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10 Tips To Know Digital Photography Better

by Victor Augusteo on May 9, 2009

Article by DigitalWeddingSecret

Digital cameras are one of the biggest inventions of modern times. We are so fortunate to have this modern gadget called Digital Photography. To be able to capture a precious moment or wonderful scene at the click of a button, is something we should not take for granted.No matter whichever camera you have or you are planning to own,you need to have a proper knowledge about the digital photography. There are certain tips below,which i hope will be useful for you to take better wedding photographs.

  1. Know your camera. One of the biggest drawbacks you can make is not providing time to learn about the parts of your camera. Leave being lazy,read your instruction manual carefully.
  2. When shooting sunny outdoor shots,try adjusting your white balance setting from auto to cloudy. The auto setting will make your shots appear too cold. When you switch it to cloudy,it will increase the warmth of your pictures.
  3. If you are desiring for superior image quality,the ability to use a variety of lenses and print large high quality snaps,then consider a Digital SLR Camera.
  4. If possible then do use your flash outside also. On a sunny day you require flash when the sun is directly upon your head or behind the subject. This causes dark shadows to appear on the face of the subject. The flash will help you to reduce this.
  5. Sometimes if you simply turn your camera and take vertical shots,it’ll make a world of difference. So you should always experiment with vertical picture taking.
  6. Do not put your subjects directly in the center of your shot. Keep your subject off center to fuel in more life into your photos.
  7. If possible then join online photography communities. You need to get active and ask questions.
  8. Never ever copy the work of others,try to create your own unique style.
  9. Post your photographs in online forums and always be ready to take any type of criticism.
  10. If you have a problem of shaky hands then you should go and invest a tripod. It will solve your problem and will also give you better results.

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25 Incredible Nightscape Photography

by Victor Augusteo on May 2, 2009

Well, I was browsing Flickr the other day to find some inspiration while stumbling across several jaw-dropping night photos. People has been mesmerized by the view after sunset for some inexplicable reasons. Maybe its the oddity and the unusual view that you can’t see without being capture with the camera first?

Anyway, I have put together the top 25 night sky photos that will makes you go “oooohhhh…!!”

1. The Eye at Night

Blue Hour, Capitola Pier Sunrise - Capitola, California

2. Blue Hour, Capitola Pier Sunrise - Capitola, California

City of Niagara Falls

3. City of Niagara Falls

Gotham City

4. Gotham City

Sleek

5. Sleek

Dazzling

6. Dazzling

Once in a Blue Moon

7. Once in a Blue Moon

Frankfurt Skyline with an extra

8. Frankfurt Skyline with an extra

Los Angeles view

9. Los Angeles view

Lightning; My First Try

10. Lightning; My First Try

Goodbye Series(I): ¡See you soon, Reñaca!

11. "Goodbye Series"(I): ¡See you soon, Reñaca!

Melbourne from Williamstown

12. Melbourne from Williamstown

Visiteur | Visitor

13. Visiteur | Visitor

Sydneys harbour skyline

14. Sydney's harbour skyline

Dream City Red Color Lights

15. Dream City Red Color Lights

Sunsetting

16. Sunsetting

La Pozza at Night

17. La Pozza at Night

Noche de luna llena - Full moon night

18. Noche de luna llena - Full moon night

In The Summertime

19. In The Summertime

glow

20. glow

Singel at dusk

21. Singel at dusk

splash

22. splash

Tonights Moon is biggest in 15 years

23. Tonight's Moon is biggest in 15 years

5 min. @ f5.... fullmoon

24. 5 min. @ f5.... fullmoon

And.. Save the best for the last!

Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia (Poem - Clouds Amaze Me)

25. Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia (Poem - Clouds Amaze Me)


Amolife recently made a really good post about personal development. Now most of us has heard and read about personal development millions of time. I got dozens of books on that topic at my book cabinet. But this time, he/she(i dont know amolife is a he or she, but i guess its a she) post it with beautiful photographs. I liked it a lot, and i though i’ll just share some of the photos here.

Dream big dream

Dream Big Dreams

The Key to Success

The Key to Success

Do what you love to do

Do what you love to do

Learn every detail of the business

Learn every detail of the business

Dedicate yourself to serve others

Dedicate yourself to serve others

Be absolute honest with yourself and others.

Be absolute honest with yourself and others.

Get around the right people

Get around the right people

Take excellent care of your phisical help

Take excellent care of your phisical help

Never, Ever give up

Never, Ever give up

Now i know its not 21 images, because i only import the good photographs. You can view the rest of the post along with the captions at the original article