Today, color theory is quite complex as it tries to keep up with an ever evolving digital technology. Two important, but often confused, elements in color theory today are Color Space and Color Gamut.
Color Harmony
What's the Difference: Amateur vs. Professional
Data Driven Photoshop
If you’ve ever wanted to make some good looking name badges for an event, chances are you created a nice Photoshop file and spent hours editing the text layer that had the persons name. Edit, print, edit, print, edit, print, and on and on. But, there is a better way and it's been hiding in Photoshop for years. Create hundreds of variable images in just minutes!!
Creating IMPACT With Your Work is Key
What's On Your Bucket List?
Now, there are a lot of reasons you can come up with not to travel, but honestly, most won’t hold water. In reality, it’s a choice. You can choose not to travel - and that’s fine. But I think you’ll also find that, with travel, your life can become significantly enriched - more meaningful and memorable.
Top Travel Tips for Photographers
Put Down Your Camera
For many people, a funny thing happens when they put down their big fancy rig and, instead, use their simple camera phone. When you're not worried about all the settings, your brain instead turns to more artistic endeavors. You essentially can become more creative once you are freed from the shackles of all those settings, buttons and switches.
The Traveling Photographer - Part 1
Unlike North America, most of the world's electrical service is 220-240 volts at 50Hz. In the US, electricity is usually delivered at 120 volts and 60Hz. Also, you'll also find that the outlets may look quite different from what you see in your own home. So when you look at electrical considerations for your trip, you need to think about both voltage and plug configuration.
Self Assignment
Take any good photography class and chances are the teacher will give you an assignment. These assignments can take many forms, some help you master camera operation or photographic techniques while some of the most valuable assignments involve expanding your creative skills. It’s the creative assignments that can really stretch you as a photographer and teach you to see the creative possibilities in the world around you.
The Exciting Life of a Live Event Photographer
Branding Your Work
It's The Little Things That Count
Travel photography can be one of the most personal and expressive aspects of photography. The notion of traveling to a new place, around the corner or around the world, can offer great rewards to photographers of all walks of life and skill level. In fact, we are almost all drawn to this kind of photography.
Wedding of the Century - It's Official!
Memory Cards
Never Forget The Basics of Camera Technique
Shoot The Moon
Light Efficiency
Any light, when it strikes an object, will do one of three things. The light energy can be absorbed, in which case it is converted to some other energy such as heat. It can be reflected or refracted. In most cases, it will do some of all of these things. The reaction most people expect is the reflection.
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The Energy of Motion
The first technique I tried to master with my new lens when I started out, was the zoom/blur. The idea was to shoot a very slow shutter speed while zooming the lens while the shutter was open. It produced the coolest effects and I often did this for personal pictures but never professional work. That is, until I needed to change the energy of a picture.