Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Portrait Photography Training

Portrait Photography Training

There's more to shooting great portraits than selecting "Portrait Mode." In our fast-paced, digital world, the art of portraiture is sometimes lost in the automation of our fancy cameras. But the photographs that mean the most to us are those of the people in our lives, and well-rounded portraitur

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Canon Rebel T3i - A Digital SLR For Busy Moms

Canon Rebel T3i - A Digital SLR For Busy Moms

The Canon Rebel T3i (aka 600D) is an entry-level digital SLR that has caught the attention of many families. In particular, moms who have an interest in recording the events and growth of their kids are finding this camera much to their liking.

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Experience infotainment with Galaxy Tab

Experience infotainment with Galaxy Tab

In the previous few years, tablet PCs are growing in popularity, as people would like to complete duties and find information on real-time when they're on-the-go by way of light-weight, durab

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Camera Tripods

Camera Tripods

In photography, a Camera tripod is used to stabilize and elevate a camera or to support flashes or other photographic equipment. More expensive tripods are sturdier, stronger, and usually come with no integrated head. The separate heads allow a Camera tripod-head combination to be customized to the

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: How to Pick a Good Portrait Photographer

How to Pick a Good Portrait Photographer

So you've decided it's time for some nice family photographs, or maybe your daughter needs her senior high school portraits, or you want to capture the beauty of your new baby boy. It's time to find a photographer that will give you the images you want at a price you can afford. Relax

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Skylight Filter Effects

Skylight Filter Effects

Skylight filters make a standard zoom lens even more versatile.Lens image by pershing from Fotolia.comLens filters are an important tool in digital and film photography. In particular, a skylight filter, also known as a 1A filter, is useful whenever shooting outdoors. While digital...

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Formal Elements of Film Pacing

Formal Elements of Film Pacing

A film's pace is determined by the screenplay's structure. To establish a compelling but comprehensible pace, a screenplay must weave together an outsized A-plot with an intimate B-plot, involve the audience in the protagonist's quests to solve the plots' central problems by establishing stakes and

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: How Much Wedding Photography Do You Need?

How Much Wedding Photography Do You Need?

I am sometimes asked (sorry guys, but I've never been asked this by a woman), why in the world should you want more than an hour's coverage on your wedding day, and why are photographers so damned expensive? These questions crop up at every wedding fayre so I thought I'd answer them h

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: 3 Basic Tips in Digital Photography for the Typical Hobbyist

3 Basic Tips in Digital Photography for the Typical Hobbyist

One of the greatest inventions today is the digital cameras. This latest innovation enables people who are not familiar to use a digital camera easily. Even typical users and aspiring photographers can easily get along with a digital camera without spending too much money and time.

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Why Does an Artist Need To Showcase His Art

Why Does an Artist Need To Showcase His Art

Whether new in the industry or having years of experience, to gain more online presence and have a higher traffic flow to your site, you need to showcase your work. This is the primary role ...

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: How to Set the Right Dimensions and Resolution

How to Set the Right Dimensions and Resolution

Editors require pictures at 300 dpi saved as JPEG or TIFF. It is frustrating to get photos rejected because they were not saved at a 300 dpi resolution. Image editors are sometimes not really sure themselves about how is resolution correlated with paper size and don't realize that by simply cha

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: How to Photograph Fabric

How to Photograph Fabric

Photographing a stationary object such as fabric may seem simple, however, it requires attention to background, color cast, white balance and lighting to ensure an accurate photograph. If the fabric has a lot of detail or texture, using a proper lens or camera setting is necessary to showcase these

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: How to Make Sure Your Senior Pictures Are Perfect

How to Make Sure Your Senior Pictures Are Perfect

Getting any kind of professional photograph done is an important occasion for the person or persons being photographed. Also, senior portraits are an important rite that almost every senior must go through. Since senior portraits are such an important part of a senior's life, it is best to make

Society & Culture  & Entertainment: Cheap digital cameras -- worth the money?

Cheap digital cameras -- worth the money?

Capturing life's passing moments was considered a luxury or a time consuming task in the past. Photography seemed a painstaking process that required specialist expertise or complicated equipment. The convergence of Information Technology with imaging ...