A massive 75% saving on James Brandon’s fantastic video course, 2 eBooks and loads of presets — yours today only for just $ 19! (normally $ 76).
Yes you heard us right – today’s deal is pretty amazing – for under $ 20 you get some great photographic training and software.
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Here’s what you get in this great investment in your photographic learning:
1. Video course: Video Course: 10 Common Photography Mistakes and How to Fix them. 2. eBook: Tack Sharp (a really popular book amongst dPS readers) 3. eBook: 10 Tips For Improving Your Photography Today 4. Lightroom Presets: All 80 of them! Fully customisable, yours forever. 5. onOne Presets: His whole collection
Usually sold for $ 76 – it is all yours for just $ 19.
Regular dPS readers will know James Brandon’s work – he’s penned some of our most popular posts and has many fans. If you’re one of them you don’t want to miss this deal.
It’s live for just a few more hours now so grab it now here.
PS: if you already have James’ eBooks you can grab his brand new video course for just $ 12 (60% off). Details of this are here.
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Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas Sale where we’re about to release 12 days of mind-blowing photography deals for you!
Day 1: Two Amazing Deals on dPS eBooks
The countdown to Christmas 2013 begins today with 2 great deals on eBooks by award-winning travel photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich.
Working with natural light and colors to create enchanting travel photography is Mitchell’s main game. In his 3 beautifully presented eBooks, Mitchell shares practical advice, information and tips on how anyone can create beautiful travel imagery by simply harnessing the power of natural light and color.
Natural Light is a powerful ally for every photographer. Mitchell’s eBook reveals his top tips for mastering the dynamic nature of natural light to create striking photography. The best part is – you don’t need to buy any extra equipment! Mitchell’s tips and information can be applied to any brand of camera, including your smartphone.
Mitchell explains essentials such as the role and power of natural light, light as a creative tool and even the philosophy behind working with light. You’ll then learn the essential technicalities of metering, exposure and using the histogram.
The eBook also helps you understanding the changing characteristics of natural light such as quality, direction and color. Learning to create sculpting, interplays and silhouettes by controlling light is also covered.
Nine detailed case studies are included, showing you step-by-step how to optimize light. You’ll be carefully guided through the process of using light to creating compelling images guaranteed to convey mood, emotion and meaning.
Natural Light is one of the best guides on the market written specifically with beginner photographers in mind. Written in easy to understand language, this eBook will certainly help you improve the quality of your photographs… using nature’s free gift to photographers – sunlight!
Natural Light is available for the next 24 hours for only $ 7… save yourself a massive 65% off the recommended retail price and grab this Super Single deal right now!
Deal 2: Three eBooks for only $ 29.99! [58% off]
Want more from Mitchell? Our second deal is for you and bundles all 3 of his books at a bargain price. You’ll get Natural Light, Captivating Color and Transcending Travel.
Captivating Color – inside this popular eBook Mitchell reveals his top tips on using color to spark the imagination, create stories and convey intense emotions. You’ll learn about the way light and cool work together, as well the impact of color on visual weight and attention. Tips on post-processing and shot manipulation for maximum effect are also included.
The imagery included in the 48-page eBook beautifully illustrates the power of captivating color. Mitchell includes stunning photographs taken throughout his travels around the world, all using color to powerfully capture the viewer’s attention.
You’ll gain access to Mitchell’s rare professional insights and experience in using color to create magic. If you need inspiration to get your creative juices flowing and your imagination all fired up, this eBook is well and truly for you… and it’s included in our Bargain Bundle for a seriously cheap $ 29.99!
Transcending Travel – You won’t ever risk taking bad travel shots ever again – because todays Bargain Bundle also includes Mitchell’spopular ebookTranscending Travel. In this gorgeous 80- page guide, Mitchell gives you brand new tips on how to take the mesmerizing travel imagery most people DON’T know how to create!
Preparation is key – researching your trip, making the correct choices in lenses, camera body and other gear. Every traveller knows packing light is critical; so let Mitchell help you avoid making expensive excess-weight mistakes.
You’ll also learn to communicate effectively to viewers through the basics of composition – framing, focal points and perspective. Using light to your creative advantage at any time of the day or evening, as well as flashes and reflectors, is also covered. The eBook also walks readers through the 5 elements of making the photographic process, as well as essential information on freeze motion and blurring.
Photographing people of diverse ethnic and language backgrounds can be raise some ethical issues of which you may not be aware. Mitchell gives you tips and advice based on years of experience working directly with people around the world – make sure you’re well informed before you go.
Landscapes, interiors, buildings and still-life shots are also covered. You’ll be inspired to pack your bags and get going once you’ve finished reading beautifully illustrated classic…included in our Bargain Bundle for only $ 29.99.
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Your Day 1 deals are alleasy PDF downloads you can take with you anywhere… without risking any excess baggage charges! We hope you enjoy these classics guaranteed to make your photography even more beautiful. Stay tuned for Day 2 deals coming up next!
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At the top of a mountain, a crumbling Yellow Brick Road winds around forests filled with creepy anthropomorphic trees, Dorothy’s dilapidated house and an Emerald Castle made of stone. The Land of Oz has been abandoned for thirty-three years, and it hasn’t seen much restoration during that time, but it opens to the public October 5th for an annual event called ‘Autumn at Oz,’ enabling visitors to see it in all its sad, derelict glory.
(images via: rockinfree)
Located at Beech Mountain, a ski resort in Western North Carolina, the Land of Oz saw over 20,000 visitors on its opening day in 1970. A ski lift was modified to resemble a balloon ride, taking guests on an aerial tour of the park with views of the mountain scenery. The park design was based on the book rather than the film, and the visitor was intended to experience it from Dorothy’s point of view.
(images via: rockinfree)
Despite a 1975 fire that destroyed some artifacts, including the dress worn by Judy Garland in the movie, the Land of Oz was fully operational until 1980. Once it was closed, many items were stolen, vandalized or destroyed, and those that weren’t were given over to the elements. A few pieces remain in storage at Appalachian State University.
(images via: emerald mountain)
The park was partially restored in 1990, and Former employees started Autumn at Oz as a reunion three years later. Now it’s an annual event, opening the doors to the outside world just two days every year. Proceeds from the event go to the (apparently minimal) upkeep of the park.
The folks behind CreativeLive, an online resource for photographers co-founded by Chase Jarvis, have kicked off Photo Week: six days of educational workshops streamed live online for free. Workshops will be broadcast over three channels with topics including wedding, family and portrait photography. It begins today – click through for more details.
Here at dPS we are all about helping people of all experience levels to improve their photography.
This week we’re excited to see our friends at CreativeLIVE putting on a free online event that will help you do just that – it is called Photo Week and we think you’ll really love what is on offer.
Starting today and over the next 6 days CreativeLIVE have 50 amazing photographers coming into their studios to run full days of live workshop training on many many aspects of photography.
They’ve arranged the training into 3 tracks:
Wedding and Family – Explore the art — and business — of capturing life’s most important moments.
Portrait and Commercial – Learn how to delight commercial and editorial clients with these 20 workshops.
Create what you love – This series of 19 workshops covers everything you need to know about exploring your passion — whether it’s exploring toy cameras or getting back to the basics
The quality of trainers and training will be amazing – I hardly know where to begin with the lineup they’ve got. Here’s a quick screen shot of the instructors!
The best thing about Photo Week is it is all shown on the CreativeLIVE site for free throughout the week.
You can pay to get recordings if you can’t make all of the sessions you want to see or would like to play them back over and over again – but if there’s just a few sessions you want you can tune in when they are on and grab them completely for free.
See the full 6 day schedule and RSVP for Photoweek here.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Get 6 Days of Online Photography Training For Free This Week at Photo Week
Whoever said “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen” probably wasn’t aware we would be making such a liberal interpretation of the saying.
Heat comes from sun. Summer sun is bright. Bright light is tricky to photograph.
It’s no secret that bright midday sun is one of the more challenging types of light to expose properly. We’re talking blown out highlights, harsh shadows, squinty subjects… oh my!
Don’t sweat it, friends. This guide will show you how to get the best shots in the midday sun.
We can wrangle those top-down rays with quick easy fixes to soften harsh light, resolving your bright light issues before you even have time to hashtag them.
How else are you going to document that tan you’ve been working on all summer?
Pro Tips for Midday Shooting
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Why It’s Cool
Summer is a great season for shutterbugs… between the golden mornings and evenings we’ve got, like, 2 extra hours of daylight to bask and snap in. And nothing says summer like bright, colorful, high-contrast photos! So why are you spending this extra shooting time inside?
Light is everything to photographers, so take the camera outside and stop actin’ like it’s not. It’s always high noon somewhere, so you might as well turn down those ISO settings and learn how to beat the heat.
Use these tips and tools to improve your lighting skills by shaping, bouncing, blocking, and even adding it back afterwards. You’ll perfect your sharp shootin’ so you can keep exposing when bright light is unavoidable, anytime of year.
Ingredients:
Any kind of camera
Lens filters – polarized, neutral density (ND), or your own DIY
Fill light – a reflector, foam board, or flash
Shade
Photo editing software or app
A friend or model
SLAP A FILTER ON IT
Think of lens filters like a sweet pair of shades for your camera. They come in all shapes and sizes (including phone sized), so no man or machine will be left squinting in the sun.
Generally – exposing for bright daylight requires some combination of small aperture setting and high shutter speed. Your camera’s sunnies… or, er… filters are one of the easiest ways to reduce the amount of light entering the lens and re-gain creative control in harsh lighting conditions.
Yep. That means shallow depth of field and slow shutter speeds are no longer out of the question! Since they’ll reduce your exposure by a few stops – neutral density (ND), polarized, or DIY filters will be your best bets for softening a case of the midday brights.
Need a FILTER hack? Try using your own sunglasses as a filter on your phone, point & shoot, or DSLR (depending on the size of your lens). Play with the composition a little and use your glasses as a frame within your photos.
ARE YOU FILL-IN’ THE HEAT YET?
There are two great ways to fill in and break up harsh shadows caused by overhead light: Bouncing light and flashing it.
Yeah… we said “flash”. Sure, the concept of fighting light with more light may sound like an idea from another galaxy, but it’s actually necessary to get the right exposure on a backlit subject. Oh, and diffusing said flash will help to produce a more flattering end result!
Similarly, a reflector or white foam board will bounce the light, filling in shadows caused by an overhead light source (like that giant one we call “the sun”.) Pretty much any flat, white object can bounce light. You could even use a pocket-sized version in your phoneography.
Need a FILL hack? Look down! Lightly colored surfaces (like sand or concrete) will bounce a nice glow on your subjects. Scout out a spot near one of these bright patches when you’re lacking the extra arms to hold a reflector in place.
SHADY BUSINESS
When you’re getting scorched or just plain fed up, scour the area for a patch of shade. It can be manmade or au naturale, just watch out for spotty light! Buildings and trees are a good place to start your quest.
When there’s no shade to be sought, there are a couple easy ways to create your own. Keep an umbrella or a sheet on hand for such occasions. Not only will you soften that pesky light, you may even earn yourself a cool nickname like “MacGyver of the Shadows”.
Once your shade is in check, position your subject in front of an equally shaded background (near the edge of the shadow they’re under). Now when you shoot you’re getting the best of the shade AND the light. Like a boss.
Need a SHADE hack? Try using a bed sheet as a scrim. Throw it over something tall and place your subject beneath it. Or have a photoshoot while your beach towel is hanging out to dry!
EDITABLE INSURANCE
Kinda like a bad sunburn – there’s not much you can do after the fact to fix it an overexposed picture. No… not even with aloe vera.
It’s much easier to recover underexposed areas of a picture using photo editing software. That’s like photography SPF, dude.
To underexpose photos on your phone, tap the screen to focus on a bright area of your shot before hitting the shutter. Snapseed and VSCOcam are great apps that will help you edit your photo. You can change your exposure, adjust fill, and fix your photo’s highlights all from the comfort of your palm.
When shooting from your camera, play it safe by bracketing for exposure, underexposing back-lit subjects, and shooting RAW.
Two great ways editing software can help recover a photo taken in tricky bright light are:
1) Adjusting the levels to take back the shadows in the foreground of your photo, and
2) Using layers and masking tools to combine 2 images of a correctly exposed foreground (with an overexposed background), and vice versa.
Taking It Further
When you salvage important details (like eyes), deliberate overexposure can give your photos a surreal, dreamy look.
When your background is interesting and noteworthy, silhouettes are a great way to add drama and tell a story.
Some filters can reduce your exposure enough stops to create a really long exposures… wait for it… in the DAYTIME. Check it these out and give it a go!
Jenny Sathngam is a tutorial writer/photographer for Photojojo. She is based in Austin, TX – where cloudless, triple-digit summers last most of the year and shooting in the midday sun is more practice than theory. (Model: Sanetra Stewart)
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Host flowers opening over a period of 14 days time lapse. Filmed by Neil Bromhall for www.rightplants4me.co.uk my free to browse website plant finder, plant identification and pruning advice online resource. The flowers open over a period of 14 days to ensure that some of the flowers are pollinated even if the weather turns bad within this period and the insects temporarily can’t fly around to pollinate them. Filmed on Nikon D300. 55mm macro nikkor lens and studio flash. Music ‘Early Morning’ by Oliver Ledbury Video Rating: 5 / 5
In the lead up to Christmas this year we ran a 12 Days of Christmas here on dPS where we offered some great photographic deals on our eBooks and some products from other great online photography brands.
As part of that we offered to give one dPS reader who picked up one of the deals a $ 1200 addition to their camera bag. Yes – we’re going to pitch in some money to help one of our readers buy a camera, lens or even a computer for processing photos.
The winner has just been randomly drawn and is….
Charles Cozart.
Charles picked up our Natural Light eBook during the 12 days. We’ve contacted him via email to let him know about his prize. Congrats Charles and thanks to everyone else who participated in our 12 Days of Christmas this year!
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Grids of square-shaped dates aren’t the only way to keep track of the passing year. These 15 design-centric wall and desk calendars allow you to pop, unravel, bleed and burn your way through the days of the week, or arrange them into a functional sculpture.
Unraveling Calendar by Patrick Frey
(images via: design milk)
With each day that passes, you pull the thread that dangles from the bottom of Patrick Frey’s Gregor Calendar, and the year literally unravels, leaving nothing more than a ball of yarn by December 31st.
Bubble Calendar
(image via: bubble calendar)
Say goodbye to each day with a satisfying, stress-relieving pop. The Bubble Calendar has the days of each month printed on a sheet of thick paper covered in bubble wrap.
Matches Calendar
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If unraveling or popping each day doesn’t give you enough satisfaction, maybe you’d prefer to see them burn. Ukrainian designer Yurko Gutsulayk offers each date as a tear-off match that can be struck against the surface of the calendar’s stand.
Dates Arranged in a Circle by Martin Oberhämmer
(image via: benhammer.de)
This striking black calendar by designer Martin Oberhämmer ditches the conventional layout of dates, arranging them in a colorful circle instead.
Year of the Snake Calendar by Moon in June
(image via: moon in june)
The year ahead is laid out in an unusual graphic checkerboard pattern in tones of magenta and orange in the ‘Year of the Snake’ calendar by Moon in June.
Pop Up Calendar by Johann Volkmer
(image via: design boom)
Each month is represented by a pop-up sculpture made of intricately crafted paper in these three-dimensional calendars by Johann Volkmer. Can you pick out the shapes in each one?
Letterpress Perpetual Desk Calendar by Orange Beautiful
(image via: orange beautiful)
Don’t worry about ever throwing away another calendar. Perpetual desktop calendars like this beautiful typographic one from Orange Beautiful make it easy to switch out the date, month and day of the week so you can use them forever.
ONE Perpetual Calendar Circles
(images via: design milk)
This perpetual calendar uses a series of rings that can be connected in various ways to create a three-dimensional sculpture. The largest ring represents the month, the middle ring represents the moon’s orbit around the earth, and the smallest represents the seven days of the week.
Puzzle Calendar
(image via: paper source)
This fun and interactive puzzle calendar lets you arrange Lego-like blocks any way you like, inserting special blocks for holidays and other events.
Rocking Chair Sculpture Calendar
(image via: design milk)
Some of the seriousness is taken from the notion of passing time with this calendar, shaped like a rocking chair.
Planet Calendar 2013 by Szani Mészáros
(images via: behance)
“I made this calendar for a university project, where we had to use creative papers,” says designer Szani Mészáros of her Planet Calendar. “I wanted to use different papers for each month, so I made a special case, that you can open and, as the time goes by, you can always remove the old paper and replace it with the actual month. I used moon calendar to show the date, indicating only some days of a month, from which you can track all the days you need.”
Geometric Seasons Calendar
(images via: behance)
Spiky shapes capture the essence of various seasons in this calendar concept by Oleg Dzogan.
Ink Bleed Calendar by Oscar Diaz
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Ink Calendar by Oscar Diaz makes use of the timed pace of ink spreading on the paper to indicate the passage of time. The ink reveals each date slowly throughout the month. The ink colors change on a color temperature scale by month, ranging from dark blue in December to red in the summer.
Typodarium Daily Dose of Type Calendar
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Get your daily dose of type with the Typodarium calendar, which features 366 typefaces from 252 designers – one for each day of the year, plus the cover. It comes in a box that can be used to collect the torn pages, so you can keep enjoying those typefaces even after their ‘time’ has passed.
Median Calendar by Sandi Grigoryan
(images via: the dieline)
“Median Calendar is about balancing your time and energy. Customize you calendar by charting anything in your day and you will see if you are too involved or not involved enough. If you haven’t spent much time on what you are tracking, you will be slacking off but if you spend too much time you may be spreading yourself too thin. This calendar is a visual representation to show how balanced your life is.”
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