Back in the days of film cameras, creating a panoramic photograph meant either buying a particular, expensive camera or hours in the darkroom stitching images together by overlapping exposures onto the finished photo paper.
Panoramic photos were the realm of the professional with the time and funds to create gorgeous super wide angle shots.
Colorado River - Stitched from 33 images Copyright Peter West Carey
When I started doing photography years ago, I really wanted to shoot fantastic shots, I wanted to make sure that my photographs would be considered for a gallery showing. All I had was Canon 10D and a flash. Most of what I shot was candid and in the style of photo journalism and even though this was fine I wanted more.
What kept me from shooting clean studio like portraits was the mistaken belief that I needed loads of expensive equipment.
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You have promised yourself that your next portrait shoot would be “next level” for your abilities. You want a set of portraits that could be considered fine art, and perfect for gallery enlargements. You want to capture your subject well, but you also want to grow in your abilities as a creative photographer.
Fortunately, fate would grant you both opportunities.
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It’s easy to get complacent when shooting with a digital camera. It’s all so easy: line up the shot, press the button and move on.
Get back to base and you download your collection of shots, maybe send some to friends over the Web, perhaps make some prints for the album.
But take a good look at your work over the last year or so. How’s the colour? OK? So so? Or just plain brilliant?
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American crazy fotographer Wayne Martin Belger and his cameras.
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Adding a vignette to an image involves adding a subtle (or not so subtle) edge effect to it. A popular vignette technique involves darkening the edges of your image – it gives the image a slight border which helps keep the viewer’s eye in the photo. This is an effect which has been popular for years and which was is a feature of some classic film cameras such as the Holga (click to enlarge image below).
Wildlife photography is one of the most challenging yet rewarding forms of nature photography. The best wildlife images create a powerful emotional connection between the viewer and the animal, but success requires planning, timing, and technique. Here are a few tips for getting started:
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The “A.I.R” = Affordable Inflatable Reflector
Tobi Troendle created the A.I.R reflector. Aside from having a cool name it also folds to nothing.
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I’ve been following Newsweek photographer Vincent Laforet’s blog for a week or so.
One post that will be particularly interesting is: Preparing for the Olympics
© Vincent Laforet
