Some Strategies for Traveling with Film X-ray hazards present a constant source of stress for traveling photographers who shoot film, especially when an itinerary calls for multiple flights. I always ask for a visual inspection, no matter how insistent X-ray machine technicians are that say my film will be safe. In some airports, especially now, [...]
Marketing Travel Photos: Using Photoshop to Your Advantage Long after I return from a trip – sometimes years later – I am still using Photoshop to come up with new images based on the original pictures taken during my travels. One of the best ways to market your work is to focus on the icons [...]
One of the delights in traveling internationally is interacting with children of many cultures. They are almost universally both shy and curious, and often in small villages in the Third World a visit from a foreigner is the highlight of their day. In most cases, they are happy to pose for pictures when coaxed with [...]
Candid moments are the little gems in the travel photo album, those special slices of life which tell stories of travels to Europe or anywhere around the globe. Catching these candid moments are often a challenge for many photographers but this doesn’t have to be this way. With a little thought and the tips below, [...]
by John H. Siskin When I started my photography business a few decades ago, my commercial client was Bagdasarian Productions. They made the “Chipmunk” animated cartoons, with Alvin, Theodore and Simon. They were working on a full-length movie about the adventures of the Chipmunks. One of the keys to animation, back in the 1980s, was [...]
by John H. Siskin I teach several classes about lighting, so I wanted to take a few words to try to help everybody understand some of the basic things about the color of light. A digital camera can compensate for many different light types but most cameras have trouble when you mix light colors. For [...]
As we all know, Photoshop is an incredible, endless and bottomless software tool. I’ve been to one-day seminars and they’re really fun, but a great deal of what I learn is pretty much gone on the way home because it’s not part of my normal image-processing routine. For a technique to stick with me, it [...]
Why is cropping frowned upon by some, and used heavily by others? In the many courses I have taught here at betterphoto, there have been frequent discussions about cropping. Some feel it’s NOT ok, others feel there’s nothing wrong with it. Some instructors fall in the first category, others in the second. What’s really the [...]
The bar has been raised so high in terms of excellent photography that to compete with other photographers you have to bring to the table every skill you have. In addition to outstanding composition, finding compelling subjects, and sensitivity to light and color, Photoshop expertise is a must. When pictures don’t turn out perfectly as [...]
Photographing Beautiful Grand Canyon Pictures Without a Lot of People Many photographs benefit from a human presence. But in tourist areas and other popular places – from Grand Cayman Island to the Grand Canyon – too many people can create a “busy” picture with too many things vying for the viewer’s attention. Sure, you can [...]
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