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Photo of the Week - July 28, 2010
Resting Place
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Discover more "Wordless Wednesday" posts from all over the Internet Photo of the Week - July 28, 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 08:10:50. Permalink | Comment | Email this
$200 Million Ansel Adams Photographs Found At Yard Sale
People either love or hate yard sales. Rick Norsigian's yard sale find may just change how some folks feel about yard sales. Ten years ago Norsigian bought 2 boxes of glass plate negatives at a yard sale for $45. Those two boxes contained 65 glass plate negatives that included images known to have been taken by Ansel Adams but believed lost in a darkroom fire. It has taken 10 years to prove that the photographs were taken by Ansel Adams but now an art appraiser says that the collection, which includes some images never before printed, may be worth $200 million. Yard sale this weekend anyone?
Full Story at CNN
Ansel Adams Bio
Photo Courtesy of RickNorsigian.com $200 Million Ansel Adams Photographs Found At Yard Sale originally appeared on About.com Photography on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 08:07:49. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Avoiding Bad Foregrounds
Most of us have learned to pay attention to what is behind our subjects to avoid bad backgrounds but have we started ignoring foregrounds in the process? Foregrounds can ruin an image just as much as a bad background, as happened in the image on the right. Take some time to learn quick tricks to avoiding bad foregrounds.
Photography Tips - Avoiding Bad Foregrounds
Photo © Liz Masoner, licensed to About.com, Inc. Avoiding Bad Foregrounds originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 06:52:31. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Forum Flashback Series - 24 July 2010
Photo © Ray3693 with permission to About.com, Inc.
Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past! Forum Flashback Series - 24 July 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at 08:23:01. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Fun Photography - Light Drawing
 First I showed you how to have some fun photographing fruit falling through water. Then we got a bit more "out there" and managed to set ice on fire. After that we captured water balloon explosions. Then we moved back to fire with spooky green flaming pumpkins for Halloween. Finally we froze time by capturing water splashes.
Now I've added a new fun photography tutorial. This time I'm teaching you how to photograph light drawings. I can't honestly say I'm teaching you to draw (just look at the example photo as proof I can't draw) but I can teach you how to capture your light drawings. From simple smiley faces to complex portraits or flying dragons, what you draw is up to you but this tutorial will make sure you capture the light.
Fun Photography - Light Drawing
Fun Photography - Light Drawing originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at 05:36:49. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photo of the Week - July 21, 2010
Thistle
Photo © olmail with permission to About.com, Inc.
To submit your photos for possible photo of the week winners just visit our forum and post in the photo sharing area.
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Discover more "Wordless Wednesday" posts from all over the Internet Photo of the Week - July 21, 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 08:05:28. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Winner and Finalists of Assignment #69 - Flower Photography
For our flower photography assignment we focused our lenses on blooms of all sorts. There were an amazing 98 entries for this assignment!
We had some great lessons to help everyone capture better flower photographs and overall the entries were really well done.
Flower Photography
Depth of Field Lesson
Preventing Blurry Photographs
Color Temperature
There was a tendency among several entries to shoot in a less optimal orientation and exposures were off a bit. To help with these issues please review:
Horizontal vs Vertical Photographs
How to Use Levels
Understanding Exposure
If you would like a critique of your non-winning entry, please let me know and I will be glad to provide one.
You can see all of our finalists in the Winner and Finalist Gallery
Congratulations to our winner of the Flower Photography Assignment #69 - bigphatwhale!
Photo ©bigphatwhale with permission to About.com, Inc. Winner and Finalists of Assignment #69 - Flower Photography originally appeared on About.com Photography on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 11:23:22. Permalink | Comment | Email this
School Photos
Summer has flown by and its almost time for school again. Time to brush up on how to take school photos!
How to Take School Photos
How to Take Back-To-School Photos School Photos originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, July 19th, 2010 at 07:37:49. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Forum Flashback Series - 17 July 2010
Photo © Mossypine with permission to About.com, Inc.
Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!
Our Birding Guide, Melissa Mantz, is also focusing on bird photography right now. She is looking for more submissions for her reader galleries of winter and backyard birds. While you're there, don't forget to check out the fabulous image galleries of hummingbirds, mallards, and sparrows as well!
Birding Site Photography Submissions Forum Flashback Series - 17 July 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at 08:51:35. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photography Assignment #70 - Bird Photography
Our second July assignment is bird photography. Bird photography is a favorite subject of many photographers but sometimes a very frustrating one as well. In this photography lesson we'll learn how to get back to making it simple to great bird photographs. No super long lenses required. Just follow a few basic ideas and you can get great bird photos without a lot of expensive equipment.
Details, Rules, Lessons, and Entry Link for Photography Assignment #70 - Bird Photography
Photo © Liz Masoner, licensed to About.com, Inc. Photography Assignment #70 - Bird Photography originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 14:47:52. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Lens Mounts
Probably one of the most confusing things about DSLRs for new users is figuring out what lens to buy. Each camera works with a specific "lens mount". Lens mount refers to the end of the lens that fits into the camera and describes the size/shape/electronic components/compatibility of the lens to the camera. Much like the old saying "you can't fit a square peg into a round hole," lenses will not fit or work with your camera if they do not have a compatible lens mount.
Lens Mount Explanation Lens Mounts originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 07:57:27. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photo of the Week - July 14, 2010
Follow the Light
Photo © Barbara Uhl with permission to About.com, Inc.
To submit your photos for possible photo of the week winners just visit our forum and post in the photo sharing area.
Check out more "Wordless Wednesday" blog posts on other topics at About.com
Discover more "Wordless Wednesday" posts from all over the Internet Photo of the Week - July 14, 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at 07:05:13. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photo Myth #1 - Subject Must Look at Camera
Its something I hear far too often when I see people taking pictures of their children or friends..."look at the camera," "smile," "oh don't squint," and "smile for real." Forcing a subject to look at the camera ruins more good photographs than you would think possible. Parents spend so much time trying to coax a "real" smile out of their children that the end result is often tears from the children and yelling from the adults. Photographs are meant to be records of life. Do you want your photographs to record anger and sorrow? Stop believing there is one "right" way to take photographs of your children, family, and friends. Make photography a happy (or at least relaxed) event instead of a traumatic confrontation that might require years of therapy to recover from.
Make sure you plan for plenty of time when taking family portraits so that no one feels rushed. Make sure there are toys to keep children entertained. Light snacks and water are also a good idea if you will be outside for a fairly long time. And above all else, remember that it is Photo Myth #1 that a subject must look at the camera. Photo Myth #1 - Subject Must Look at Camera originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 06:07:25. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Forum Flashback Series - 10 July 2010
Photo © Arthur Schroeder IV with permission to About.com, Inc.
Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past! Forum Flashback Series - 10 July 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at 07:17:08. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Vacation Photography
With warmer weather, its time to think about vacations. For some of use that means a trip to the beach and for others a trip to the mountains and colder climates to escape the heat. Wherever you go, its almost certain you'll want to take lots of photos! To get the most out of your travel photography its time to brush up on travel-related photo tips and safety info.
Vacation Photography
Traveling with Your Camera
Flying with Your Camera
Beach Photography
Northern Lights Photography
Fireworks Photography
Protect Your Camera From Weather Vacation Photography originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 08:01:41. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photo of the Week - July 7, 2010
Luminescence
Photo © PaulKK with permission to About.com, Inc.
To submit your photos for possible photo of the week winners just visit our forum and post in the photo sharing area. Photo of the Week - July 7, 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at 07:15:33. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Winner and Finalists of Assignment #68 - Slow Shutter Speeds
For our slow shutter speed assignment I asked everyone to use a shutter speed below 1/20 of a second. However, there was so much confusion with folks believing they had to use 1/20 of a second I allowed images taken at that speed as well. Slow shutter speeds allow us to capture low light subjects, express motion, capture rich colors,and record subjects otherwise impossible to predict. As always, we had a great selection of entries and some very good entries. Even though trying to judge these assignments is often so very difficult, it is a wonderful thing to see everyone learning photography so well.
There was a good variety of ideas for this assignment and judging was difficult as always. Great job everyone!
If you would like a critique of your non-winning entry, please let me know and I will be glad to provide one.
You can see all of our finalists in the Winner and Finalist Gallery
Congratulations to our winner of the Slow Shutter Speed Photography Assignment #68 - Kodakid!
Photo ©Kodakid with permission to About.com, Inc. Winner and Finalists of Assignment #68 - Slow Shutter Speeds originally appeared on About.com Photography on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 09:43:13. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Avoiding Cluttered Backgrounds
Love taking photos of your family but hate the often cluttered background? Most of us have captured a "perfect moment," only to discover later that there is a child's toy or a forgotten sock hidden in the background. Professional backgrounds can make your images much "cleaner" but they are often very pricey. There is an alternative to spending a fortune if you are willing to spend a little time. With a few simple items available at your local hobby or fabric store, you can make your own professional-style background. Avoiding Cluttered Backgrounds originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, July 5th, 2010 at 07:04:30. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July everyone! Have a great day and stay safe. Don't forget to pack your camera when you go to celebrations today.
We also have a fireworks thread in the forum where you can share you images with other forum readers. As I did last year, I will be selecting several images from that thread for inclusion in an image gallery on About Photography. The images selected for the image gallery last year were fabulous and I look forward to seeing this year's images! Happy 4th of July originally appeared on About.com Photography on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at 07:42:52. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Forum Flashback Series - 3 July 2010
Photo © Ray3693 with permission to About.com, Inc.
Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!
We'd love to see your 4th of July celebration photos as well! Read over our fireworks photography lessons and then stop by the forum to share your shots! Forum Flashback Series - 3 July 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 at 08:33:28. Permalink | Comment | Email this
#1 Secret of Fireworks Photography
While most people are busy eating lots of BBQ ribs or trying to set up the biggest fireworks display on the block, photographers are busy preparing to take lots of fireworks photographs. Fireworks require a slightly different process than standard daylight subjects to capture but since I'm sure you've already read my "Basic Fireworks Photography" lesson and my "Advanced Fireworks Photography" lesson you are ready to get some nice shots.
But if you want to get truly amazing fireworks photographs you need to read my newest fireworks photography tip. I'm sharing with you the #1 secret of fireworks photography.
Get the secret!
Photo © Liz Masoner licensed to About.com, Inc. #1 Secret of Fireworks Photography originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at 07:58:29. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photography Assignment #69 - Flowers
For our first July assignment our theme is "flowers." Wildflowers, purchased flowers, or even artificial flowers are all acceptable. Just remember that the flower(s) should be the main focus of the image.
Details, Rules, Lessons, and Entry Link for Photography Assignment #69 - Flowers Photography Assignment #69 - Flowers originally appeared on About.com Photography on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 05:23:18. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Photo of the Week - June 30, 2010
Nature's Color
Photo © mahashakes with permission to About.com, Inc.
To submit your photos for possible photo of the week winners just visit our forum and post in the photo sharing area. Photo of the Week - June 30, 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 05:45:10. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Bend Light With FlashBenders
Its not often that I get excited about a new photography product. FlashBenders are an exception. When the company contacted me to ask if I would review them they actually looked like a great idea. Still, there are a lot of products out there that look like great ideas but do not function properly. FlashBenders only took about 5 minutes to change my mind when the product arrived. Compact, lightweight, versatile, and works as promised.
So what do they do? They attach to your add-on flash (with Velcro) and work as bendable reflectors. Because of the variety of sizes available this means that you get an amazing amount of control from your flash that just wasn't there before. Except for the very smallest size, they even bend into snoots. For creative lighting (and even just trying to diffuse flash to avoid shadows) the FlashBenders are truly a product that you are not going to want to go without.
Review of FlashBender Bounce Card
Review of FlashBender Small Unit
Review of FlashBender Large Unit
Bend Light With FlashBenders originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 08:16:37. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Forum Flashback Series - 26 June 2010
Photo © PaulKK with permission to About.com, Inc.
Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!
Forum Flashback Series - 26 June 2010 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, June 26th, 2010 at 08:14:36. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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