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How To Create Lightning - (Just a sample)

Ok from the beginning with images...

Step 1, open image you wish to use Lightning in


Step 2, Create New Layer (Name it lightning)


Step 3, Make only that layer viewable by clicking the (Eye) on the original image layer. Then select that "Lightning ...

Panoramic Photography

There are a few terms to remember when shooting for panoramas. They are Level, Parallax, Pan, Overlap, and Stitch. In this article I will try my best to cover all areas as best as possible. This article is for basic panoramas. If you wish to take it further with 360 degree panoramas, triangular panoramas, vertical panoramas, etc… Just search the web, there are very helpful articles all over the web. It is where I did my research, and then I began experimenting ...

Night Photography... Skylines and Architecture

I do not consider myself an expert in this field, but I feel that I have had enough success with it to try to pass on some of my findings through trial and error. So hopefully, anyone out there that would like to either venture into this type of photography, or has tried without success will find this write up helpful.

Safety First

Depending on where you are headed for your best views of a certain subject, there ...

Buying a new camera? New to the Hobby? Read This!!!

All to often the "New Consumer" in the world of Photography is very mislead, and taken advantage of. Everything sounds like it is a good deal, and sales people as well as ebay dealers, and other scam artists take full advantage of this. So my title to this entry will be......

BUYER BEWARE!!!

Ebay Dealers...

Many ebay dealers offer these seamingly "Too good to be true" ...

Some tips for Studio Lighting

Well, I have been reading and reading and reading various books on lighting. I will try to give a little summary of some (I think) helpful tips.

Tip (1) Using Colored Backrounds

Working with colored backrounds or sweeps (Sweeps meaning under the subject) it is important to watch that the backround does not reflect back into the models face.

If you are shooting only upper body, or head shots, it is wise to ...