Archive for April, 2009

Rule of Thirds in Photography

By Liz Masoner The rule of thirds is one of the most basic composition guidelines in photography. The rule of thirds makes use of a natural tendency of the human eye to be more strongly drawn towards certain parts of an image. What is the Rule of Thirds? The rule of thirds is an imaginary [...]

Canon EOS 400D First Impression

First of all the only real negative thing I've found in the first few hundred shots that I have taken. The battery grip (an extra as you know) is not the same as my D60, 20D, 5D. The battery holder comes out from the end of the camera, when in place and the palm of [...]

Video as Photography

According to an article on PDNOnline more and more of the images you see in your newspaper could be grabs from high quality video rather than stills cameras. The Dallas Morning News won a Pulitzer prize for its photographic coverage of hurricane Katrina and several of its staff photographers now use HD video cameras as [...]

Colour Infrared (IR) Landscape Photography

by Bluesky Infrared (IR) radiation falls into the light spectrum beyond red and is invisible to human eyes. However, some digital cameras can clearly see the light in the near-IR spectral range and display the image seen directly on their LCDs. This makes the digital IR photography possible and much more convenient than the traditional [...]

Buy and Sell Stock Photo Online

Buyers find the images they are looking for by using on site search engine. After uploading your photos you can now select an appropriate category from one of 30 or so main categories already have meta-data or EXIF information associated with your photos, the system will automatically read and apply it to your uploaded images. [...]

Canon EOS 5D Mark II – Roadmap to Full Frame & Higher Pixels

by GoldenHammer Ok, now we finally have the much-anticipated full frame DSLR from Canon, expected as the replacement for 5D, it is not 3D nor 7D but 5D Mark II – this time it packed with a higher pixels sensor, this makes all Canon full frame DSLRs at 21MP. Is that a new trend and [...]

Zoo Photography

By Liz Masoner While very few people get the chance to go on Safari or stalk Kodiak bears in Alaska, most anyone can go to a zoo. The zoo is a wonderful location to take images of exotic animals without high costs and in relative safety. Zoo also afford photographers a chance to get very [...]

Digital Optic 3x telephoto conversion camera lens

Review of Digital Optic – Tele/Wide Deluxe Digital Lenses, also know as telephoto conversion camera lens My photography partner purchased this lens attachment off ebay, thinking it was worth a try since it was cheaper in cost than buying a 400mm lens to go with his Nikon D40 SLR camera. The box also says it's [...]

Metering Modes for Nikon Digital Camera

To better understand how the different types Nikon Metering works, I have just done a set of test shots with a black box and mostly white piece of paper that covers the majority of the frame. I tested using Aperture Priority under an incandescent light source using my D200. The paper does occupy the center [...]

Colour Infrared (IR) Landscape Photography

by Bluesky Infrared (IR) radiation falls into the light spectrum beyond red and is invisible to human eyes. However, some digital cameras can clearly see the light in the near-IR spectral range and display the image seen directly on their LCDs. This makes the digital IR photography possible and much more convenient than the traditional [...]