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…
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Considering Adobe Lightroom? Now is the time!
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
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 https://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
auction closed This photo is also available for sale at https://photos.scottwyden.com/forsale/e1e9b91c7
How to photograph an HDR without bracketing
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
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…
Two ways I helped Haiti – You should too!
MagCloud is now selling a magazine called One Respe which are beautiful and touching photographs in Haiti taken by various photographers. All of the proceeds of the magazine are going to the Red Cross to help Haiti. $16 is not too difficult for most people, just don’t stop by Starbucks for a week and it’s…
Tip: Don’t just change your angle
Change the framing. Here is an example of how a simple scene can look so different just by switching the camera from portrait to landscape. If you are unsure of what portrait and landscape is just look at the graphic at the bottom of this post to see the two camera orientations. Extra tip: Want…