"When shooting portraits outdoors, it is often necessary to control or modify the natural light in order to achieve the most flattering results. In a high contrast, outdoor lighting situation, many photographers resort to using fill flash to ...

It seems computers can do most anything with an image now a days. So why bother with all those cumbersome filters? The answer is that most of them are still superior to the techniques used with a computer. Plus, if the image is more accurate ...

Filters are basically tools to modify the quality of light hitting your sensor. They used to play a more integral role in photography before digital cameras came along. Nowadays, a lot of people discount the importance of photographic filters t ...

"Since version 1.0, DxO has been known as a RAW converter whose goal was delivering the finest image quality. DxO reaches this goal by providing profile-based lens correction and by using proprietary algorithms to convert the raw file ...

Over thirty of the Image-Space Lightroom Tips and Tricks in one easy to read or print ebook format. Includes the Library Module, Develop Module and the general use of Lightroom. Example Tip Topics: Simple and easy folder structu ...

Give skin a cracked or peeling look with this tutorial.

"Warm up your eye and compositional brain using the sunlight properly, then convert to using your strobes to make a composition that you need for your concept or for drama. You must first understand the importance of balancing your subject an ...

"It's almost a magician's art: giving form to an object that's essentially invisible. Lighting and photographing clear glass objects and giving them real visual appeal is one of the hardest tasks you'll ever face in a studio." "How's i ...

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new SIGMA 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM. This compact high-performance telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s own Optical Stabilizer function. The lens incorporates SLD (Special Low Dispersion) g ...

Sony full frame 24 megapixel camera at : Steve's Digicams dpReview LetsgoDigital + hands-on the Alpha 350 Alpha 350 and 300 announced

Hoya have just unveiled a new range of HD – High Definition – filters, available in Protector, UV and Circular Polariser in sizes from 52mm through to 82mm. These new HD filters feature 99.35% light transmission from an 8-layer anti-reflective ...

Outdoor portraits can offer a sense a drama or romance that can be hard to achieve in a studio setting. The early morning or evening sky can serve as a stunning backdrop for a portrait. The trick is in lighting your subject properly. T ...

"Understanding image histograms is probably the single most important concept to become familiar with when working with pictures from a digital camera. A histogram ca ...

Professional Photographers Can Now Quickly Create The Right Mood with Mystical Tint Tone and Color 2.0 from Auto FX Software Mystical Tint Tone and Color 2.0 is a suite of 60 professional imaging filters that give photos a distinctive prof ...

"For a correct exposure you want all the channels in all parts of the photo to be below the point they max out and loose detail. As a starting point you need to set the color balance of the camera to match the color of the light so when a bri ...