Photography Articles

Hobbies » Photography | By Phoenix Delray @ Wednesday, 27th August 2008 @ 2:32 PM

Scanning negatives and slides can seem a bit tricky, but it can be done with the right equipment and know how. First of all, negatives and slides can be scanned with a scanner, but you cannot just put a negative on the glass and push the button to scan. The scanner you use has to be one with built in negative scanning ability. Usually, a scanner designed for paper documents wont have this feature, but some do. A good scanner that is suitable for scanning negatives will produce excell... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Phoenix Delray @ Wednesday, 27th August 2008 @ 2:30 PM

There are several ways to scan slides to turn them into digital photos. Many people remember the small square cardboard cut-outs containing negatives that would be popped into a tray at family gatherings, and with some light and a projector screen (or blank wall) people could reminisce over photos that were larger than life. Today, slide screens have given way to large screen televisions and computer screens. The slide has been rendered all but obsolete, but how do people save the pictures on... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Phoenix Delray @ Wednesday, 27th August 2008 @ 2:27 PM

Photo preservation can be a complex process that requires lots of patience, knowledge, and care. When people handle their pictures and negatives, they do many things, unintentionally, that are very harmful to them, and most do not even know they are damaging their photos. Besides sticking fingers all over the pictures, there is more than fingerprints that can slowly destroy your paper memories. Pictures are actually made of gelatin and tiny silver particles. This makes them susceptible to b... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Phoenix Delray @ Wednesday, 27th August 2008 @ 1:38 PM

Digital photo restoration is nothing short of the work of true artists with a love for old photographs. When the art of restoration first appeared, it was a marvel. Specialty shops, for a rather hefty price, could sharpen borders, replace missing edges, and brighten the color. Today, photos can be scanned and emailed to any photography shop in the world that retouches old photos, and the finished product can be emailed back to the customer fairly quickly and for much cheaper than befo... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Phoenix Delray @ Wednesday, 27th August 2008 @ 1:12 PM

Photo Preservation doesnt have to be an overwhelming, daunting task. Being careful to take simple steps to preserve your photos is the best way to ensure that your pictures will last a lifetime. Unfortunately, many people do not think much about these steps, and when they do, they scramble to try to undo the damage they have unwittingly caused. Here are the top ten mistakes that people make when handling and storing photos, and tips on how to prevent common damage. Mistake #10: Writin... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Phoenix Delray @ Wednesday, 27th August 2008 @ 12:41 PM

Digital photo printing is an arena all its own in the world of computers, scanners, and printers. Gone are the days when to print something, all you had to do was push a button or click the mouse. People had very little say in how the printed materials quality turned out. Things have come a long way since then, and photo printing leads the way. There are many things that people can do these days to control how a picture that is printed turns out. Tons of software and different hardw... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Matt Chang @ Tuesday, 26th August 2008 @ 12:27 PM

We aren't talking about your mom's digital camera anymore. Now, you can find cheap digital cameras all over that place, and if you've been using a film camera, then you've been missing out. The term digital camera now can include the single lens reflex types, or even recorders, and cell phones now. Eitherway, if you haven't made the switch, then here is some of what you are missing out on. In the beginning, the digital camera was anything but convenient. They ... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Heather Jacobson @ Friday, 22nd August 2008 @ 11:41 PM

Camcorders are a great addition to any home because they allow you to capture those precious memories that a still camera just cannot do justice for. Luckily, most of the camcorders on the market today are very simple to use and enable the user to simply point and shoot and the rest is done for the user! Camcorders have come a long way in the last 10 to 15 years, becoming more affordable and easy for just about any user to utilize in the way that they want. Recording Your Short Candid V... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Shaun Parker @ Friday, 22nd August 2008 @ 5:04 AM

Photography is a growing passion for many people. In the advent of digital photography, with auto focus and mega pixel rate reaching the millions, it is becoming increasingly difficult to take a bad photograph. This has lead to camera wielding maniacs at every opportunity and numerous websites and online communities that store billions of images that the picture taking precious dump on there every day. Where has the love gone? I consider myself a photographer, in a true sense. I'... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Michael Clark @ Wednesday, 20th August 2008 @ 7:25 PM

When I purchased my first digital SLR camera I was given a great beginning photography tip: don't buy more than you need. I was a beginning photographer who had never tried a film SLR camera, who didn't know the definition of aperture, and who basically didn't know much at all. I ended up purchasing the Nikon D50, which was Nikon's introductory digital SLR at the time, and I am very glad I did. I have spent a few years learning the basics of digital photography... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Shaun Parker @ Wednesday, 20th August 2008 @ 8:09 AM

In the jungle that is the saturated gadget market it is all too easy get completely lost. This article offers impartial reviews of the three cutting-edge digital cameras out there today. Considerations such as price, efficiency and technology offer an objective guide through the wilderness of the digital cameras market. First up is the Canon EOS 1000D DSLR. The good news is that with live view digital technology and SD card compatibility there are great quality images combined with ... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Bruce Rama @ Monday, 18th August 2008 @ 2:48 PM

While it is very easy to spend lots of money on all the equipment that is available to the beginner in digital photography. You only need to get a few basic items to start learning how to take great photos. There are some essentials you need to have, like obviously a camera and a camera bag. Also items like batteries, memory, tripod, lenses and filters should also be on your shopping list. Below is a list of equipment you should consider when you want to get more out of shooting digitally. ... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Matt Chang @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 6:41 PM

This is the time of the year for Summer trips and vacations. Can you see all the people at all the tourist land marks with their digital cameras? We are also moving into the fall season, and soon, we will be seeing the changing of the leaves. The thing is, how many of you wished you could take some great landscape pictures with your digital camera? Wouldn't it be just awesome to be able to have some nice pics to put on your desktop screen saver, or your wall? For all of you aspi... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By Shaun Parker @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 2:39 AM

In the advent of the digital era, photography has become available to the masses and everyone is a photographer. With humble beginnings, photography was confined to a small group of people that required the technical know how to make the technology work, and had very little to do with art or creativity. It was a scientific discovery, but its useful applications were not clear. It was not long however until photography was taken under the wing of artists and its applications became widespread ... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By jonathan popoola @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 2:01 AM

One of the basic differences between SLR digital cameras over Film Cameras is that SLR digital Cameras gives you the big advantage of viewing the pictures that you have taken right after you took them. Which you can't do with film cameras, also for SLR digital cameras, you worry only about batteries and memory. While the Film cameras, of course, additional films. For Film Cameras, you would have to bring your films to a shop to have them developed then you can view it. This will me... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By jonathan popoola @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 8:10 PM

They were a revolution in their size, features and cost. Being able to auto-focus as well as take your own pictures using your own film SLR camera had been a dream come true to young photographers of the past. Now, it is something a young photographer would refer to as history. Presently a SLR camera would be something that would be used to take random pictures akin to the point and shoot film cameras of the past. But as LCD technology gave way to the LCD viewfinder, even someone who can&... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By jonathan popoola @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 8:03 PM

I was recently introduced to photography by my friends. The first time they encouraged me to join their new found hobby, I was a bit adamant. The reason is that I haven't put much of a thought about photography and here they are having a camera of their own. What shocked me is that the camera each of them own is not your ordinary digital cam. They use the state of the art digital camera that was being used by professional photographers. My friends all have a camera that has a l... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By jonathan popoola @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 8:01 PM

In the past images were caught on paper or canvass but as the new millennium continues to provide us with resource issues, cameras have provided an avenue for quicker and less bulky means to capture the faces and places of our choice. Film cameras have been a revolution unlike anything. It took years for it to be taken as something of an art as supposed to it being a technology that was supposed to stifle real art. But as the monopoly of film cameras drew to a close there is a choi... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By jonathan popoola @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 7:55 PM

Digital photography is gaining ground in the professional world because most equipments for adjusting and storing the pictures. Most photographers who used to be loyal to film cameras are leaning towards digital photography because it is more economical for them to buy a camera that would save pictures into a computer as many pictures as their memory card can hold. Customers are able to choose which shots they want. For regular folks whose preferences to adjust what they look like on their pictu... more...

Hobbies » Photography | By jonathan popoola @ Wednesday, 6th August 2008 @ 6:56 PM

With more people getting interested in photography, there is an increase in demand for SLR digital cameras. More people want to buy SLR digital cameras but finding the right one may be a hard part. The cameras have different settings that may affect the result of the pictures. However, these setting may even make finding the right camera even harder. But getting confused on the type of camera to be bought may be avoided if you know what you want and you understand what you really need. ... more...