Monday, September 12, 2011

Right Brained

HAH! Confirmation of my possibly crackpot theory about old cameras with ground glass finders that show the image upside down and backwards making you take better pictures because they confuse your brain! It was like a bolt of lightning...now if I can just figure out how to put a digital chip in my dad's old Rolleiflex.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9960997743/taking-pictures-with-the-right-side-of-your-brain---part-1



Left of Center

Here's a good piece from Amadou Dialo on (the indispensable)  www.dpreview.com on composition. This is for those of  you who were asking why we shouldn't put our subjects in the center of our photos.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5058631297/photo-tip-left-of-center


Here's a link to more of dpreviews Photo Techniques articles


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Camera Angle Psychology

Here's a useful article from Rider University explaining some concepts for choosing camera angles.


Monday, September 5, 2011

Rule of Thirds a Review

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

Adobe TV - It's Not Bad

Here are some video tutorials from ground zero of Photoshop. I guess we can them to put up the right info.


Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Photoshop Tutorials That I Have Watched

Well mostly anyway.www.Lifehacker.com is one of the 6 or 7 websites that I visit several times a day for tips on uncluttering, digital media tips and diy solar powered garden gnome projects. These photoshop tutorials are pretty useful. Check them out when you get a few minutes.http://lifehacker.com/photoshop_basics

Monday, August 29, 2011

Reuters: Pictures of the Day

Reuters is obviously a good place to look for good pictures. They update this 'best of' site daily. Check it out!http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures