2010
08.28
Wildlife photography requires a combination of camera skills, timing and patience. One essential aspect is often forgotten: knowing how to use the light to get the best results from your wildlife photos.
To take a top-class wildlife photograph, you need to know your animal; where to find it, how to approach it without scaring it away, and how to know the precise moment to press the button to capture the character of the subject. Often a wildlife photographer will spend hours trying to get a good shot. What a shame, then, if all that effort is wasted by taking your photo in bad light.
As a nature photographer, I have learned that the ideal light for a photo can vary depending on the subject. Landscape photos are usually best photographed in sunny weather, early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the contrast is low and the light is soft and colouful. On the hand, rainforest photography is usually best in the middle of the day, in cloudy weather to eliminate ex...
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2010
08.27
Most people who are making money with photography started the business as a hobby. If you like photography, isn’t it nice that you can earn money with your interest?
Then, the question is, how to start a photography business?
Business plan
Like any business, you need a plan to excel in your photography business. A proper plan provides the guidelines to build your business. You will need to know what to do at various stages of your business and let’s start with the necessary equipments to build your photography business.
Equipments
Of course the first thing you need is a camera. Then you will need a computer equip with photo editing software, printer and accessories like lenses. So, be prepared to put in some investments when you are starting your photography business. After that, you need to decide on the subject for your work.
Subject
What kind of subject you like to phot...
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2010
08.25
Aerial photography is that kind of photography that involves taking pictures from a unique and different point of view and is perhaps one of the most fascinating kinds of photography today.
Origin
Conventionally, aerial photography refers to taking photographs with cameras that are overhead and mounted on some airborne medium like an aircraft, kite, a balloon and similar tools. A French airman named Nadar was the first person to develop aerial photography back in 1858. Aerial photography found purpose in the Second World War military operations. The military used aerial photography for the purpose of spying and for assessing the battle ground. In this way they gained a realistic and updated impression of the current situation and topography in a particular area.
Uses
There are a number of conceivable uses for aerial photographs taken from above. Photos taken from above are used for the preparation of topographic maps, in planning land use, in cartography,...
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2010
08.24
The word photography is derived from the Greek words “graphein” (to draw) and “photos”(light). The scientist John Herschel was the first human to use this term in the year 1839. Hence, photography is the method of using light to register images on a medium made from sensitive material. With the help of light, images can be caught on a suitable medium.
The first image
On one summer day in 1827, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, a Frenchman, managed to create the first image after working for eight hours on it. His companion, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre managed to lower the exposure time to les than thirty minutes in addition to preventing the image from disappearing. This way exposure time decreased and image sustenance increased.
The daguerreotype
Daguerre invented the most practical procedure for the development of photographs. Daguerre was born close to Paris, France. He was a professional opera scene painter before he started experiment...
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