Understanding digital photography basics is a great way to enhance the pictures that we take and will keep with us during our lifetime. Many people just point and shoot and ignore photography basics such as shooting in correct lighting, making sure our subject is properly positioned, setting up the shot, amongst other things. The haste [...]
If you really want to learn wedding photography then you should have a strong motivation to do this. Many beginners in this field have heard from unreliable sources that there is easy money in this area, or all they need to do is to purchase a camera and start taking photos. It is true that [...]
This month, NYI Associate Dean Jerry Rice has written the Photo of the Month Review. Jerry’s keen eye can help readers decipher any type of photograph. A lifelong lover of fine photography, when Jerry talks about photographs, everyone at NYI listens. We know you’ll enjoy Jerry’s observations on this month’s photograph. At NYI we teach [...]
We’ve all seen – OK, we’ve all photographed – pictures in which a long, straight horizon line slants in one direction, making it appear as if everything is going to slide right out of the photo! Before you go out shooting seascape and landscape scenes, here are a few of the ways you can prevent [...]
Storing Digital Photos I was fortunate to have a mentor who taught me on the day he took me under his wing all about the importance of caring for negatives and slides. “Pictures can be damaged,” he told me. “But as long as you have a good negative or transparency to work from, the world [...]
Portfolios 101 At some point in your journey into photography, you will know the time has come to show your work to people beyond your circle of friends and family. As wonderful as it is to know that time has arrived, it can also fill you with self-doubt. Letting those doubts hold you back could [...]
Become an Award-Winning Photographer I’d be less than truthful if I said, “Photography contests abound! Your path to fortune and fame! Here’s how to win big!” However, if you pay attention, you can find numerous photography contests, and you have nothing to lose by entering them. A bonus is that just by entering, you will [...]
Five Photography Books That Will Change the Way You See Thousands and thousands of books promising to make you a better photographer line the shelves of bookstores and fill page after page of Web sites. They are full of information about what cameras to buy, what lenses will give you incredible results, what filters you [...]
Organizing Your Digital Images Remember all the space all those photo albums took up on your shelf? And what about all those boxes full of negatives? How annoying were they? Thank heavens for digital images that can all be stored neatly out of sight on your computer. It sure makes life simpler. Right? Wrong. Your [...]
Traveling with Photo Equipment Traveling with photo equipment can get complicated, but traveling without photo equipment would be pointless to anyone who loves photography, so here are some pointers that should take some of the stress out of it. 1. If you’re flying, carry your camera onboard with you to avoid damage. When you go [...]
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