Portrait Photography Tips

Every photo collection generally includes pictures of people, more or less significant to the photographer in some way. The quality of the portraits makes the difference between pictures that express emotions and feeling and stone cold emotionless captures. In order to obtain the best portrait of someone, there are some photography tips that you need [...]

Photography Tips

Whether you’ve just purchased a new digital camera, or simply looking for more information on how to take great photos, some photography tips will come in handy for you. But the internet is full of such info these days, and picking the best there is might seem difficult, especially if you are a beginner. Many [...]

The Effects of Pyro Stain in Platinum Printing

In the beginning there was platinum and the world was void and without form.  And then God said, “Let there be pyro”, and it was good.’  So maybe I am getting a little carried away.  Using pyro is not exactly a religious experience although some promote it with almost religious fervor. I have Colin & [...]

Tri-Color Gum with Cyanotype

Tri-Color Gum with Cyanotype by Sam Wang Gum or gum-bichromate printing is a very flexible process capable of producing very beautiful and permanent prints. Although volume upon volumes have already been written on the process, few contain information that readers can follow to obtain repeatable results. This is partly because we generally do not work [...]

The Fundamentals of Temperaprint

In the beginning there was the egg. Eggs have been used as a binding medium for pigment paint since primitive times. The Temperaprint process utilises a form of light sensitive paint and has some similarities to gum bi-chromate printmaking. The process is applied to any suitable surface in the manner of Egg-Tempera-Painting. The image is [...]

Mapping the way to second-chance photos

by Chris Nicholson Some of your best photos for a given location will come not from your first visit there, but from your second, or third, or twentieth. On your first trip you may see a great waterfall, but discover that the water flow is only a trickle during the summer. On your second trip [...]

In the bag: Ten things traveling photographers should always carry

by Chris Nicholson The most important item a photographer should carry in his or her camera bag, without question, without argument, without fail, is: A camera. But after that (and some lenses, film and batteries), you’ll find that your bag still has some empty pockets to fill. Here are some suggestions for how to use [...]

How to determine sunset & sunrise times and locations

by Chris Nicholson A significant amount of travel, landscape and nature photography involves sunrises and sunsets. And a significant amount of time to photograph these solar events involves scouting locations. Therefore, it’s important for a photographer to know how to determine not only the time of a sunrise or sunset, but also where the sun [...]

Even a colorblind person can color-correct a photo

How to correct your color using RGB values by Chris Nicholson Part I — Part II Part I: Prep Work Several times people have asked me, “How can you be a photographer if you’re color blind?” This question comes after these people learn that my eyes are particularly insensitive to the red/green areas of the [...]

How to scan photos for the Web: Debunking the 72-DPI myth

by Chris Nicholson The first question many digital newcomers ask when scanning an image for computer use is: What DPI should the image be? The answer these people usually get is: 72 DPI. However, the correct answer is: It really doesn’t matter. This can cause a lot of controversy, because many people — even ones [...]