Archive for Weekly Tips

Black & White Conversion from SCVPA meeting

Attached is the slide presentation from the Black & White conversion presented by our own David Green Tuesday evening at the SCV Photographers Association meeting.  This presentation shows a few different ways to convert an image to Black and White, and why some methods are better than others.
Click here to view the David Green B&W [...]

Tip of the Week: Networking

As photographers, we focus on the photography side, but sometimes forget the other side of developing new relationships.  Here are a few ideas:

Develope your own Network such as Twitter or Facebook.
Be active in whatever networks you are involved in.
Get a mentor, as you will learn from their experience.
Follow up with the people you meet.

These are [...]

Tip of the Week: Macro Mode

Remember as a kid discovering the whole new world beneath your feet while playing on the grass?  When you got very close to the ground, you could see an entire community of creatures that you never knew existed.
Well, you don’t always need a fancy DSLR to get great Macro shots.  These days, you might not [...]

Tip of the Week: Convert to sRGB

It is a good idea to shoot and edit in the widest colorspace available.  Typically, this is Adobe RGB 1998.  If you set your camera to this color space, shoot in RAW, and have this as your default colorspace in Photoshop or Elements, it will give you the most possible color information in each shot.  [...]

Tip of the Week: Depth of Field

When photographing a subject that is somewhat close, a lot of times the subject can appear flat or boring, especially if you have zoomed in to fill the frame.
To add interest to the photography, include an object  in the foreground to enhance the sense of depth.  This leads the viewer’s eye around and through the scene, [...]

Tip of the Week: Digital Cameras and Cold Weather…

As winter is truly upon us, one must remember that when we  bring a digital camera from cold weather into a warm house, car or hotel this can cause problems.  When you bring a cold camera indoors, there is the possibility of condensation forming.  One way to help that, is to wrap your camera gear in [...]

Using a Two-Light Setup for Studio Portrait Photography

Today we are pleased to post a guest blog entry by instructor David Saffir on Two-Light Portrait Photography.
Studio lighting can be quite simple, or complex. Beginner or seasoned pro, lighting can be a matter of personal style, equipment on hand, time constraints, or other factors.
I recently photographed Sarah Muldorfer, a model from our area at [...]

Tip of the Week: Lightroom Sorting

Did you know you can sort your photos in Lightroom by Edit Time?  In the Library Module there is a very useful sort option called Edit Time.  Sorting the grid view by Edit Time will display the thumbnails with the most recent ones at the top of the grid.
This is an easy way to select all [...]

Tip of the Week:Did you know…..

You hear a lot about the power of Adobe Camera RAW (ACR), but did you know you don’t have to shoot RAW to you use it? You can also open JPEG and TIFF files. Simply open Adobe Bridge, select the image you want to open in Adobe Camera RAW, then select “Open in Camera RAW…” [...]

Tip of the Week: Use NiMH Batteries in your flash

If you use your off-camera flash a lot your going to go through batteries, so try using nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries.  They recycle faster than alkaline batteries and you can recharge them quickly.
For more Flash tips and learning, sign up for our “Basics of Camera Flash” with Ron Brewer on Thursday, January 7th from 6:30pm [...]