Whether you're just learning photography basics or you need some advice on advanced photography techniques, our How-To section offers photography tips for shutterbugs at every level.
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Making A Connection One well-traveled photographer shares her insights on approaching, composing and lighting memorable portraits, and on learning from the pros
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By Mark Edward Harris, Photography By Mirjam Evers
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 New York-based Dutch photographer Mirjam Evers has traveled and photographed in more than 50 countries, focusing her camera and her eyes on creating environmental portraits and travel, documentary and adventure photographs. She’s able to transcend cultural and language barriers with an intangible spirit that comes through in every portrait.
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Ultimate Portraits 10 essential tips to work like a pro when photographing people
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By Tom Bol, Photography by Tom Bol
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 No matter what you like to photograph, chances are, at some point
you’ll find yourself shooting a portrait. Imagine being in the middle
of composing that stunning Patagonia landscape image, when a weathered
gaucho on his horse gallops up, providing a rare shot of those rugged
cowboys. Or maybe you’re walking in the French Quarter of New Orleans
and a jazz musician on the street gives you a stoic pose. And who
hasn’t taken a few shots of their family and friends? Knowing the basic
principles of creating a strong portrait is a valuable skill for all
photographers.
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Color Saturation: Getting It Right For the best color in your images, learn to use these techniques and don’t overdo it
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By Rob Sheppard, Photography by Rob Sheppard
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 While black-and-white photography has enjoyed a rebirth of interest,
color is still how the world appears and is mostly photographed. Yet
colors you see and experience often don’t quite translate to the
picture you compose. We also sometimes want to interpret the world’s
colors in ways that better express how we felt about a subject.
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Quick Fix: Make Your Subject Stand Out Focus the point of interest in your photos with these easy techniques
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By Rick Sammon
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 Often, one of the main goals when composing a picture is to make the subject stand out from the background and surroundings. This is especially true in sports photography, where the photographer wants to isolate the subject from a distracting background,
such as when a football player is running in front of a cheering crowd. Portrait, wildlife and fashion photographers, too, often want to isolate a subject from the background, with the goal of drawing more attention to the subject.In-camera, we can accomplish that goal by using a telephoto lens and wide ƒ-stop combination. The longer the lens, the wider the ƒ-stop and the closer we are to the subject, the less depth of field we have in front of and behind the subject. In the digital darkroom, there are several techniques that simulate that in-camera technique. There’s also a variety of tools and filters that can help us make our subject stand out even more in the scene. I used the following techniques on the snake picture (taken in Namibia, Africa) that opens this column and on the fawn picture (taken in my backyard in Croton, N.Y.) that ends this column.
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June 2008 HelpLine Get The (Focal) Point?
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By Michael Guncheon
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 Capturing talent
Q) I want to start shooting photos of local bands and some other bigger acts that come through my area on a regular basis. I’m new to the D-SLR game and still learning all the things I can do with my camera. So I’m looking for some advice on what settings to use while in this type of situation. Of course, it’s low-light and fast-moving action, along with light changing all the time. I’m in the market to buy a new lens specifically for this task, but would love to also use it in the field for the nature photography I’m starting to enjoy. I’ll have access to the sides of the stage and the front of the stage on the calm side of the barrier, so I’d think that my shooting distances could range from about six to 25 feet.
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