Photo Recipes: Scott Kelby's killer one-light portrait setup In his new series in Digital Camera magazine and Digital Camera World, the legendary Scott Kelby reveals some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of some of his favourite images. This month Scott explains how to get a pro-level look to your portraiture without resorting to complex lighting, using just a simple one-light portrait setup. Words and images by Scott Kelby. You can follow Scott and his work on his blog or on his live photography talk show The Grid. You can also find Scott and his KelbyOne team on their Facebook page and on Twitter as @KelbyOne. Photo Recipes is inspired by the chapters in my books where I show a photo and discuss how to take a similar shot: what lighting equipment was used, the camera gear and settings, and so on. When it comes to lighting, I’m really one of those ‘less is more’ guys. SEE MORE: Lighting made simple – classic one-light portrait setups to try right now! How to shoot with a softbox and light your model with one source
Canon T3i Review: Full Review - Menus Canon EOS Rebel T3i Modes and Menus The Mode dial on the right side of the Canon T3i's top panel lets you select various exposure modes, and most options are the same as on the earlier Rebel T2i model, although the order has been changed slightly, and the Full Auto mode replaced with a new Scene Intelligent Auto mode. Canon divides the dial into "Creative" and "Basic" zones. The Creative zone includes settings for Program Auto-Exposure, Shutter Priority AE (Tv), Aperture Priority AE (Av), full Manual exposure, and Automatic Depth-of-Field AE. Here's a description of each of the shooting modes: Program AE: This is the first mode in the Creative Zone of the Mode dial. Shutter-Priority AE: This mode allows you to manually set the shutter speed anywhere from 1/4,000 to 30 seconds, while the camera chooses the best corresponding aperture setting. Scene Intelligent Automatic Mode: The first mode in the Canon T3i's Basic Zone, Scene Intelligent Automatic replaces the T2i's Full Auto mode.
How to Reduce Noise in Photoshop With the Power Of the “Blend If” Tool The following two tabs change content below. Photographer who loves challenging and experimental photography and is not afraid to share the knowledge about it. As you are probably already aware, noise reduction can be a painstaking process. There are many ways to reduce noise but all of those ways have one thing in common: detail sacrifice. However, noise is much more present in the shadow areas than it is in the highlights, and that means you’ll need to apply stronger noise reduction in the shadows and less in the highlights. For that purpose, I’ll use an image that has a good amount of the shadows recovered, thereby generating tons of noise. In Lightroom I will edit the photo as much as I like, but I won’t yet apply any noise reduction or sharpening. As you might see, one of the images has a very strong noise reduction, practically making all the details mushy, however the shadows are much more smooth. When in Photoshop, make sure the clean photo is the top layer. The final result
A Photographic Exploration Of The Oldest Living Things In The World For nearly a decade, photographer Rachel Sussman has been traveling the globe in search of the world's oldest living things. From the Mojave Desert to the Australian Outback to Greenland's icy expanses, she captures portraits of life forms so relentless they've managed to survive eons of planetary change. An 80,000-year-old colony of aspen trees in Utah and a 43,600-year-old self-propagating shrub in Tasmania rank amongst Sussman's unlikely subjects, just two of the many plants, fungi and invertebrates catalogued by her lens. Gathered together in a book published this Spring, and aptly titled "The Oldest Living Things in the World," the collection of age-old organisms serves as a stunning visual history of Earth's extreme inhabitants. The collision of art and science is hardly just a visual feast of the past, it's also a reminder of what the future might leave behind, as climate change and human endeavors threaten the existence of these millennia-old characters. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Photography: Learn The Basics Of Photoshop In Under 25 Minutes Photoshop is an incredibly powerful but also intimidating application. If you've wanted to start using Photoshop but didn't know where to start, we'll be teaching you the basics all week long. The video above is your lesson. It's short considering how much it covers and long considering it's on the internet. Wait! Are you not currently a Photoshop user? Ready? The Toolbar We're not going to take a look at every single tool but we are going to look at almost every one of them. Move Tool (Keyboard: V) The move tool simply lets you move objects in a given layer around the Photoshop canvas. Marquee (Keyboard: M) The marquee lets you select part of the canvas in a specific shape. Lasso (Keyboard: L) The lasso is a free-form selection tool that lets you drag around the canvas and select anything the lasso'd area covers. Magic Wand (Keyboard: W) Clicking an area with the magic wand will tell Photoshop to select the spot you clicked on and anything around it that's similar. Crop Tool (Keyboard: C)
How to take photos of the stars - part 1 | HDR photographer Note: this is part 1 of the tutorial. Click here to read part 2. You can also proceed to part 3 by clicking here. So I'm finally writing what I promised a few days ago - a tutorial on taking photos of the starry skies. I won't describe professional astrophotography technique as we won't use telescope of any sort. I decided to break this tutorial into a few parts, today is the first one. Photos of the starry sky typically fall into one of the two categories: stars where the stars and the galaxy are sharp, star trails where the the apparent motion of the stars is captured. Equipment First of all I need to write a few words about necessary equipment. Another useful accessory might be additional batteries. Choosing location Before you start taking any shots it is very import you research the location during the day. Another thing you will have to avoid is moon. One more thing which is good to avoid are clouds. Setting up Before taking any photos: Taking photos Post-processing
How to photograph anything: best camera settings for perfect portrait photography In the second part of our Shoot Like A Pro series on how to photograph any subject you want we take a closer look at the best camera settings for portrait photography. Our guide takes you through blurring backgrounds, setting up your camera for moving subjects, indoors vs outdoor portraits, and more. Best camera settings for outdoor portrait photography Blurring the background is the key to classic portrait shots, to direct attention to the main subject. While the aperture and the depth of field are important, you also need to watch the shutter speed. How to set up your camera for outdoor portraits Exposure mode Aperture Priority (A or Av) To take control over the depth of field, select Aperture Priority. Autofocus point Single point Set to single point autofocus, then select the AF point closest to the subject’s eye. Shutter speed Set by camera Aperture f/4 Lens 50 to 100mm Focus mode Single or one shot Drive mode Single shot White balance The preset to suit the light source
¿Qué tipo de lente de la cámara debes utilizar para fotografiar una acción? Fotografiar una acción consiste en capturar sujetos en rápidos movimientos, tales como en deportes y otras actividades que se hacen orientadas al movimiento. El reto de capturar un objeto muy móvil es cómo conseguir el mejor momento para enmarcarlo y exponerlo. Sin los ajustes correctos de lentes y de la cámara, no es posible tomar una foto de una buena acción. Teleobjetivos Los teleobjetivos que van desde 100 a 300 milímetros permiten primeros planos de los sujetos en acción desde una distancia considerable. Súper teleobjetivos Los fotógrafos de vida silvestre y de deportes usan una variedad de súper teleobjetivos, especialmente cuando fotografían animales a distancias muy lejanas y eventos deportivos que requieren que el fotógrafo esté significativamente lejos de la acción. Macro lentes Los macro lentes son similares a los teleobjetivos y súper teleobjetivos debido a su capacidad de producir detallados primeros planos. Lentes zoom
10 killer photography tips the pros won’t tell you Photography Tips From The Pros: 01 Don’t be afraid to crop Here’s a little secret that most pros prefer to keep to themselves: many sports photographers rely on cropping to get the composition right. They shoot a little wider than is ideal and keep the subject in the centre of the frame so there’s more chance of capturing it whichever direction it moves in. Another key reason is that it’s quicker to just use the central AF point rather than selecting the more peripheral point, plus the centre point is the most responsive and accurate. DON’T MISS: 8 photo management tips you can’t afford to ignore Photography Tips From The Pros: 02 Back-button focusing Most people focus a lens by pressing the shutter release half-way down, but many cameras offer an alternative approach that pros like to use: the AF button. As this button is usually found on the back of the camera, the technique is called back-button focusing. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5Next People who read this also liked...
Canon EOS Rebel T3i Tutorial en Español Photography School #5 :: Which lens do I use?! Do you all have your thinking caps on? For those of you who’ve been following along with our Photography School series, taught by resident expert Mike Bullock, today we’re taking a dive into the technical side of things. As an aspiring digital photographer who fears investing in the wrong equipment, I’m constantly inquiring about lens types: which is best for the subjects I like to shoot? And which is the most versatile? So at a recent cocktail party Camille hosted for our contributor team, we invited Mike over to snap some photos and break down for us some of the basics of focal lengths. He’s joining us today to talk a little bit more about the subject, so without further ado, here’s Mike… Photography has a split personality. It’s probably a safe assumption that most of Camille’s audience leans on the creative side. If you’ve purchased a DSLR, you’ve most likely been exposed to this form of measurement for your lens(es). Take a 50 mm length. See…that wasn’t that bad, was it?
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Exposure Tutorial Part Three: What is ISO? | momswithacamera ISO is all about measuring light. The brighter it is where you’re taking your photos, the lower your ISO number needs to be. Therefore if it’s dark and/ or there’s not a lot of light, then your ISO needs to be higher. ISO numbers range from 100 to about 3200. That being said, most of the time your ISO number will be between 100-800. The higher the ISO number the faster the camera sensor will absorb light. So how do we know how to set our ISO? When determining how to set your ISO the main thing to think about is how much light there is where you’re taking your photo. We also have to remember that the higher our ISO is, the greater risk our photo is to noise. Therefore, even though your camera may be able to reach an ISO of up to 3000, it’s best to stick around the 600 mark in order to avoid noise/ grainyness in your photos. Shari (MWAC Host) Like this: Like Loading...
Ser fotógrafo es fácil... Sí, claro (VIDEO) - 3lentes.com Muchos dicen que la profesión del fotógrafo es de las más hermosas y sencillas del mundo, que sólo hace falta tener un poco de criterio y conocimiento técnico para tener resultados geniales pero el que no lo ha vivido, no tiene la más mínima idea de lo más difícil de ser fotógrafo. Los que vivimos de esto, sabemos que hace falta un poco más que conocimiento técnico y buen gusto para tener éxito o al menos para pagar la renta. El fotógrafo vive una vida de aventura y esto aplica para todas las especialidades. En un esfuerzo por hacer entender de una manera rápida y sencilla a los no creyentes, nos hemos ocupado de buscar videos que representen un poco a lo que se expone cada uno de nuestros colegas en su día a día. A continuación, un poco de lo que te puedes encontrar si decides convertirte en un profesional de la fotografía: Por si esto te parece poco, en el próximo video podrás ver lo que hacen algunos para conseguir la foto perfecta… Todos hemos escuchado frases que nos sacan la piedra: