My Photography Life

Tips on Digital Wedding Photography

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by afritz.

More and more people are now shifting to the use of digital cameras to take pictures of their wedding. One of the reasons for this is that the quality is better compared to the traditional camera. Another reason is that the photos can be stored not only in their hard-bound albums but also on albums [...]

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Mastering Tone & Dynamic Range with Lightroom

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by afritz.

by Gavin Seim: It’s amazing how much information is in files coming from today’s cameras. I do a lot of HDR photography, but I’ve also been working to bring out dynamic range on single files. I can actually pull out more tones using LR than I can in Photoshop.

Popular Search: photoshop tone mastering, mastering [...]

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Light Painting Art Using A Cold Cathode

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by afritz.

A cold cathode is a tube of light that has a similar look to neon lights. It is brighter than a glow stick, and you can attach an on/off switch making them much more versatile in the field. You can find different kinds of these cold cathode tubes. They can be found at auto part [...]

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Getting Better Contrast In Your Photography

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by afritz.

I often am asked “what is the best shutter speed/aperture for such and such”. I’ve even asked the question myself. But in a way, we’re jumping ahead of the gun when we ask that. Instead, if we ask ourselves “Do I need more light or less light” for this image to work, we will have [...]

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ISO Settings in Digital Photography

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by afritz.

What is ISO?
In traditional (film) photography ISO (or ASA) was the indication of how sensitive a film was to light. It was measured in numbers (you’ve probably seen them on films – 100, 200, 400, 800 etc). The lower the number the lower the sensitivity of the film and the finer the grain in the [...]

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Popular DSRL Lenses

Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by afritz.

As I scan the list of popular DSLRs that have been purchased it’s clear that Canon and Nikon lenses have dominated the list once again. However instead of listing them in a mixed list in order of popularity I thought it’d be more useful to list them by manufacturer. Afterall – if you’ve got a [...]

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Wedding Photography

Posted on 26. Dec, 2009 by afritz.

We’ve all been to weddings and watched them pose the bride and groom for the wedding photography. Maybe we’ve even been the bride and groom in those pictures. Wedding photography is such a finely honed commercial art these days. There are certain poses and scenes that you must have in your wedding photography and wedding [...]

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