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You Might Be A Photographer If… (Humor)
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5 Favorite Silhouette Images From Queensland, Australia
One of my favorite things to photograph is sunset silhouettes. The silhouettes come from people or objects darkened to the point that no detail left. This is a fairly easy photography technique to master – as it involves exposing for the brighter background. Here are a few helpful tutorials on photographing and editing silhouette images:…
Project MCP: Highlights for July, Challenge #2
Independence Day may have passed, but the patriotic spirit continued to show itself in this week’s Flickr gallery! This week’s challenge was to capture a photo of something red, white or blue. Here are some of the Project MCP team’s favorites: Submitted by 3 Hearts Photo Submitted by Yellow Room Photography Submitted by Jilustrated Submitted…
A Fun Beach Activity For Photographers: X Marks The Spot
If you are looking for something fun to photograph at the beach, try this activity. Make great images while relaxing and playing.
Project MCP: Highlights for July, Challenge #1
The Project MCP Team hopes that everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July celebration! This week’s challenge was to capture the word “independence” in a photo. While it may not have been Independence Day around the world, there was no shortage of creative interpretation of the theme. Here are several of the Project…
Top 5 Secrets to Successfully Photographing Newborns Outdoors
Most newborn babies are photographed inside. It can be tricky to take them outside for images but it can be done. These tips will help you.
Composite Images: Use Photoshop To Blend Multiple Photos
Not every photographic image can happen in camera. Sure, as photographers, it is ideal to get white balance and exposure right, but some scenes can only happen with manipulation after the fact. Enter…post-processing. Enter….Photoshop. The photo above consists of many photos combined using Photoshop. For starters, fashion photographer Laura Marino told me about this…
Project MCP: Highlights from June, Challenge #4 and July Challenges
re·fresh verb (used with object) 1. to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (oftenused reflexively). 2. to stimulate (the memory). 3. to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer (a person, themind, spirits, etc.). 4. to freshen in appearance, color, etc., as by a restorative. This week’s challenge was to depict the word “refresh” in a photo. Having just refreshed my own body and spirit during a week long vacation at the beach, I related to this week’s Flickr gallery on a personal level. As usual, it was a difficult choice, but here are…
Project MCP: June, Challenge #3 Highlights
Summer is the time to let your hair down and let it “all hang out”. June’s, Challenge #3 was to snap a candid photo; the perfect place to show us what is going on in and around your world this summer. The Flickr gallery is full of candid inspiration; from tender and sweet to dynamic and…
Project MCP: Highlights for June, Challenge #2
This week’s challenge was to snap a night photo. Night photos can be tricky to capture, but are oftentimes some of the most dramatic and beautiful images caught on film (or SD card). This week’s Flickr gallery is full of night landscapes, activities and portraits taken in dynamic night settings. Here are a few of…
10 Things to Photograph on Every Vacation
When traveling on vacation, or “holiday” as they say in Australia, there are certain things I recommend photographing to showcase your experience and the destination. On my recent trip to Australia, sponsored by Tourism Queensland, I used a combination of equipment explained in our perfect pack list for photographers to capture this “opportunity of a…
Project MCP: June, Challenge #1 Highlights
The weather is heating up for the summer and so is Project MCP! We hope the warmer temperatures will inspire you to head outside with your camera to capture all your summer memories. This week’s challenge was to capture “summer love” in a photo. The photos were amazing; here are some of the Project MCP…
8 Essential Soothing Techniques for Successful Newborn Photography
If the baby is comfortable and handled well, you will get better newborn images. Here are 8 soothing techniques you, as a photographer, can use.
Keeping Your Passion For Photography Alive As a Pro Photographer
Get out of a rut and start enjoying photography again!
Project MCP: Tamron Lens Winner Announcement and June Themes
May was a busy and exciting month for Project MCP. The possibility of one lucky participant winning a Tamron lens has had the Flickr gallery flooded with creative interpretations of this months’ challenges. Today, before we announce the winner of the lens, I want to share a favorite from each week’s challenge, so get ready…
Proven Tips for a Successful Stylized Photography Shoot
If you are wanting to try stylized shoots, it takes planning. We have all you need to get started, right here in this post.
Project MCP: Highlights from May, Challenge #4
As photographers we are constantly striving to stop time, if even for a brief moment, in order to create a lasting impression, a memory; however, the truth is, life moves fast. Things and people are constantly moving and changing. This week the Project MCP Team challenged you to show us the motion in your life…
Project MCP: Highlights for May, Challenge #3
Friend: a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard, a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter, a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile or a member of the same nation, party, etc comrade, chum, crony, confidant, backer, advocate, ally, associate, confrere, compatriot. This…
Project MCP: Highlights for May, Challenge #2
Hello and Welcome to the May, Challenge #2 Highlights post. The highlight of a sunflare photo, is, of course, the sun, so I hope everyone has had plenty of sunny days to shoot! The sun is definitely shining in the MCP Flickr gallery this week. Here are some of the Project MCP team’s favorite sunny…
Project MCP: Highlights for May, Challenge #1
May is shaping up to be another busy month for Project MCP. The Flickr gallery has been quite busy with the opportunity to win a Tamaron lens on the table! This week’s challenge was to capture a photo to illustrate the word “neighborhood”. Here are few of the Project MCP’s favorites: Submitted by James Charles…
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