Even if you don't have a professional digital SLR most point-and-shoot cameras have the capability to take some beautiful images, if you know what you're doing. Point-and-shoot cameras are also more convenient in many situations than carrying around a digital SLR with multiple lenses. Jason Fitzpatrick for Lifehacker has some tips on how to use [...]
While many things can be fixed in post-production, having the right exposure from the beginning can free up time spent on the computer after a shoot for focusing on techniques like stylizing your image. Guaranteeing you have the right exposure is as easy as making sure you have the proper white balance setting for your [...]
Large printed panoramic images are amazing. The days of spending hours manually blending and combing your photos are over. Photomerge is a powerful tool available in Photoshop CS4 that will do just as advertised, merge your photos together in a matter of seconds. This tutorial posted by Jay Kinhorn on Layers Magazine gives a great [...]
The PPA, SEPCON, EPIC, and CPI jointly are hosting Imaging USA Convention and Expo this year right here in Phoenix. Besides the numerous educational classes that they offer, they are also holding one of the largest photo industry tradeshows of the year. Over 223,000 square feet of floorspace will be dedicated to the event at [...]
Scott Condray of Visualville teaches Photoshop classes specifically designed for photographers. Since Photoshop is such a complex software, many new users become overwhelmed and do not know where to begin. Scott focuses on the tools that are specific to image editing. He keeps his class sizes small to ensure that every student fully grasps each [...]
Tomorrow is July 4th. From coast to coast there will be fireworks displays to commemorate our nation's 232nd birthday. If you are planning on bringing your camera along with you to catch one of the shows, here are some great resources with tips on how to get the perfect fireworks shot. Smithsonian Photographers (like Nicholas [...]
But all in all, a good little article on the basics of night photography. We at Artisan HD live in the heat of the desert, so shooting at night may at least be a bit cooler. Night photography technique: "With the camera held firmly in place you can fire the shutter and make the most of [...]
