Inspire in 300 is a guest blog series where creative photographers share who and/or what inspires their photography, and in at least 300 words. When I think about photography, I don’t think just about “images of stuff”. Sure, that’s the basic concept… but what is it really? The answer is entirely subjective and differs for…
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Inspire in 300 – Jim Denham
Inspire in 300 is a guest blog series where creative photographers share who and/or what inspires their photography, and in at least 300 words. Inspiration comes from many sources, like looking at others people’s amazing work or a beautiful sunrise on an amazing landscape, but if I had to pick one thing that makes my…
Inspire in 300 – Andrew Funderburg
Inspire in 300 is a guest blog series where creative photographers share who and/or what inspires their photography, and in at least 300 words. What’s the most important thing to me in photography? Simple: Family. From a young age my parents instilled in me the importance of family. It’s the little things in life that…
HDR Photography Tips: How Many Exposures Do I Need?
This is a guest post from fellow photographer Dave Wilson. I’m often asked how many exposures I use for my HDR images and tend to make myself unpopular by answering “As many as it takes.” This sounds glib but it is, in fact, the truth. Some people appear to be under the impression that you…
HDR Photography Tip: Shadowmapping
This is a guest post from fellow photographer Rob Hanson. One of my favorite techniques that I use on many HDR images is a trick I call Shadowmapping. Credit goes to Christian Bloch for this technique, although I’ve made a few changes to the original recipe to suit my personal style. I use this primarily…
HDR Photography Tip: HDR Is No Excuse
This is a guest post from fellow photographer Eivind Dovik. This used to be a problem for me, but then I started looking through my photos and I realized: Hey, these are just HDRs. HDR is not a good photo. When you’re out there shooting, either hand-held or with your tripod, that’s when you take…
HDR Photography Tip: Avoiding Global Edits
This is a guest post from fellow photographer James Brandon. This is a tip that I think is crucial to producing images that are pleasing to the viewers eye. I really feel that my work has improved drastically since implementing this into my work flow. When I’m in photoshop and I add a layer of…
HDR Photography Tip: Handheld Exposures
This is a guest post from fellow photographer Sergio Valverde. I want to share with you a tip for handheld exposures. I have a Canon EOS 450D and this camera can shoot at 3 fps, that it is not very fast and it is easy to have a little movement between exposures. What I do…
HDR Photography Tip: Look For The Light
This is a guest post from fellow photographer Scott Frederick. There is one thing that I’m constantly looking for when doing HDR photography, the light! I find that the smallest light source will do, when the shutter can be left open for as long as you want. There have been times when shining a flashlight…