Digital Photography Academy: Index

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Inspirational Photo

Here are links that will lead to some of the photo that will inspire you.

16 Inspirational Portrait Photography Techniques
29 Amazing Long Exposure Pictures
25 Beautiful Macro Photography Shots Read more!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

By definition, macro photography is producing an image such that your object taken in your image sensor is 1:1. Anything less than that is termed as close up photography. There are many different types of accessories available in the market that enables you to do macro photography. While some of these accessories may not offer you the ability to do 1:1 image but they cost less than a dedicated macro len. You should consider getting them if you wish to try out macro photography.

Close up filter

Close up filters are some magnifying glasses which you can mount on the front element of the len. They came in different rating such as +1, +2, +4, +10 and can be bought cheaply. They can be stacked together to provide more magnification.

Extension tube
Extension tubes are mounted before the len so as to move the len further away from the film plane. This allows increased magnification and the higher the extension, the closer you will be able to focus. There is always a limit as to how much focusing you can get. This is because all lens have minimum focusing distance. If you use a wider angle, you probably would not be able to take a picture since the front len is closer to the object.

Reverse macro ring
Reverse macro ring is an adaptor that mounts the front element of lens in order to achieve close up ability. Reverse macro ring is another cheap alternative you can consider but you will risk exposing your rear end of your lens to unfavourable dust particles. There are couple of articles available on the Net that will teach people how to do-it-yourself. Read more!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Studio Photography

This section will introduce studio photography. There are many ways to arrange light setup and I find some resources to give you an example on how you can arrange your light configuration.

Introduction to Studio Photography
Type of Lighting used in Studio Photography
Light modifiers
Light meter
Setting up studio lighting
Types of lighting position

One light set up
One light set up using Canon 550EX and umbrella
Dramatic 1 Light Studio Portrait
One light set up outdoor
One light studio set up using white cards
1 light studio set up with reflector and foam core

Two light set up
Softbox on a boom
Beauty headshot
Lighting a model at the beach
2 light studio set up using striplights
Two light studio setup with reflector as fill

Three light set up
Mood lighting
Three light tutorial - Dramatic lighting
Three Light set up - Sexy cow girl
Photo lighting - 3 light set up
Studio lighting three light set up - lingerie model
Key lighting on a female model
Three point set up with defuser panel

Four light set up
Photography tutorial using four light
Four light set up using alien bees
Photo lighting a car and model tutorial

Six light set up
Advanced Fashion Portrait tutorial
Six light set up - Advanced lighting tutorial

Eight light set up
Super advanced eight light studio set up
Advanced photography eight light set up

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Buying guides

Guidelines to choose a camera
Buying len guide
Flash buying guide
Digital camera accessories buying guide
Reasons why DSLR over compact camera
Reasons why compact camera over DSLR Read more!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Glossary

In this page you will learn the terminology used in photography. Note that different camera makers will refer their system terms differently. For example, Canon will use evaluative metering to describe the meter that will take reading in different parts of the frame and obtain a proper exposure value based on the camera algorithm. The equivalent for Nikon will be matrix metering. I am not too sure about other camera makers but it is important to check the manual to see what metering does. It should perform similar action but named differently. I will try to shorten each terms as much as possible to make things easier to understand.