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Taking Better Images with your Pop Up Flash
You have probably heard numerous times that if you are trying to get better quality images and improve your photography, you shouldn’t use your cameras pop up flash. Why? Because it produces a very hard light which will a) look unnatural and give you lots of hard shadows b) hit your subject straight on so that he or she will look flat and drained and c) will probably always leave your subject with red-eye. All in all, deeply unflattering! For this reason, I definitely prefer taking images using natural light, and strive to do so, but there are times when you simply do need to use flash, for example taking photos indoors when there is little light available.
How to make a photo collage from prints
I'm in the middle of giving my home office a bit of a makeover and have just made one of these photo collage prints for over my computer desk so I thought I'd give you a bit of a tutorial on it.
I am forever changing out images (drives my husband insane) so over the years I have grown adverse to actually hammering any nails into the wall so this particular way of displaying photos is ideal for me! Creating a collage also allows me to show lots of completely different lifestyle images, without having to worry that they are not "arty" or making sure that they go together - again, ideal since that is the type of images I mainly take! The best thing is it is so simple to do, and you can have it up on your wall in a couple of hours tops so there's instant gratification.
15 Tips for Photographing Toddlers
One of the things I am asked most frequently about is whether I have any tips for photographing toddlers, so I thought I'd put together some for you! Although these tips certainly apply to professional photographers wanting to capture this age group, I've written these more with a parent photographing their own child in mind - so in natural situations, not necessarily studios or formally posed.
Exposing for Skin
We talk a lot in photography about making sure that we get the "correct" exposure in camera. This is particularly important in portraiture, as pulling your exposure up or down significantly in processing can make their skin look a weird colour, and gives a harsher contrast which is generally unflattering and best avoided! .
Great skin happens first in camera, so for the most part when taking images of people, we want to make sure that our subject is currently exposed. The best way to to do that is to use your subjects skin as your metering point!
And here's how do it :)
How to quickly process lots of images!
Right now, I need to be able to edit multiple images quickly and efficiently. The reason? 'm working my way through my 2014 photo book, adding in the images from each month. As usual, the photos from the beginning of the year are in perfect order, the it's gradually gets worse month on month - by the time you reach October, (and from there on in) only a few images here and there have been edited - leaving me with a ton of images that I need to get through and edit quickly if I am going to make my - admittedly self imposed - deadline of having the book finished by the end of January. Luckily for me, there are tools in Lightroom / ACR and Photoshop come in handy for this very purpose, so here's my strategy for dealing with situations when you want to quickly edit multiple images.
5 Quick Tips for a Shooting a Back Lit Image
Backlighting can be a wonderful choice for lighting an image - from a warm buttery backlight to a blown out window. Shooting with the light facing you does present some challenges though, so it's important to set your camera correctly. Here's how:
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It's been quite a few years now since I made the switch from Aperture Priority Mode to shooting in Manual Mode, and it was one of the BEST things I ever did to improve my photography skills.
It was like a whole new world opened up to me, and I started TRULY understanding exposure, and in turn, getting the images that I wanted.
Of course, there was a lot to learn, and there are some things I wish I had known before I started!
So, here are 10 things about shooting in Manual Mode that you might just wish you knew…