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Getting Great Fall Foliage Photographs
Fall is a wonderful time to get out your camera and capture the splendor of the world as it puts on its party clothes for one last dance before winter. Leaves change from rich green into jeweled tones of red, orange, and yellow. Sometimes photographers can struggle trying to bring those rich colors to life [...]
Forum Flashback Series – 4 Sept 2010
Photo © MossyPine with permission to About.com, Inc. Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!
You Asked For It – You Got It
A couple of weeks ago I asked what YOU would most like to learn about photography. The results were really pretty evenly split among the topics. So in addition to continuing to add new lessons on these topics I wanted to start you out with the basics on these topics. … Read Full Post
Photography Assignment #73 – Sunset/Sunrise
For our first September assignment our theme is sunset/sunrise. Go out and take your best sunset or sunrise photos! Will you focus on the glorious colors of sunset and sunrise? Or will you capture silhouettes against the glow? How you capture the sunset/sunrise is up to you. … Read Full Post
Birthday Ideas
Now that school has started for most kids, parents are left in a panic as the first group of birthdays begin to roll around. Our About Hobbies Guides have been thinking about birthdays too. From gift guides to cards to decorative cakes, we’ve got some great ideas for you to try the next birthday party [...]
Preventing Dark Photos
Photography is the art of recording light. And while there will always be instances when you either don’t have enough light to take a photograph, or you must add more light with a flash, the most common cause of dark photos is simply that you didn’t record the right amount of light. Why you didn’t [...]
Forum Flashback Series – 28 August 2010
Photo © Stephanie Calhoun with permission to About.com, Inc. Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!
You Pick the Winner
Energizer batteries has narrowed down the entries in its “Ultimate Photo Contest” and is looking for votes to decide the final winners. Take a moment to hop over to … Read Full Post
Follow Me On The New Digg
You may be aware that Digg is making a major change to its site. At the moment, standard sign ups are on hold. I am happy to be able to offer early sign up codes to my readers. The first 1,000 readers can click HERE to get in on the new Digg (and follow me) [...]
Ansel Adams Estate vs Ansel Adams Negatives?
After Rick Norsigian created a stir late last month by announcing he had previously purchased lost Ansel Adams negatives at a yard sale 10 years earlier, there has been much speculation on just about everything about the announcement. As reported earlier, Norsigian says he bought two boxes of glass plate negatives 10 years ago for [...]
Sepia Toning
© Liz Masoner 2004 licensed to About.com, Inc. Have you ever noticed those wonderful brown tinted prints in the window of your local photographer? Those are called Sepia prints and there are several ways to create them. Whether you shoot with digital or film, you can create wonderful sepia images.
Forum Flashback Series – 21 August 2010
Photo © rahbysahn with permission to About.com, Inc. Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!
Winner and Finalists of Shadow Assignment #71
For our shadow photography assignment we studied a subject that photographers often work hard to avoid. For this assignment I asked everyone to make shadows the focus of their image. We had some really creative entries for this assignment and it was difficult to judge as always. … Read Full Post
World Photo Day Image 16
Photo ©Stephanie Calhoun with permission to About.com, Inc. Photo ©Sandi OReilly with permission to About.com, Inc. Today is World Photo Day so throughout the day we will be posting images taken by our members. Be sure to post your images from today in the forum for possible inclusion on our front page!
Photo of the Week – 18 August 2010
Zoey Photo © Stephanie Calhoun with permission to About.com, Inc. To submit your photos for possible photo of the week winners just visit our forum and post in the photo sharing area. Check out more “Wordless Wednesday” blog posts on other topics at About.com Discover more “Wordless Wednesday” posts from all over the Internet