Capturing the Storm

By : Stiksy

I have learned that lightning photography is part skill, part luck and as you mostly have to shoot outdoors a lot of risk!

Firstly you have to wait for the right storm, one that allows you to take her photo and doesn't decide to wipe you and your equipment out. I am not a storm chaser as such but when the opportunity presents itself I certainly do try to take advantage of the moment without getting fried in the process!!

Source : www.photos-of-the-year.com

Techniques In Photography

by : Low Jeremy, www.articlecity.com

Like all fields, photography, professional photography at that, is not as easy as one may think. In fact, it is actually quite hard to produce photographs that will grab one’s attention in an instant. Here are some tips that can get you started.

How To Take a Photo of a Water Drop

Tutorial Video: How to take a photo of a water drop.You will need flash (speedlite), macro lens, tripot, and trigger system.

Turn A New Photo Into An Old Photo In Photoshop

Written By Steve Patterson
In this Photoshop tutorial, we're going to look at how to do a bit of reverse photo restoration, turning a new or recent photo into an old photo, one that looks like it was taken many years ago, and we'll be doing it by combining several separate effects to create our final result. We'll be looking at how to replace a photo's original colors with a classic sepia tone, how to add a soft glow to an image, how to darken edges, how to add noise, dust and scratches, how to fade an image by brightening the blacks and darkening the whites, and we'll even see how to bring back some of the photo's original color when we're done. Lots of fun stuff!
Of course, as with many photo effects, the results you end up with will depend a lot on the photo you're using. If you have a picture of someone sitting in their new 2008 model car wearing the latest fashions while listening to an iPod, trying to make the photo look like it was taken 40 or 50 years ago isn't really going to work, unless your goal is to use the photo as proof that time machines really do exist.
Here's the image I'll be working with in this Photoshop tutorial:

The original image.

And here's what it will look like when we're done:

The final "old photo" result.

The Five Rules For Taking Great Pictures Of Food

Are you ready to share your casserole with the world? Be careful. A bad photo can make your best culinary creation look like a disaster. So how do food photographers create these mouthwatering masterpieces? How do they get the food to jump out and make you want to take a bite? I’ll give you a hint. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Here are a few of the tricks they use.

Food photography is a big business, and you would be surprised at what goes into creating an image like the one shown above. Many companies hire a food stylist and a prop stylist to get the image just right. The food stylist meticulously arranges the items on the plate while the prop stylist considers all of the background elements. It takes a lot of time, and years of practice, but it sure does make us hungry.

How To Make Waterfalls Look Blurred In A Photo

Some photographic effects will never go out of style. If you’ve ever seen those gorgeous photos of silky smooth waterfalls, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat. It doesn’t take that much knowledge or equipment to create this effect. All you need is a waterfall, a tripod, a camera, and willingness to get up at the crack of dawn.


 

Photography Terms

Istilah-istilah yang biasa digunakan dalam dunia Fotografi :
 

LS:
Singkatan dari longshot. Dengan lebih mendekatkan objeknya, shot ini tetap masih memberikan sudut pandang lebar tetapi sudah mulai mengarahkan perhatian pada objeknya dengan memisahkannya dari latar belakang yang mungkin mengganggu.

MACRO:
Makro. Pengertiannya dalam fotografi adalah sarana untuk pemotretan dari jarak dekat. Fotografi makro akan menghasilkan rekaman (pada film) yang sama besar dengan benda aslinya (1:1), atau paling kurang separuh dari benda aslinya (1:2), namun demikian pada lensa-lensa jenis zoom yang mempunyai fasilitas untuk menghasilkan rekaman seperempat dari benda aslinya (1:4) juga sudah bisa dikatakan makro.

Creating high key lighting photography easily

Here is a simple video on how to make "high-key lighting effect"
that can be done with simple lighting.
So you can take pictures anywhere:

Creating a simple low key lighting photography

Here is a simple video on how to create a "low key lighting effect"
that can be done not with studio lighting. But only use the external flash only.
So you can take pictures anywhere:

High key lighting tips

you want make high key effect, here are video tips the steps to make photo "HighKey lighting effect",
Please try: