Mar
15
Welcome to my shutter speed tutorial. Having now written an article on camera aperture as well, I think that I will be continuing on with that vein over time. In addition to continuing to write reviews and software tutorials, I think it would be great to provide photography “lessons” on this website, starting with basic […]
Mar
13
In this article, I will review what I feel are the very best microstock sites for contributors. It stands to reason that the microstock sites which most benefit contributors will likely be the best for customers too. However, I don’t have a lot of experience on the customer side of this subject, so I won’t […]
Mar
13
Pinhole cameras are basically just very simple cameras, which have no lens, and a single small aperture opening. In reality, to produce a photograph a complex camera and lens are not necessary. In fact, it is not actually necessary to have a lens at all. A pinhole camera is essentially a lightproof box, which admits […]
Mar
12
I am writing this biography on Cindy Sherman for the same reason I wrote about Diane Arbus. I simply adore her! I didn’t even know of her existence until about a year ago, when one of my Facebook friends commented on one of my self-portraits as being “very Cindy Shermanesque”. I of course had to […]
Mar
11
If you decide to purchase a license for any Photomatix product, you will get an automatic 15% discount by entering the coupon code photoluminary on the order form at HDRsoft.com. It is possible to download Photomatix free of charge, as a trial version from HDRsoft.com. The trial versions of all Photomatix products are fully functional […]
Mar
9
“Diane Arbus: A Biography” is an amazing book, that I have read myself. I highly recommend it! Diane Arbus is my absolute favorite photographer of all time. She is on my mind a lot the last few days after watching a Terry Gilliam movie which features a dwarf as one of the main characters. This […]
Mar
7
For a 15% automatic discount on any Photomatix product, enter the coupon code photoluminary during your order. XMP files were initially created by Adobe. XMP stands for “Extensible Metadata Platform”. It is a file type that allows for embedding of data about a file, also known as metadata, within the file itself. When you save […]
Mar
7
Personally, when I think of vintage stock photos, I see images which were actually taken a long time ago. Of course, there are modern stock photos with a vintage effect added to them in Photoshop or of models wearing vintage style clothing. Still, since almost all of the images available on premium stock sites found […]
Mar
5
To get started with HDR photography, download Photomatix from HDRsoft.com. They offer a fully functional trial version, which will never expire. If you decide to purchase a license, you can get an instant 15% discount by entering the coupon code photoluminary during your order. If you are considering Photomatix Pro as a gift, I would […]
Mar
5
Camera aperture is like a faucet. In my very first photography class, I at first felt intimidated while my instructor explained the concept of aperture. Once the faucet analogy was introduced however, I could grasp the concept. The more wide open the lens aperture is, the more light that gets in. Conversely, the smaller […]
