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Using the ‘Dark Side’: Thinking Outside the Box with Darkness
A Guest Post by Judd Green
Photographers have spent years studying light, how to use it, manipulate it, hey, I’m sure some have even tried to bend it! Don’t get me wrong, light is our best friend in the photography world. But what about crossing over to the ‘Dark Side’ for a different effect? Use darkness to your advantage! How do we do this?
Learn your camera limits
Understand your camera. Study it’s limits, it’s ISO, shutter speed and White Balance. WB is one thing people tend to brush over, but is important in getting skin tones etc. correct. In low light people tend to turn into Umpa Lumpas (orange skin).
The rule of thumb also, is to shoot to your lens’ limits, depending on how wide the aperture is. But this is something you can experiment with, so have a play.
Light?
Ok so you DO need light to take photos. Look out for available light. When I was studying this topic, I noticed one of my boys went to bed and fell asleep with his torch on. Great opportunity for photos! Another time they were playing games on the iPad under their blanket, so I grabbed my camera and jumped under with them! –On a side note, you want great kids photos and to learn your camera? Never turn it off! Mine is always easily accessible and on ready to go.
So be on the lookout for available light, streetlights are good, windows etc.
No light?
Then OCF (off camera flash) works a treat. But for better effect, experiment with the position of it. I documented a wedding where we ran out of light (with it raining also), by the time we got away to do the bridal party shoot. So I played with my flash, with GREAT results. I gave the couple an umbrella to use and we went for a walk out into the open, I placed the Speedlight behind them to create a silhouette of them. The light ended up bouncing around the umbrella creating a ‘glowing’ effect for the photo.
The digital photography world is constantly evolving and doing unbelievable things. The best way to keep up? Keep shooting, never turn your camera off and think outside of the box.
See more from Brisbane photographer Judd Green at Juddric Photography.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Using the ‘Dark Side’: Thinking Outside the Box with Darkness
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Back to Death Valley National Park
I find it fascinating that one could be attracted to a location with death in the name as is the case with “Death Valley”, yet strangely I am. Death Valley is one of the worlds most extreme environments, but thanks to technological developments over the past century I can easily enjoy it. All it takes is a long air conditioned car ride and a decent supply of food and water if I choose to camp. Still it is an adventure visiting Death Valley as you can never underestimate Mother Nature. (more after image)
This weekend I’ll be returning to Death Valley to lead a photo tour and introduce a group of photographers to Death Valley’s most photogenic locations including the remote and world famous Racetrack. You might not think of hanging out in remote areas of the desert as the place to be with a camera, but the desert reveals its colorful beauty at sunrise and sunset. The desert truly is Mother Nature’s art canvas as the wind and rains create intricate formation and patterns. It’s a real treat for the eye, if you look for it.
Stay tuned for new images next week and if you’re interested in photographing Death Valley’s Racetrack I’m running another photo tour there in February of 2012.
Death Valley Photo Tour InfoTechnorati Tags: Death Valley, National Park, photography, travel, landscape, stock photo
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How to create VIVID BLUE SKIES in PHOTOSHOP
This is my 1st video tutorial which explains probably the most simple way to transform dull boring skies into vivid blue and exciting ones, and to make your sky photos stand out. Hopefully you will enoy this, my future video tutorials will be much better, this one is more of a test. I presume it will mainly be viewed by my DEVIANTART watchers (pierredevlin.deviantart.com
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Ask A Ninja – 03.15.11 Smoke Bomb!
You got questions? Ninja’s got answers! Leave those questions in the comments. Buy the theme song and help support indie music! itunes.apple.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5Find them all, I dare ya. Gilad Chehover – Drums | Guy Bernfeld – Bass | Or Paz – Guitar facebook.com Recording, mixing, pianoing and feminine singing by Eyal Amir ( www.youtube.com ) Drums recorded by Martial Bouhassira le Photography – Dafna Sasson le Second Unit- Tamari Goddard le Editing & After Effects – Or Paz le Animation – Tom Trager
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New Holga 135 3D stereo camera
for 35mm film! (obviously…) for recent promotional pics, head over to my blog at 2old4toys.com The background noise is because I recorded this outdoors in the park. I had a few moments free having been abandoned by Junior whilst he goes crazy with the other kids on the slides and what have you.
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Bali Ubut Set 2 – Arts, Crafts, Commerce
Some cool visual art images:
Bali Ubut Set 2 – Arts, Crafts, Commerce
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Nikon D7000 “The Hedonist” – Poubelle International” by Shern Sharma
This is a music video shot with the Nikon D7000. D7000 Official Link www.nikon-asia.com Lenses: AF DX Fisheye-NIKKOR 10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED Poubelle International – The Hedonist. www.poubelleinternational.com Directed by Shern Sharma. www.shernsharma.com
This is a video shot with the Nikon D7000. D7000 Official Link www.nikon-asia.com Lenses: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Quick View AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED Directed by Maia Horniak www.maiahorniak.com
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Amateur Photography Tips : How to Set Up a Home Darkroom
Building a photography darkroom at home requires only a few specific things such as a water supply and a few power outlets. Build a darkroom at home and develop pictures any time with tips from an experienced photographer in this free video. Expert: Franc Anderson Contact: www.anderson.hu Bio: Franc Anderson is a Northern Irish photographer who has been living and working in Budapest for the last 11 years. Filmmaker: Paul (Leopold) Volniansky
A how-to video on strobe power packs. This is Intended for film makers, assistants and photographers. These videos were originally made a training for my assistants but I am sharing them here as a service to the photographic community. They may be a little too specific to my procedures and equipment but there is good information there for anyone interested in the topic.
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Tokyo Stock Exchange places Olympus shares ‘under supervision’
Olympus’s woes have deepened after the Tokyo Stock Exchange placed its shares ‘under supervision’ and warned of possible delisting. The news follows the admission that senior executives colluded for decades to hide investment losses from the market, and a subsequent statement from Olympus that it would not be able to submit its quarterly earnings report on schedule. The TSE has warned that the company will be delisted if the report is not submitted by 14th December, prompting a further fall in its shares which have now lost almost two-thirds of their value over the past month.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)