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New from Images of Our World
Our aim is to make close-up photos so that the subjects are not confused with a busy background. We want the floral, butterfly or bird to stand out from the background. The delineation from the background will help make the photograph artistically pleasing. For our purposes, the science of the flower’s stem and leaves, for example, are not as important as the visual impact of the photograph. Read more
New from Images of Our World
When a photographer clicks the shutter to make a picture, the image is already owned by the creator behind the camera. The copyright is yours and to lose it you need to sign it away. If a copyright owner wants to be sure to receive damages if the copyright is infringed, the copyright needs to be registered with the US copyright office. But registration is not required to own the copyright. That is automatic with the push of the shutter button.
There is the exception called “work for hire” which occurs when the photographer is in the employ of an entity such as a newspaper. Even then the photographer should make sure there is a mutual understanding that pictures would be available for his or her exhibits or books. Read more
New from Uncategorized
I have a simple though effective means of photographing night parades and low-light indoor events, which are both represented in this holiday gallery.
Both combine the use of flash (preferably a flash you can hold off camera though also with on-camera and in-camera flash. For the photos in this holiday party celebration I used an off-camera Sony flash and for the Christmas parade pictures I used the flash built-into my camera. Read more
New from Amish & Pennsylvania Lifestyles
The first advice I give to persons who want to improve their pictures of their children or grandchildren is: find the flash control and turn it off. Flash gives you a very flat picture and destroys interesting light patterns as well as rendering the background too dark. Natural light will make a much more interesting photograph. It will appear true and real as the actual situation.
However, be aware that making the picture without flash requires that you hold the camera absolutely still. You achieve this by tucking your arms against you body as you are making the photo. Also, you will need to make multiple exposures (click the shutter several times for the same scene). If you are indoors with minimal light some of the exposures may show blurred action (because the flash is not stopping the movement). If you have several exposures you will find one that is sharp. Keep that one and delete the others. These actions do not come naturally so you will need to practice them before you are with the children. Read more
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