Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is our favorite photography book. It’s the ultimate how-to photography guide, diving into techniques, styles, and practical tips. Buying this book is the first step to becoming a better photographer. [ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money. Need more info?...
Exploring Long Exposure Beach Photography: How Long is a Long Exposure? The values could differ for each photographer, and there is no hard line you need to cross to make it count as a long exposure shot. Some photographers say it’s 1 second and above, but I don’t agree with that. It could be right for a general landscape where 1 second doesn’t make a huge difference but for seascapes, every moment counts....
Ballet Photography Tips 6. Emphasise Movement Using Motion Blur Motion blur works very well with ballet photography. If you’re a fan of abstract art, you can experiment with blur in a variety of ways. One of the most popular motion blur techniques involves long exposure. Place your camera on a tripod to avoid unnecessary hand movements. Make sure your aperture is high and your shutter speed slow. If you’re new to shutter speed, you can switch to Bulb Mode (B on the Mode Dial)....
The Razer Kiyo Pro HD is the best webcam for Mac right now. It gives you high-definition footage with a super-smooth 60 fps frame rate. It’s the ideal solution for conference calls, remote work, and live streaming. [Note: ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money. Need more info? See how it all works here]....
[ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money. Need more info? See how it all works here.] Camera Settings for Pet Photography: Understanding Exposure Let’s start with the basics. Exposure is the brightness or darkness of a photograph. Every photographer strives to achieve what is known as ideal exposure. That’s an image that has the right amount of brightness to it!...
Like much post-production editing software, Lightroom has it all. Read on to find out how to increase or reduce the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance across your images. HSL Color in Lightroom: What is It? Lightroom is a great way to work through the images from your latest shoot. It is an editing program from Adobe. It not only lets you edit and adjust a whole range of settings, but you can also organize and tag your work....
What You Need for Editing Street Photography in Lightroom To be able to follow this tutorial you will need: Lightroom – I will be using Lightroom 6, but for this specific tutorial, it doesn’t really matter which version you use because all of them have the controls we are going to be using. Tablet -From my point of view a tablet is really handy while editing photos, but it is not a must....
With fine art food photography, lighting, composition, and styling create a distinct mood. And the images may or may not be realistic. Here are ten tips to help you figure out what artistic food imagery is, and how to take it yourself. Tips for Creating Fine Art Food Photography with Lighting Light can bring out the vibrance, texture and colors of your food subjects. It doesn’t matter if you use natural daylight or if you use an artificial light like a speedlite or strobe....
We hope this article helps you decide which one suits your needs as a photographer better. We let you know what full full frame and crop sensors are and what each does best. And hopefully, you will learn how to take advantage of each option to take better pictures. [ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money....
After you run the Batch Resize tool in Photoshop, you can walk away from the computer and return to files with the correct dimensions. How to Batch Resize Images in Photoshop Batch editing is the technical term that describes working with a large group of photos. The process includes anything from color correction to cropping. But you can use it to do image resizing in Photoshop as well. The Image Processor is the most efficient tool for batch resizing photos....
Once you see the basic principles, you can customize them to your needs. This tutorial will take you step-by-step through three ways to create a Photoshop glow effect: Follow along and let your creativity lead the way! 1. How to Add a Photoshop Glow Effect Using a Gaussian Blur for Portraits Adding a Gaussian blur to a portrait is the easiest and most popular way to add a subtle glow effect in Photoshop....
The results, otherwise known as HDR, can feel much closer to what the human eye sees. Lightroom’s Photo Merge tool is ideal for you to begin experimenting in HDR photography. How to Merge Photos in Lightroom HDR can be done in many different ways and to varying degrees. There are even programs specifically for creating HDR images. Lightroom offers a tool within it called Photo Merge. The Photo Merge tool is the only way to create HDR in Lightroom from multiple photos without relying on any other program....
You only need to know a few tricks to recover deleted photos. [ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money. Need more info? See how it all works here.] Recover Deleted Photos: Is Image Loss Permanent? Often, photos aren’t truly deleted from a memory card until those images are overwritten by new data....
Experimenting with monochromatic colors will improve your ability to convey emotions through your images. In this article, I’ll teach you what monochromatic photography is and how to shoot it. What Is Monochromatic Photography and Monochrome Color Photography? Any photo containing only the hues or tones of one specific color is monochromatic. There are two ways to do it. You can achieve the effect of monochromatic colors by using post-processing software....
[ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money. Need more info? See how it all works here.] Best Way to Travel with Camera Gear Use Padded Cases When I travel, I always bring two bags with me. The first is a backpack, which carries everything I may need. The second is a day bag (which I get to below)....
Incorrect colors can affect both the mood and quality of the picture. Today I will show you how to use color correction in Lightroom. To follow this Lightroom color correction tutorial, you will need Adobe Lightroom software and an image in RAW format. It is vital to have the image files in RAW format and not JPEG. JPEG files do not take color adjustments well and the quality of the images will be compromised....
Depth and dimension in any image add more interest in the eyes of the viewer. It makes them pause to take in different elements and how they work within the context of the frame. Here’s how to use foreground, middleground, and background for better images. What Are Foreground, Middleground, and Background? In simple terms, the foreground is the part of the image that is closest to the camera. The background is the part of the image that is further away from the camera....
Fortunately, there are many ways to apply Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) to your photography and we’ll show you how. What Does Intentional Camera Movement Mean? You can achieve a great deal of creativity once you slow down your camera’s shutter speed. The idea behind Intentional Camera Movement or ICM photography is to add the illusion of movement to a still image. Long exposure is crucial for this technique since it creates a lot of motion blur....
So, let’s start this review by introducing inPixio Photo Studio 11.5, and then exploring some of the features that have been added to the Pro version. By the end, you should know whether this approach to photo editing in Windows is the one for you. Introducing inPixio Photo Studio You are in for a treat if you are new to inPixio Photo Studio. This program is a smooth photo editing program that is intuitive to use....
Luminar AI doesn’t answer these questions. But it does give us an excellent example of how AI can transform photo editing. It’s a program designed to speed up the editing process, freeing photographers from the toil of intricate image editing. In this Luminar AI review, we’ll take a look at how Skylum has revolutionised photo editing. Their Luminar AI provides AI solutions to previously complex issues. It’s far from perfect, but it’s still an impressive bit of software....
