Stories by: Dave Johnson
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Freeze water in flight 17/07/2008 15:32:07
It's ironic that I am so preoccupied with photographing motion, essentially capturing the essence of speed and dynamics in what is by its definition a static medium. - +
Take command of your photo's color intensity 14/07/2008 17:22:54
A million factors can affect the intensity of the colors that you see in your photos. - +
Easy ways to give your photos an antique look 14/07/2008 17:29:45
Many old photographs--especially those made in the 1800s--were colored with a brown pigment known as sepia during the development process. Not all antique photographs are sepia toned, but it turns out that sepia (which, believe it or not, comes from cuttlefish) is especially resilient. As a result, it's the distinctive sepia-tone photographs that have survived into modern times. - +
How to photograph fireworks 02/07/2008 15:24:08
Summertime evokes timeless images of fire hydrants spraying water into the air, ice cream trucks rumbling down neighbourhood streets...and Fourth of July fireworks illuminating the night sky (if you're in the right country...). This year, you can capture a slice of summer forever with your digital camera by photographing a fireworks display. - +
Be a more efficient digital photographer 17/06/2008 14:00:00
Maybe you love working with images on your PC-- but if so, you're probably an exception rather than the rule. Most people I know would rather be taking pictures than fiddling with them in an image editor. - +
Make artistic mosaics with your photos 13/06/2008 15:10:00
No matter what the subject matter or image resolution, every digital photo is really composed of a bunch of differently colored pixels. Zoom into a highly detailed photo of a boat, plane, building, or person, and eventually you'll reach a point where you can see the individual squares of colour. - +
Make the world's cheapest tripod 05/06/2008 15:30:00
Recently, a friend of mine was going whale watching on a small boat in Puget Sound and asked how to get the sharpest possible photos while confined to a small boat. - +
How to change the background in any photo 03/06/2008 13:10:00
Sometimes you want your digital camera to slavishly record exactly what you see through its viewfinder. But there's no reason to be satisfied with ordinary reality when your imagination is so much more interesting. Digital tools let you replace the background in any photo. Here's how to do it using a standard photo editing program like Adobe Photoshop Elements. - +
Make the best of difficult lighting 29/05/2008 14:50:00
A backlit scene -- one in which the main light source is behind the subject so you're shooting into the light -- is to photography what a 7/10 split is to bowling, or parallel parking on a steep hill is to driving a car. - +
Correct your exposure with curves 14/05/2008 17:10:00
The Curves tool allows you to correct the exposure of your photo by tweaking the brightness and contrast. It's kind of like using Levels or the Histogram. - +
Fake your photos' depth of field 06/05/2008 16:30:00
Thumb through any magazine and you'll find that, no matter the style of the photo, all portraits have one thing in common: The background is gently burred, leaving the subject in sharp focus and the centre of attention.
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