Archive for Weekly Tips
HDR Images with HDR Efex Pro from Nik Software
I have been experimenting with Nik Software’s new HDR Efex Pro. I am really liking the results and the ease of use in using this new software. Nik has also incorporated the U-Point technology that is in many of their other programs, so making local adjustments instead of global adjustments is very easy.
If you are [...]
Show your camera some love
Show your camera some love. Always clean your camera after a shoot. You take it out in to the world and ask it to capture some amazing images for you. It gets exposed to the air and wind and dirt – maybe even some sea mist. Give it some TLC afterwards by using a clean, dry [...]
Check your Settings….
Check your settings! Make it a habit – before you go out on any type of photo adventure, check all of your settings. You will never be plagued with images shot with the wrong exposure. So make sure you check:
ISO
White Balance
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Bracketing
Exposure Compensation
At the end of a shoot, always restore your settings to the same [...]
Wedding Workshop Wrap-up
On Sunday SCV Center for Photography hosted our Wedding Photography Intensive workshop with the awesome Wedding Photographer William Innes as our fearless instructor for the day. The dedicated group started at 8am, yes, on a Sunday morning, and the entire group was early at that. By 9am the group was shooting our totally decked out [...]
Silhouette Photos
In looking at some photos on the web today, I noticed a lot of silhouetted photos on the beach that really made me think about how little I have seen this in our local photography. So after doing some looking into my own images, I realized that I have done some of this, but really [...]
Shooting Ideas…..
There are times when your photographic creative juices fail you, and you just can not come up with any ideas of what to photograph, but you want to photograph. Here are a few ideas for you to consider:
Your Yard: You may think this is funny, but your yard is a target rich environment. Most of [...]
Ansel Adams photos found at Garage Sale
You have read that correctly. A Fresno man purchased 2 small boxes 10 years ago for $45, negotiated down from $70 and now reports are coming in that they could be worth upwards of $200 million.
According to the story, 65 glass negatives created by Ansel Adams were believed to have been destroyed in a 1937 [...]
Studio Rentals
Just a reminder that the SCV Center for Photography rents our studio space for your studio projects. We rent in 2 hour blocks. Our rates start at $120 for the first 2 hours and the per hour rate drops as you add additional hours. This rate also includes 1 of our backgrounds. If you don’t [...]
Landscape Photography Tips
With the weather turning so nice, everyone is grabbing their cameras and heading outside to photograph. Here are a few tips to remember or consider with Landscape Photography:
Always include a Foreground and Background in your composition. Give your viewers something that takes them all the way through the photograph.
Use a Tripod. As your shutter speeds [...]
Fireworks
With the 4th of July just around the corner, here are some quick tips to get the shot:
First, you must use a tripod. Shooting fireworks will require a longer exposure, so a tripod is a necessary requirement.
Next, set your aperture to f11, as you want a fair amount of detail due to the distance between [...]
