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Steve Sasson, an engineer, is credited with designing the first digital camera while employed at Kodak in 1975. The camera was a behemoth, weighing in at 8 pounds. It took black and white images at a scintillating 0.01 megapixels. Given those stats, it’s amazing how far photography technology has come over the last 40+ years!
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What a Cyclorama is (and Why You Need One)If you don’t know what a Cyclorama is, this article will shed some light on it for you. Just know that it can take your studio photography to another level! |
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Got a Bad Background? Save Your Portraits With These 3 Easy TipsYou won’t always be in a gorgeous location to take your portraits, so when ugly backgrounds strike, you will need these tips to create nice portraits. |
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Light painting: The SettingsLight painting is fun and looks cool, but for the uninitiated, determining the settings can be a daunting task. Before you give lighting painting a try, have a look at this tutorial. |
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11 Useful Tips for Landscape PhotographersIf landscape photography is your thing, you will definitely want to explore these 11 surefire tips for improving your images. |
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Time to Forget About DSLRs These 2 Mirrorless Cameras Will Make Them HistoryThe debate between DSLRs and mirrorless cameras has been raging for a few years now. Check out a couple of mirrorless systems that might make DSLRs a thing of the past. |
Editor’s Picks: PhotographyTalk Member Photos of the Week
Seattle Skyline by WhoTodd
What a gorgeous cityscape! The relatively dark, blank sky in the background is the perfect backdrop off which Seattle’s city lights can pop. The iconic Space Needle serves as an anchor for the shot, and really draws your eye into the scene. Nice work!
Untitled by Dieter
This image is an ideal example of how to use shapes and forms to create visual interest. The twisted branches of the tree are a perfect subject, especially when paired with the bright background. The result is a collection of eye-catching shapes as well as a nice dynamic range from a touch of bright white in the sky to deep shadows of the tree limbs.
Untitled by Saknarong
This stunning landscape brought to us by PT member Saknarong demonstrates how gorgeous photographs have areas that connect with one another. The underwater details in the foreground bring the eye towards the middle of the scene, where the wispy waterfall takes center stage. But not to be outdone, the background has pops of color that add additional depth and dimension to the shot. This image is certainly firing on all cylinders!
Descending Into Darkness by Atransini
From the gorgeous, smooth water to the tack-sharp rocks in the foreground to the interesting light and texture in the clouds, this image of an Australian sunset is the epitome of a gorgeous landscape!
Untitled by Vishal
This beautiful image displays all that you should expect in a high-quality portrait. The man’s face is in sharp focus, with a shallow depth of field that is pleasing to the eye and helps focus attention on the man’s eyes and facial decorations. The lighting isn’t bad either!
What’s New on PhotographyTalk
We like to post a lot of education-based articles to help our subscribers improve their photography, and this week has been no different. There are a lot of great, new articles that will help you create better photos, regardless of the type of photography you typically enjoy the most.
If portraits are your thing, be sure to check out A Step-by-Step Guide to Documentary Portraiture. In this how-to lesson, you will learn the ins and outs of releasing control over your portrait sessions and see the value in taking a documentary approach, rather than a formal, directed approach to creating portraits.
For those of you that enjoy street photography, our latest article 3 Secrets of Mastering Street Photography will help you make the necessary preparations and get into the right state of mind to photograph complete strangers. And don’t worry if you’re an introvert! These tips will help anyone with any type of personality and any level of photography experience have better success when photographing on the street.
Last but not least, we’ve got a fun two-part series on taking to the skies and capturing better photos from a drone. If you have a drone, be sure to check out Master the Art of Drone Photography: Part 1 and Part 2 of the series as well. These articles take you through the necessary legal steps and preparations needed to fly safely, and give you some insights into framing up and composing the best shots from the air. You don’t want to miss out!
As always, there are tons of new articles on the docket for the coming week, so dive into these articles and get ready for more compelling content over the next seven days. Until then, happy reading!
Check Out What PT Members Have to Say in This Week’s Top Forum Post
How many megapixels is enough? Opinions vary from photographer to photographer, and there is tons of misinformation about how important megapixels really are. PT member Joe Peterson took up this issue in his forum post entitled “What megapixel is enough for you?” this past week. Other forum participants have chimed in with various responses as one might expect, although many posters seem to think 12 megapixels is enough for most situations. What are your thoughts? Be sure to add your two-cents to the forum thread!