Written on Nov 17th, 2008 by Dave Adams
Camera Setup, histogram, Photography, photography tips, Shutter Release, Snow, Tips, Tripod, Winter, winter photography, Winter Scene
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Mastering the art of winter photography. Photography Tips and Tricks to make the most of the cold season.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Hat and Scarf
- Time:Snow Time
While it is currently autumn (fall) here in the UK, there is an ever present threat of wintery showers (i.e. snow) lurking in the ever colder days. The chance of snow fall is a great opportunity for photographers to make the most of virgin snowfall to make and take great seasonal (even festive) pictures.
Photographing a winter scene will bring new challenges to even the most seasoned of photographers, with conditions that sometimes make you wish you’d stayed in bed.
Winter Sun Through The Tree By Josef Stuefer
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Here is a list of tips to make the most of photographing that sudden cold snap that brings a blanket covering of snow.
1. Preparing for Snow Photography
The first point is to make sure you are prepared. The best time to photograph a winter scene is when the snowfall is fresh. This means getting out early before the snow is disturbed and before any early morning sun burns through the haze and starts to melt the snow.
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Written on Nov 12th, 2008 by Dave Adams
DVD, histogram, lcd screen, memory cards, Photography, photos, Post Processing, risk, storage, Tips
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Saving all the photos you take, even the bad ones.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Memory Card Space
- Time:N/A
One of the key things I have learnt over the last couple of years of shooting digital is that you should never delete anything you take. Well, OK, maybe you can delete the odd one or two that are very obviously out of focus or have the exposure completely wrong when viewed on the LCD screen on the back of your camera, but you should try and keep as many as you can.
Why Save All Your Photos?
There are number of reasons why you shouldn’t get ‘delete happy’ when viewing your photos in the LCD screen on the back of your camera.
LCD screen can be misleading
The LCD screen itself isn’t that accurate at showing you whats good and whats bad, and unless you are zomming in on each image you look at, the standard preview doesn’t give you a good enough indication of whether a photos is sharp or not. It may also misrepresent the exposure of the photograph. Use the histogram function (if your camera has one) to ensure exposure rather than the preview in the LCD.
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Written on Nov 11th, 2008 by Dave Adams
Flickr, Photography, Technique, Tips
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Top Ten Tips on improving your Flickr experience
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Flickr
- Time:Infinite
You’ve been using Flickr for a while now, but you don’t seem to get any comments or views on your work. You’ve been busy taking hundreds of great photographs, and you would love it if just one or two people would stop by and tell you they like what you have been doing, but its not happening.
So whats gone wrong? Why do some people seem to get hundreds of comments for every photo they upload to Flickr when you get none?
While I don’t have all the answers, and my Flickr photostream is by no means popular in comparison to the big hitters on Flcikr, I do get steady stream of feedback, which is nice. So here are some tips to help you improve your Flickr experience and perhaps boost your popularity. Most importantly it may get the ball rolling and kick start your participation in the Flickr community.
1. Photo Quality is Critical and Volume Counts
This is the first tip, and its critical. Get this wrong and (99% of the time) no one will take any notice of your photography. You have got to get the basic photography skills right and be uploading only your very best work.
Uploading hundreds of shots of the same thing with only small variations in content mean that people will get bored very quickly. Limit the amount you upload to a small proportion of the photos you take, and make sure you only upload your best. Remember that for anyone who has made you a contact, they will only see the last five photos you uploaded in their contacts list (unless they have opted to only see the last photo uploaded by contacts), so that last photo you send to Flickr is vital. Its got to be the best it can be as that may determine whether a contact checks out your photostream or not.
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