking around and unconsciously putting the pictures together in one’s head.
Before we get started, here are a few samples so you know what you’re shooting for:
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The snow, like the rain (like all inclimate weather) presents unique opportunities, challenges and inspirations.
Here are some tips on how to shot in the snow:
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Part 2 of the Beautiful Javascript and Ajax gallery
No.6 slideViewer
a jQuery image slider built on a single unordered list
Part 1 of the Beautiful Javascript and Ajax gallery
No.1 Galleria
Galleria is a javascript image gallery written in jQuery.
Welcome to my first astrophotography tutorial, here’s are the details on the kind of settings you should try out for the following shots.
1: Manually focus your lens to infinity, and check that star images are pin points by playing back and zooming in afterwards. Lire la Suite
Landscape shots with distant subjects like canyon rims or mountain ranges can often look hazy even under the sunniest conditions. One of the most effective ways of cutting through this haze and capturing a vibrant photo with saturated colours and a deep blue sky is to use a polarizing filter.
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Composition is the most obvious, but camera focus and depth of field run a close second. You may want everything sharp in the photo, or only what you want to draw the viewer’s eye to a specific subject…
You achieve this quality by controlling the depth of field, which is the front-to-back zone in the frame in which objects appear sharp. Lire la Suite
ISO… what exactly is that obtuse and confusing number on a roll of film?
ISO is a numeric value that helps determine the necessary exposure value required to register an effective image and accurately reproduce the subject that’s filling up your viewfinder. Lire la Suite
So you finally bought that new camera you’ve always wanted.
Now it’s time to take the pictures you’ve always envisioned, but you’re not quite sure how to get started. Here are some tips that should help:
You’ve probably heard of the term “shooting RAW” or “RAW format”.
You may be aware that it’s preferable to shoot in this format – but
* do you know why?
And are you aware of the potential drawbacks of shooting RAW ? Lire la Suite
Here are some helpful tips to improve your night photographs.
Shoot During Dusk
Best night photos are taken during dusk.
Taking pictures during dusk will show more colors and details in the distance. Lire la Suite
Les cascades sont un exercice très intéressant pour le photographe. En général, pour bien photographier une cascade, l’idée consiste à essayer d’obtenir un joli effet de filet sur l’eau, qui dégage une impression de douceur et de calme.
Voici quelques astuces pour photographier une cascade Lire la Suite
Voici quelques astuces pour réussir un portrait.
• pour faire de beaux portraits, mieux vaut bien maîtriser son appareil pour être efficace rapidement et ne pas rater l’instant.
• En général, pour un portrait, on privilégie un cadrage assez resserré. Lire la Suite
• Règle d’or pour les photos de nuits (sauf pour les portraits de nuit) : oubliez le flash.
• Le flash éclairera sans doute les quelques premiers mètres, mais pas le reste. Résultat : une photo toute blanche au premier plan, toute noire plus loin… C’est le classique des classiques de la photo loupée ! Lire la Suite
