Why try it? After reading the article from Ryan Brenizer on using the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens on a full frame camera body I decided to give it a shot. The lens is under $200 and smaller than the 50mm f/1.4. The wide view is similar to my old 24mm f/2 lens (when used [...]
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What to Look For in a Photographer: A Model’s Perspective
This is a guest post from model Aimee J. Martin A touch of history My experience with modeling started at the tender age of 11. My mom brought me to a Chicago Photographer, we shot for a day, and my first Comp Card was born. She took me from agency to agency where I sat [...]
Photoshop CS5 Content Aware Fill great but not perfect
This video is showing how Adobe Photoshop CS5′s Content Aware fill works great but is not perfect. After the live photo shoot a few weeks back I notice this tree behind Angela’s head. I knew right away that the first thing I would do in CS5 was to remove the tree. I decided to show [...]
Rambo was defeated by Ramba
During the clothing shoot this model, Christine, decided to have some fun and use a beautiful scarf as a headband. We took a minute a captured some shots of her goofing off. It’s nice to have fun during a stressful shoot. Christine is an awesome model. She has fun with whatever you give her which [...]
Photographing with Sun Glare
Sun Glare is a funny thing. It can make or ruin a photo. Here is an example of just that. I photographed Melissa and Sami while in Washington DC. The first shot had too much glare on Melissa’s face so I we changed angles and it made a really nice photo of the two of [...]
A Photographers Interview with Michael James
Please tell us about yourself as a person and as a photographer. Where did you grow up and what sparked your desire to photograph? Were you active with the photography department in high school? Where are you living now? I grew up in South Jersey. Medford, NJ to be exact. I spent summers on the [...]
Book Recommendation – Practical HDR by David Nightingale
Practical HDR was the first HDR photography book I purchased. It is still one of my favorites which I recommend to everyone looking to start shooting HDR. Give it a read. Purchase it from Amazon.com and see for yourself. David includes a lot of great information on HDR photography and many incredible photos for you [...]
Snowscape
For the first time in years we had over a foot of snow in New Jersey. I used the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens to take this photo. My favorite part of this shot is that you would never know it is in color because of how white the world looks when snowing. I love [...]
Quick Photo Tip: Be Selective
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 [...]
