My wife’s sister is an architect and as one she starts to work on an online internet portfolio. Many times before she goes out for a location, she asks me for some tips about how to shoot better photographs than using the automatic (P,Av,Tv) modes. So I have to be Continue Reading
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Some things you should know about photography lighting,techniques and photography matters
How to use a small flash with an umbrela box (Brolly)
If you are into home studio photography,a good start be getting an umbrella softbox also known as brolly. Here are the basics steps to connect your umbrella softbox to a small camera flash.
Canon 5DMKI Vs. Canon 40D
Hey I use for most of my photographs one of my two Canon 40D. When the Canon 5DMkII got out to the market, there where plenty of the 5DMkI available for sale as second hand cameras. I had a big strugle what to do whether to get a copy of the Continue Reading
DIY photography-How to photograph Lightning
Taking lightning photographs are actually surprisingly very very easy!For such kind of photographs (I accidentally,on the way took this one) you almost don’t need any pro equipment at all. Get in and read my easy and simple tips on how make that simple diy photography of stormy lightning.
Easy Ebay photography using a light tent
We all know how important it is to get a good picture in order to get a good selling page in your eBay.com store. A good picture will generate more traffic to you store and will probably will get you better conversion rate,that means in simple words MORE MONEY!!! Here Continue Reading
Ebay White Balance lens cap,is that good?
Well,as you may all know,the issue of getting the right color temperature,also known as White Balance is one of the biggest influence prospect in the final picture quality you can get out of your camera. When you get into some mixed light scene your camera auto WB (White Balance) metering Continue Reading
Want a homemade photography studio?Lets see what you need
Many times I’m getting asked:”Hey I know you strated your photography journey from a small home made studio,What do I need to start it (hame made studio)?” So I go on and answer,could you be more specific? What are you exactly asking? I’m building a DIY Photography Studio in our empty Continue Reading
Controlling the ambient light -Part I
Controlling your ambient light in your studio shots will let you much more control over the total image output.In the previous discussion about the ambient light we got to the point that the amount of the ambient light in your pictures is determined mainly by the shutter speed (in opposite Continue Reading
Best off camera flashes under 100$
As you may know if you read my site,or if it is your first time around,I do recommend to learn about flashes and lighting by testing the studio setups that you’ll find here and on the web with small flashes.This will allow you not to spent a lot of money Continue Reading
Bounce flash products
Going around the web I found a manufacture of really big,but portable diffusers. The good thing about it is that they have an online catalogue and downloadable catalogue.In this catalogue there are many examples on how touse their products,much of them also show the setups used for taking really professional shots.You could Continue Reading
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Hot-Shoe Flash
Popular Photography magazine (I’m a subscriber for at least 10 years)Published in their August issue a very interesting list about the misunderstanding or things you should know about your hot-shoe flash. You could read the full article in the Popular Photography web site here. Here is a summery of the Continue Reading
Photoshop TiltShift photography by- tiltshiftphotography.net
I always liked the effect of the tiltshift lens.The basic construction of the lens enables the front element to shift in a direction you like and by that to put the focus of the lens on any point of the frame that you like.By that allowing you to control the Continue Reading
Products Photography-Using Gels For Special Effects
Many times I’m asked how those kind of pictures are taken.I must say that at the beginning I thought that it was a much more complicated process.Actually that when I show this picture to my wife she didn’t believed me that it is mine until I show her the KONICA Continue Reading
3 Best On Camera Flash Diffusers
Many times when I shoot indoors-family or my little boy Eitan I don’t like to setup flashes and want to be spontaneous .After knowing that the direct on camera flash shooting option is the last thing to consider,I started to look for an on camera flash gadget that will improve Continue Reading