Like industrial photography? Have a look at these samples, some great shots here.
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Not sure of the source of these photos, but worth a look if you like landscape.
Awesome Photographs From Planet Earth
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Smoke Photography (sometimes called Smoke Art)
The smoke photograph below titled Monroe was photographed by Parc Cruz. It was shot with a Canon 350D camera + Canon 100 mm lens. Interesting stuff; have a look at the tutorial below for some tips on how to achieve photos like these!
Some more:
1. Photographer – M. Alberich Mathews
2. Photographer – Beat Kueng
3. Photographer – Fejo
Tutorial – How to photograph smoke / How to create smoke art
In the video tutorial below, Terry Watson shows his technique for doing Smoke Photography.
Google Earth is a great resource, and yet one of the most controversial things online. Mostly due to the fact that people enjoy their privacy, and do not like aerial pictures of their properties; they find it intrusive. So too, do many governments of the world, some of which are trying to hide things, others that are trying to keep various assets safe, and some that are definitely rogue nations with something to hide.
Drug Dealers despise Google-Earth big time and do not wish to have their lavish estates photographed, and very wealthy, but very honest individuals would like to leave well enough alone, and do not wish to engage the Internet Surfing version of the paparazzi. Indeed, everyone, including the innocent and the not so innocent has at least some apprehension about Google-Earth.
Most would agree that even so, it is a good tool to have and it keeps large corporations, governments, and others honest with regards to the environmental concerns and what they are up too. Most folks believe in transparency, and nothing could be more transparent than an aerial photo. Of course, with every new type of technology that is brought to the public, it will send shock waves to the old way of doing things, and this one has definitely sent a sonic boom to those who specialize in Aerial Photography.
Not many people are aware of this, and indeed, the only reason I am is that before retirement, I was a big consumer of aerial photographs, over lays, maps, and such. We used them when strategically looking for clientele and planning our marketing plans within a city or target zone. A full size aerial map could costs $100s of dollars, and we spent 10s of thousands of dollars on them each quarter.
Real Estate Developers, land speculators, civil engineers, large corporations, and government entities were also very big consumers of aerial-maps. Aerial Photography Companies made over half their money this way, while also taking specialty photos while flying over the homes, buildings, and areas for a specific consumer.
Since 50% or more of their income was aerial map type photographs most of them have gone out of business now. Often it was a couple of people and an airplane owner, and a nice little small business. Generally, there was one in every county in the US and 2 or more in every major city.
Today it is difficult to find such specialists, and it is rather unfortunate, but indeed, this is the price of progress, so please consider this.
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Have you seen television images on crime scenes where the yellow tape has concealed an area and police officials are walking around busily behind it? It is just there that we see the guy with the camera bag and lighting walking around taking photographs of the scene of the crime. Although police try their best to get every bit of evidence from the scene of the crime, the photographs can play a vital role when the crime scene needs to be discussed or imagined later. They also prove as a great record to go with the files in the state department or sheriff’s office. Photographs are of course a vital part of every investigation that takes place today, and they hold as valid evidence in the court of law.
There is no better tool to catalog the data of a scene of crime than the camera. The camera helps preserve the scene of the crime as it really was. Many a time when something is overlooked during investigation, the detective in charge refers to these images to look for clues, as that is all they have at a later date when the crime scene has been disturbed.
An eye for detail is the most important quality that a forensic photographer must have. There is no compromise on sharpness in any form of photography, but it is absolutely vital where forensics is concerned. There could be a small piece of glass in a shadow area for example that the detectives didn’t notice. But they will, later when they see the enlarged view of the photographs of the crime scene, over a cup of coffee at the station. Nothing more needs to be said about why sharpness is critical here.
The forensic photographer is allowed to take the photographs at the scene of the crime before any of the other officials get to touch the place. The idea is the preserve the crime scene as close to how it was at the moment the crime occurred. Once he is done taking his pictures, the fingerprints are brushed and the murder weapon if any is removed, the body is removed and the investigation for other clues begins. But nothing is allowed to be touched until the photographer has completed his or her job. But they do continue to take photographs during the investigative procedures as well.
The forensic photographers are instructed to get a long range, mid range and an ultra close up of every angle. Using the wrong lens or the wrong angle can mislead the viewer to judge the wrong distance between the elements of the photograph. The forensic photographer also takes notes of every photo that is taken. A lot of thought goes behind the angle, the lighting and the lens – so as to give an image as close to reality as possible – nothing more and nothing less.
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There’s something about a sunset that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside doesn’t it? For most of us it’s not an everyday opportunity to catch a sunset, so make it a point to try to capture at least one exquisite sunset shot to remember forever. Here are a few digital photography techniques to catch a sunset.
What Time Will It Happen – Plan Ahead Try to find when the sun will set and be there early. Generally you want to be there thirty minutes to an hour ahead of time. Find out what the weather will be like. Sure it’s nice to catch a sunset in its full glory but when clouds are in the picture that’s when you see the array of fantastic colors and light patterns. Don’t forget to bring your bag complete with all your lenses, tripod, and extra batteries just in case.
Use a Silhouette as a Focal Point Rule of thumb (although breakable) you should always set the silhouette object or the sun as off center in your picture. It makes for a better shot. Using a sailboat gliding across the water or taking a picture of a mountain range at sunset are perfect examples of using focal point silhouettes in your picture. These objects will add context and mood to your photo.
Take Your Camera Off Auto Mode Auto mode doesn’t always allow you to catch to full beauty of the light due to the amount of light still present at sunset. Instead put your camera on aperture or shutter priority mode. Have this setting will allow you to shoot a variety of exposures. Don’t be afraid to experiment – it will be well worth the reward of captures a great picture.
Turn off Auto White Balance Mode The auto white balance mode feature on your camera will usually take out the gold tones from a sunset. So make sure to turn that mode off and instead set you camera on “cloudy” or “shade” mode. This setting will allow you to catching those beautiful golden tones. If perhaps you are looking for a darker cooler picture than experiment with the white balance settings.
Keep Taking Pictures A sun is continually moving and therefore the lighting changes so make sure you keep taking pictures. Keep changing the exposures and focal lengths all the way though the complete setting of the sun.
I hope that you’ve found these photography techniques helpful. Now go out there and capture yourself a sunset.
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So I’m thinking that you the amateur photographer are thinking about trying to sell some of your photos online. You of coarse are wondering if you can actually make some money at it or is it something that you will need to put a lot of effort into. Also you will ask yourself if your computer skills are capable of getting everything together that you will need, and if not how can you find out.
You my friend are in luck because today you can get a good digital camera for a really nice price and you can learn all that you need to know about photography without leaving your home, with the exception of going to take photos but that’s the fun part. You have many books to choice from and also the online photography course. Even well known photography schools have some type of online program.
Some of the benefits that the amateur photographer can get from these online photography courses are many. Just one of the benefits is that you will learn how to take a better photograph and being able to do that will make everything else a lot easier. You do have ways to digitally make your photo better, but if you do it right the first time you will be well ahead of the game. Believe me when I say that PhotoShop is whole new thing to learn all by itself!
One thing that I believe any photographer will agree on is that you need to use a tripod. The tripod can be just about as important as the camera. The reason that I say this is that camera shake is the photographers worst enemy. You may be looking back on photos that you have taken in the past and wonder why some come out with a blur to them. The first thing to look at would be camera movement. You can cause camera shake by pressing down on the button to take the photo.
When you are looking at tripods see if you can find one with a built in level. If you cannot find this stop at your hardware store and buy you a little level. It would not make any sense to set up a tripod and the picture leaning. If you are shooting any kind of wide shot you will have to deal with this issue. Another thing to carry with you is wood shims, these make real easy to set up with instead of dealing with what is on location.
It is simple tips and techniques like the one above that will have you taken better photos in no time at all. So you need to find yourself a good book or take the online training and get out there and give it your best shot. There is a whole internet world of photography waiting on you.
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Got shaky hands? Can’t hold a camera steady? Want sharper photographs? It just might be that you need some image stabilization. I’m now sure what it will be called now. It was called lens stabilization.
However, now there are two types of stabilization – lens stabilization and sensor stabilization. Maybe it ought to be called camera stabilization. I have also seen the terms: anti-shake, vibration reduction, and image stabilization.
There is a third method that some digital cameras utilize and advertise as image stabilization. This method to counteract movement involves increasing the ISO setting to allow a faster shutter speed setting. This is not real stabilization. Also, be aware that image quality will go down as ISO goes up. I would avoid this type of stabilization.
Lens stabilization is obtained by moving the lens elements inside the lens that is attached to the camera.
Sensor stabilization is obtained by moving the sensor that is in the camera body.
Canon and Nikon currently utilize lens stabilization. Canon is more or less getting raked over the coals for not offering sensor stabilization. Nikon not so much. Not sure why Canon and not Nikon.
In any case if the demand is sufficient, then Canon and Nikon will both someday offer sensor stabilization.
So, what’s the big deal? With lens stabilization you have to buy each lens with the stabilization capability built into the lens. This can be expensive.
However, for those that want it and have a digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) camera, you can see the affect of stabilization through the lens. For some that is a big advantage.
With sensor stabilization you have stabilization for all lenses. That’s a potential cost savings. However, you can’t see the affect through the lens. Is that a disadvantage for you? After all we call these things D-SLR cameras because you can see the result of all your photographic techniques through the lens.
This controversy will be worked out over time.
In any case, if you do not have interchangeable lenses, you want have to be concerned about this. Even if your stabilization is in the lens, it is still build into the camera, since the lens is built in also.
Another potential disadvantage of the sensor method is that currently it performs better with shorter focal length lenses and not as well with longer telephoto lenses. Maybe the break point is around 200mm?
But like the controversy talked about above this will be improved over time.
Let’s talk about what stabilization, either type, does for you.
Basically, it allows you to handhold the camera in many situations in which you could not without stabilization. This allows you to get fewer blurry photographs.
By moving the lens elements or the sensor, the light path or optical plane is changed so that the effect of camera movement or vibration is lessened.
So, if you’ve got shaky hands, you get a break that results in better photographs because they are sharper.
This technology is becoming available for nearly all digital cameras and not just the high end cameras and not just digital single lens reflex cameras.
Stabilization is a great benefit in many situations. It allows you to handhold the camera at lower shutter speeds from 2 to 4 stops slower depending on the stabilization technology built into your camera.
However, if you need to use a really slow shutter speed it will not help you to hold the camera steady enough to obtain sharp pictures. How slow? That is really somewhat photographer dependent. Your abilities to handhold a camera may be very good. Mine may not. Most photographers experience problems hand holding a camera at lower shutter speeds and when using the longer focal lengths.
In general, however, if you need a shutter setting of somewhere around 1/3 of a second or slower, you will need to get your tripod out or maybe select a shorter focal length lens or zoom.
The other situation where stabilization will help is when using a telephoto lens. The longer lenses tend to magnify movement and make blurry photographs.
So, if you have shaky hands, or a need to use lower shutter speeds, then stabilization just might be the counteraction that you need to extend you photographic experience and the quality of your digital photographs.
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If you want to be creative in your digital photography depth of field is one aspect you must get comfortable with. This is the distance between the nearest and farthest points that appears in acceptably sharp focus in digital photography. The range within which all subjects, though located at different distances from the camera, are in focus and with an aperture setting. In digital photography this takes more importance due to the fact on some occasions focal issues change depending on your lens.
When practicing your digital photography, ss a rule of thumb, the area 1/3 in front of and 2/3 behind the subject is the actual distance in focus. If for example you were looking at an item which varies over time (such as an assembly line), will the object always be at the working distance precisely or will it tend to move farther or nearer over time to the lens/camera combination? A depth of field from five to 16 feet, e.g., would mean everything closer than five feet and farther than 16 feet would be out of focus.
Another aspect of digital photography is this; Depth of field is influenced by the focal length of the lens in use, the f-number setting on the lens, and the distance from the camera to the subject. It can be shallow or deep, and can be totally controlled by the photographer. It is one of the most creative and profound effects available to photographers.
Depth of field varies with lens aperture, focal length, and camera-to-subject distance. Depth of field depends on the lens opening, the focal length of the lens, and the distance from the lens to the subject. With a greater depth of field, more of the scene near to far is in focus. Lens aperture and scene lighting will greatly influence the D.O.F. When the lens is set to a smaller aperture, a greater depth of field results i.e. subjects close to and further away from the camera will still appear in focus. In digital photography especially a shallow depth of field allows you to focus tightly on your subject, with any background or foreground out of focus.
You can control or exploit depth of field in your digital photography by varying three factors: the size of the aperture; the distance of the camera from the subject; and the focal length of the lens. If you decrease the size of the aperture, the depth of field increases; if you focus on a distant subject, depth of field will be greater than if you focus on a near subject; and if you fit a wide-angle lens to your camera, it will give you greater depth of field than a normal lens viewing the same scene. Many SLRs have a depth of field preview control – a button that closes the lens diaphragm to the aperture selected for an exposure so that the depth of field in the image can be checked on the viewing screen first.
If you are not sure how to make interesting composition in digital photography then I recommend starting with narrowing your depth of field. The best way becoming expertly skilled in digital photography is to practice, practice, and practice!
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