Hello, my name is Peter West Carey and I am a freelance writer and photographer living in the Puget Sound region of the USA. Photography has been a passion of mine for many decades and I live by the motto Explore-Inspire-Educate. Photography and my love for travel are conspiring to take me to Africa, Nepal and Iceland this coming year and I encourage you to follow along at The Carey Adventures.Com where I also host a Photo Of The Day feed.
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Modern Digital SLR flashes do a wonderful job of putting out a large punch of light in a specific direction. Nowadays they even zoom with the lens for more directed light. But what happens when that direct light is too harsh, casting ridged shadows? This happens often in an indoor setting, especially with groups of people, such as at a party. Flash modifiers to the rescue!
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This article is an answer to those seeking simplicity in their travel photography life. It is for someone who loves to take a range of photos while on the road, but doesn’t wish to lug around 30 lbs of professional gear to accommodate every possible shooting situation. It is for the traveler for whom photography is important, but it may also have to compete against space in bags for clothes, kid’s items or even work projects.
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While a number of smartphones now offer photo editing basics (and a plethora of apps to expand things even more), the portability of a solid photo editing program has been hard to come by. Photoshop is a monster in regards to space requirements and its ability to work on any system where it is not expressively installed. Picasa can be fairly ‘lightweight’ but lacks many of the more advanced photo editing tools. So what about GIMP?
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Grabbing a good distance shot is not always easy. Be it wide angle or telephoto, any number of objects can jump into the frame and ruin a great shot. It also takes good positioning to obtain the shot you have in mind. While I often expound on the virtue of “get closer” to help enhance subjects, there is something to be said for taking a step back. Way back.
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Last week, we talked about choosing the right camera bag for your needs. If backpacks are your bag of choice, then look no further. We’re comparing at two great backpacks that will hold up to just about anything you throw at them.
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Patterns can be found in obvious and not so obvious places. Sometimes they are one consecutive and unending patterns and sometimes they are broken by another pattern. Natural and man-made patterns alike draw our eye and keep us inside a picture, exploring where the pattern starts and ends. Enjoy this collection of pattern images and see what patterns you can find in the world around you to photograph.
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Taking action shots can be much more difficult than shooting inanimate objects. Practice makes perfect as does having the right equipment for the job and waiting patiently for the right moment. This collection features some terrific and awe inspiring moments in time, which if you blinked, you might have missed them if it were not for these quick thinking photographers.
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“Follow the Yellow Brick Road,” an infamous movie quote inspired by a pathway to a land of dreams. Wherever your paths take you and whatever amount of stairs you have to climb, it’s always worth it to see what’s at the end, but more importantly to enjoy the journey. Today’s collection gathers dozens of images of paths and stairways, images that symbolize something different to every person.
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We have another Photo Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members today. In this tutorial, we’ll be learning some great ways to utilize a fisheye lens. Learn more at the jump!
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When we think about technology, one may conjure up visions of computers and cell phones, but it is so much more than just recent technologies, or information technology. We’ll examine this concept today in a collection of photos marking the steps of progress in visual imagery.
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