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May 20, 2012, Author: admin, Leave a comment

Learn Digital Photography – Top Ten Composition Tips

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Photography is all about composition. If you can't compose an image you can't take photos. That's the bottom line. This is where your photography journey starts as a beginner. Learning to place the elements in the photo is natural for some but for the rest of us we have to learn. So what is composition? The dictionary definition defines it as  "the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole". What you are looking to do in composing an image is to take the important parts of the scene and combine them in such a way, so as to create a photo very pleasing to the eye. This is all well and good, but, how can we do this most effectively? Here are ten top tips. 1. Clearly identify your subject. This is the non-negotiable of photography. Unless your subject is the focal .. more»
May 12, 2012, Author: admin, Leave a comment

5 tips on how to take better digital jewelry photography

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1) Focus your cameraIn order to ensure your images are sharp, make sure you know how to focus your camera.  Digital cameras with auto focus are often difficult to focus precisely, especially when shooting small objects.  Make sure your read your owner's manual and understand how your camera's auto focus operates.  Most digital cameras are designed to easily focus on large objects but have difficulty on small objects.  It is often useful to put your camera in spot focus mode.  Spot focus will give you more control over what part of a scene the camera is actually focusing on.2) Use a tripodEven the slightest movement while taking a picture will cause motion blur.  The closer you get to an object the more obvious the motion blur becomes.  Using an inexpensive tripod will make a big difference in the sharpness of your images.  .. more»
May 7, 2012, Author: admin, Leave a comment

Influencing the Art of Jewelry Photography

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The visual impact of perspective & sharpness control By Avi Roth Jewelry, as a photographic object is comparatively small in terms of three-dimensional extension. The range of movements offered by the view camera present great control over quality and visual presentation. This article about using a view camera in the studio-managed environment, discusses ways of deliberately influencing and modifying perspective and sharpness to attain visual splendor and image quality Unlike SLR or medium format cameras (“rigid body” cameras), the view camera has capabilities for a full range of movements: rise and fall as well as tilt and shift of both front and rear standards. This is very important in digital jewelry photography since simply stopping down a modern digital lens all the way to f45 or f64 is a poor approach in obtaining sharpness and can have a damaging effect on image quality. Modern digital lenses .. more»
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