Philly Ally HDR

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Photograph from an ally in Philadelphia, PA. Such a colorful scene! I didn’t have a tripod with me so I had to handhold this shot, but fortunately I have pretty steady hands when holding a camera. Crazy how some things come naturally, don’t you think? When I hold a pen my hands are not steady. [...]

Building a DIY Photo Booth using Party Booth

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John has since renamed the application to Spark Booth Since I’m working on building a photo booth I have researched long and hard on how to go about the computer part of it. There are many ways to go about it but I found a very affordable way to do it. While I am not [...]

How photographers can use an Apple iPad

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As you may have heard Apple announced the new iPad. It is Apple’s come back to the netbook, a very functional tablet with the iPhone operating system built-in. It is in fact a large iPhone or iPod Touch. I am not about to run out to get the iPad just yet, not because it’s not [...]

Steely Dan

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I live close to a marina that can be very calming at times. I decided to take Melissa there one day but it wasn’t the nicest outside. The sky was grey and slightly misty so we didn’t stay long. Heading back home I went a different route and found this under a highway. This wall [...]

Quick Photo Tip: Be Selective

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Spend more time on one shot versus spending little time and moving on.  Don’t take 100 photos in 30 minutes when you can take 5 in the same amount of time.  Do this and you will see your results gets better and better! Get Closer Adjust settings Try different exposures Try different focal points Try a [...]

Considering Adobe Lightroom? Now is the time!

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If you have been considering getting Adobe Lightroom now is the time.  Amazon has Lightroom on sale for $189.  Why you may ask?  It could be because Lightroom 3 is coming out soon, but we will never know for sure.  Check out amazon’s Lightroom listing and hop on it before it is too late. $188.99 [...]

Up and at them

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Taken outside Penn Station in NYC while waiting to meet up with Andrew to head over to Jack Studios. Camera: Nikon D700 Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40) Aperture: f/8.0 Focal Length: 62 mm ISO Speed: 200 HDR: Photomatix This is available for sale at http://photos.scottwyden.com/forsale/h364b4eb5

HDR Workshop Keynote Presentation

I had a great time at my HDR Workshop on January 16th, and I know everyone left with the ability to shoot and generate an HDR image which makes me happy. Below is the Keynote which I presented in the beginning of the workshop. Please also keep in mind that even if you did not [...]

Vintage American Flag Photo Auction for Haiti

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auction closed This photo is also available for sale at http://photos.scottwyden.com/forsale/e1e9b91c7

How to photograph an HDR without bracketing

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So you purchased a camera that can shoot RAW because you wanted the ability to experiment with HDR. Maybe it’s a Canon G11 or the amazing new S90. Unlike most SLR cameras which have auto exposure bracketing (BKT or AEB) point and shoot cameras typically do not. However these cameras usually have some sort of [...]

Photographer Website Tips

Photographer Website Tips

Going along with my photographer tips for Facebook and twitter I decided to talk about some website tips. By trade photographers are not web designers so every tip can help, right? These are my opinion so if you think I’m wrong then so be it but this is how I see it as a customer [...]