The Android photographer

Nobody can stop the Androids from conquering us. I bet that in 2011, androids phones will be bigger than iphones. I like them because you have a lot of free apps and there are a lot phone makers, which translates to freedom of choice. And yes there are applications for photographers too.

I am posting here links you can check about android photography

The Android photographer

Ken Rockwell's winning photograph with the help of Mt. Pinatubo

All photographers new or seasoned know Ken. He has this blog that gives you all the technical details you should know about photography and he also gives good reviews about his gear. Just recently a video of him was posted in Silberstudio.tv showing his work taken  after Mt. Pinatubo erupted in the early 90's.
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Ken Rockwell's winning photograph with the help of Mt. Pinatubo

PORTRAIT CLASSROOM: An Ipad application for photographer

This application is good for newbies who want to quickly get the hang of photography. The application has 10 detailed tutorials that will teach your lighting, camera set up and what to do in photoshop.

PORTRAIT CLASSROOM: An Ipad application for photographer

Water drop photography for all levels

Jeff Cua's water abstract

You are not considered a good photographer if you've never experimented with water, flowing water and water drops so to make you more confident with your photography here is an article from DIYPHOTOGRAPHY that will teach you how to take photos of water drops to the last drop

Water drop photography for all levels

Nat Geo photographer shares his technique on holding a camera to minimize camera shake

Joe Mcnally is a seasoned photographer. He has 30 years of shooting experience, 20 of which has been with the National Geographic. In the absence of a tripod this is how he holds his camera.

Nat Geo photographer shares his technique on holding a camera to minimize camera shake

Judges explain how they choose winning photographs!!!

 In this video several judges (press association, getty images and corbis) tell us what they look for in pictures. A great video for people who constantly joins contests and for those who are planning to join. Its actually a video for

Judges explain how they choose winning photographs!!!

Start your photography business right

Since the start of digital photography, many have aspired to be professional photographers. A lot have got into the business but only a handful became successful. I have here a list of things you might want to consider before opening your photo shop. I have found this list over the internet and I hope you profit from it. As always, it is best to do it right from the start.

Start your photography business right

How to start a photo booth business

Photo booth business is one of the most in demand businesses today. You wont miss them in children's parties, debut and even on weddings. Litrato photo booth owner Mark Javier was kind enough to answer the 10 questions about the basics of setting up the business.

How to start a photo booth business

The complete LOMO look in 5 easy steps

Lomography is all about what photography is not. So called lomographers enjoy blurry dreamy images, vignettes, over saturated photos, high contrast,  distortions and unpredictable outputs of expired films. The motto that shouts "just shoot, don't think"

The complete LOMO look in 5 easy steps

The amazing Photoshop CS5

WATCH THIS GUY TAKE OUT THE HORSE AND THE BACKGROUND WILL HEAL ITSELF

I have been using Photoshop for 7 years now but CS5 is by far the best tool for digital photographers. It comes with different new tools that will

The amazing Photoshop CS5

HDR for beginners

HDR photo

 High Dynamic range or HDR may sound complicated but the operation is very simple to do. In this tutorial I will teach you 2 different but easy ways of doing HDR.

HDR for beginners

Lessons on how to combat photographer's drought

 (jeff cua)

Writers get writer's block,  photographer's have what you call photographer's drought. Photographer's drought is when you have no idea of what to shoot, you look at your portfolio and everything looks the same, as if there is no more subject to shoot. It can happen to anyone and even to the best photographers too. How do you combat it? There are ways, many ways to get out of it.

1. Do something different. If you shoot in the same place over and over again get out of it and try another place. If you shoot every week at the same time, change the time you shoot if not you will always get the same subject. Also change

Lessons on how to combat photographer's drought

Comedy director's serious passion for film photography

Today film is the alternative way of capturing images. Many shooters today have lost the discipline of film photography, a discipline quickly vanishing because of digital technology, but one man has not given up. He is one of the few

Comedy director's serious passion for film photography

Do photos go to heaven?

Are photos really gone when you delete them? So I searched and in the process I found this interesting answer from Yahoo Answer!

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Do photos go to heaven?

Cheat sheet: Hyperfocal Distance aka. Great Depth of Field

You have heard it, hyperfocal distance, great depth of field, deep depth of field, in short sharp photos from foreground to background. It is such a simple technique and I don't know the wise guy who made it sound so complicated, and even included computations, and terms such as circle of confusion, which made it even more confusing. Well, according to "How to Use Your Camera,

Cheat sheet: Hyperfocal Distance aka. Great Depth of Field

3 ways to a more professional looking photos

1. SET CAMERA TO LOW ISO. A high ISO makes photo with a lot of noise all you need to do is to put it in a lower number such

as 100 to 400. Also remember not to put the ISO option to AUTOMATIC because in a dark scene the camera will automatically put it in a higher ISO.

Taken with High ISO, a lot of noise

Taken with low ISO, smooth and clean image

2. CORRECT CAMERA SHAKE. There are actually 5 ways of eliminating camera shake. The first one is to use a tripod, but of course you wont be carrying one all the time so here are other more instant solutions. Set the ISO to a higher number such as

3 ways to a more professional looking photos

Team Photog vs Team Guardya

How many times have you been stopped by a guard while shooting publicly? I have been stopped so many times and this experience is no longer new. If you check local forums you will see lots of discussions about the matter, it is an old topic but someone has to step up, get the details, call management and ask their SOP if you want to shoot their property.

Today I was in Greenbelt to walk around and enjoy the place. I also brought my camera with me with the intention of shooting the beautiful artworks outside Ayala museum. With that I sat along the fountain set up my camera and took maybe 3 shots, I was still warming up when the guard told me that I needed to have permission to shoot the “paper clip” art piece (he called Arturo Luz’s work paper clip art) because it belongs to Ayala Museum. I stopped shooting and turned off my camera. As I walked away and did not argue anymore, it's going to be useless and pointless anyway. I could not help but think why I was stopped from shooting an artwork outside the museum when it being outside the museum makes the “paperclip” a PUBLIC ART WORK, and a public art work is supposed to be adored by anyone who likes it. Millions of people see it everyday, is there anyone who lives in Manila who has not seen it?

I did what I had to do, called up Ayala Museum and asked about their protocol. According to Duffie or Duffy from Marketing, he does not know why I was stopped but anyone who wants to take a photo of the artwork outside the museum is allowed to do so.

My suggestion is that property managers should properly inform the guards about the restrictions. There are millions of Filipino photographers now equipped with ultra fast, ninja like cameras so your properties are really exposed to being captured in film and of course, arguing with a guard is pointless. So I hope the next time manong guard stops you, do not argue with him, he has a batuta to hit your camera, walk away and ask the management about their SOP.

photo from http://mypaperclip.blogspot.com/2005/09/giant-paperclip-scultptures-by.html

Team Photog vs Team Guardya

Cheat sheet: Shallow Depth Of Field (DOF)

Welcome to Cheat Sheet! This series is intended for photographers who want to see instant results, no experience required, you only need to know the common vocabulary used by photographers. Expect only short tips for easy and fast reading. For best results, shoot after reading!

The topic in this article is about Shallow depth of field and this effect can be used for still life or portraiture. The DOF is dependent on the camera you use, the range of aperture of your lens and your shooting distance so one shooter may have different results from the other.

The photo flower photo is an example of Shallow DOF where the subject in the foreground is sharp and the background is blurred. Note that it is still shallow DOF if the background is sharp and foreground is blurred. There you go that is your brief intro on shallow DOF.

Ways of doing it, here's how:

1. Aperture
In your Aperture setting (read camera manual) set it to the lowest number possible. This can be done in manual mode or easier if done in Aperture priority.

2. Use macro
By coming closer to you subject or shooting it in close range you blur the background. you may do this using macro lens or the macro mode in your camera. The macro lens is best used for nature and still life subjects.

3. Longer focal length = shallow DOF
Longer focal lengths such as 200mm or more produces shallow DOF. So the next time you shoot a subject and you want to create the shallow DOF effect Zoom your lens.

4. Keep subject away from the background
By keeping the subject far from the background the more shallow the background becomes.

Photo from quazen.com/arts/photography/unde...f-field/

Cheat sheet: Shallow Depth Of Field (DOF)

Frog's perspective, a new angle

Greg du Toit

The photos above are totally great. Those photos were taken by Greg du Toit, a photographer, animal painter. He always wanted to take photos of different animals in the watering so he stayed in the water for 3 months. The result was frog's perspective and plenty of tropical diseases.


http://artsyspot.com/gregs-frog-perspective/

Frog's perspective, a new angle

3 creative techniques in cropping your photo

1. Use rule of thirds. Moving your subject away from the center gives energy and creates visual tension to your photograph making your image more interesting.

2. Filling the frame with the subject equals immediate impact as long as your subject is interesting. For still life, subjects with texture is very attractive, for human subjects capturing expressions and emotions create dramatic photos.


3. Highlight the story. When you eliminate unnecessary elements in the photograph you make it easier for viewers to understand what you want to say in your photograph. In the example below I took out the boat to make sure that the focus is on the child.

3 creative techniques in cropping your photo