Holy Average-Boring, Batman I’m going to let you in on a secret but first I need you to put your camera away. You see, cameras are becoming smarter and smarter every year as the ability to pack more and more information and programming into their circuits becomes available thanks to the march

A Guest Post by Chris Folsom from Studio Tempura. Because of its small size and long battery life, the iPad represents a very compelling option for mobile photo editing. But how does it work? Well, the process can be a little slow and painful, but it can work. I wanted to be able to make some quick

Sunset and sunrise can be tricky times for photography. While the tone and strength of the light coming from the sun is perfect for warming skin tones and adding contrast, shots taken directly into the sun can be a challenge. We’ve all seen shots like the one below. It was taken at 18mm, ISO 1

If I were to only be allowed to share one bit of photography advice it would be: Shoot what you love and share it with others. If allowed to share a second bit of advice, it would be: Then delete ruthlessly. Digital photography’s nearly limitless capacity for storing photos is both a boon and

Its not me, its the subject I admit to feeling like a fraud sometimes. A fraud because I have people “ohhhh”ing and “ahhhh”ing over a photo of mine and when I sit back and look at it, I realize it’s not my photo skills they are astounded by, it’s the subject of th

There was a lot of response to a post of mine titled How To Bring Back Boring, And Possibly Horrid, Travel Photos here on DPS.  It was a sarcastic stab at some problems I’ve had in the past with creating less than exciting travel photos.  Photos that bore my friends and family. 

Hydra was an ancient water beast that carried nine heads around; when a head was cut off, two more grew in its place. I’m not sure whether the name is exactly appropriate for an application that works magic with High Dynamic Range (HDR) image processing… but let’s take a look at i

A Guest Post by Rob Dweck. By the time I got serious about photography, digital cameras had advanced enough that buying a film camera wasn’t even a consideration. Having seen the photography of Art Wolfe, Galen Rowell and other landscape masters, I wanted to create photographs with the same vi

Are you a stickler for little details? Well, if you’re a photographer, you had better be. Discovering the rule of thirds is a big milestone for any photographer. Suddenly, you realize that all you ever did before was center your subject right smack dab in the middle of the frame, because that&

Sepia toned images appeal to a variety of people.  They have become popular enough to earn their own preset in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, where with one simple click on the mouse, the tone is rendered.  This tutorial is for those who don’t have Lightroom or Photoshop and wish, inste

A Guest Post by Rob Dweck. In my last post, I used Nik Color Efex Pro to make subtle changes that help draw the viewer’s eye to the main subject of the images. In many cases, subtle edits are all that are needed to bring a photo closer to your vision of the final result. There are other times

There are very few programs out there that truly have the ability to take your photography to the next level. onOne Perfect Photo Suite is a true game changer when it comes to digital photography, and this review will hopefully open your eyes to a world of possibilities for your images. Perfect Phot

HDR (high dynamic range) processing can be a beast of a hill to climb. Especially with all the complicated programs out there for generating HDR images from multiple exposures. After all, what are you supposed to do with those seemingly endless amounts of sliders? Just learning to control the slider

This month’s critique comes with a twist.  The photo is from Gary Arndt who is currently two years into an around the world trip.  Around the world may be misleading, he’s roaming around, let’s just say.  I featured Gary’s blog in the recent post 8 Daily Photo

It’s getting tough out there in the naming business: Adobe’s got Lightroom — good name; Apple has Aperture — OK too; then it gets down to such words as ‘iris’ — and would you believe there’s a whole forest of irises splashed across the computer village

Editor’s note: Due to technical issues we’ve lost the images on this article. Our sincerest apologies. For am more updated version try Deciphering Photo Jargon – Learn to Speak “Photographer” When I first started reading up on photography, there were quite a few wo

I really really REALLY love the editing process. I didn’t think there was any way I could love anything as much as I love actually taking photographs, by alas, editing has captured my heart. Isn’t it funny how there are whole worlds out there which we know nothing about? I have seen so

In my last post, ‘Vignettes ‘ Lighten or Darken?‘ I discussed vignettes in brief detail and only brought up the issue of lightening the edges vs. darkening them. The word ‘vignette’ has quite a few meanings. In photography, it is the edge of an image and comes from the

I don’t really think it’s unreasonable that a lot of photographers out there aren’t entirely savvy about all aspects of technology. Take me for instance: I can barely figure out all that @soandso and #britneyspears. If you use Twitter, you’ll know what I mean. If not, t

The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who is part of the recently launched Fine Art Photoblog, and is participating in Project 365 – a photo a day for a year – on his blog. Composing a photograph well can seem to be a mysterious art: hard to master, even harder