If you’re a photographer, sooner or later you’ll be tapped by friends or family to shoot a wedding. But how do you get amazing photos? We asked renowned wedding shooter Christian Oth to tell us how he does it, and to give us hints on how to handle the most challenging parts of the wedding day._ Desp

What was once a conventional practice is now an art of creativity, adventure and individualism By Aimee Baldridge / American Photo | Published May 27, 2011 11:12 PM EDT SHARE For decades, wed

2. Make silhouetted shapes distinct and uncluttered. If there is more than one shape or object in the image that you’re attempting to silhouette, try to keep them separated. i.e. if you are silhouetting a tree and a person don’t have the person stand in front of the tree or even

Helmet cams are a great tool, but when it comes to image quality and available controls, they can’t come close to a good compact camera, let alone a full-blown DSLR. That’s why photographer Justin Olsen decided to create a custom rig for his own big boy cameras and then head out to the mountain bike

Subtractive Lighting Fritsch “metered” his shot via the capture software in a tethered MacBook Pro. Tech data: 1/250 sec and f/16, ISO 40. As we’ve said before, if you can light glass, you can light anything. Tom Fritsch, a product and still-life specialist from Chicago, can light gla

Sometimes the most recognizable buildings and landmarks are the hardest to photograph. So discovered pro shooter Ken Colwell, 39, of Ada, OH, on a recent business trip to Washington D.C. Its Lincoln Memorial is an architectural gem and among Colwell’s favorite sites. What made it hard to shoot? The

Read more at Adoramas 100 tips in 100 days. A higher ISO setting means the camera is more sensitive to light and will result in the camera selecting a faster shutter speed and/or a smaller aperture. On cameras which dont allow manual control of shutter speed and/or aperture, the

Tilt-Shift LensesA tilt-shift (abbreviated to TS and also called a Perspective Correction lens) lens enables your SLR camera to operate like a bellows or view camera (in a restricted sense though). Essentially, the problem with taking pictures of tall buildings from the ground is

But Photojojo has compiled a helpful list of what you can and can’t photograph in public. (Along with some legal resources and advice about what to do if you get stopped). Read their full post here By Popphoto Staff | Published Apr 1, 2008 9:03 PM EDT

Tiltshift lenses provide so much more than the selective focus-look we all know so well. By Dan Richards | Published May 11, 2011 9:01 AM EDT SHARE Meet the optical superheroes: They can stra

Artist uses crowd sourcing and disposable cameras to capture life in New York By Kathleen Davis | Published Nov 25, 2011 6:52 PM EST SHARE Street photo It’s an idea that’s fallen ou

If you’re susceptable to being bit by the travel bug, looking through Alissa Everett’s online portfolio might pose a serious danger to your bank acount. For the better part of the last decade, she has been traveling the world, capturing the people, architecture and culture of places most of us have

Finding the right focusing point and the right tilt with a tilt/shift lens largely depends on your subject. Let’s take the easiest possible example: patterned floor tiles. Such a subject has a single, flat plane of focus, extending from near to far horizontally from the photographer. Start by focusi

1) eBay Batteries: If you buy a battery anywhere other than a reputable dealer, even if it has the manufacturer’s name on it, there’s no way to know if it’s legit. Knockoff batteries can fry your camera, and if it’s not made by your camera company, the damage won’t be covered.

For most wildlife photographers, its at the top of the bucket list. Heres how to plan your excursion By Jeff Wignall | Published Dec 1, 2011 3:47 AM EST Norton advises shooting active subjects in continuous mode, “and don’t let up on the release

A first time astrophotographer quits his job to travel the world looking for clear skies to make the largest ever true-color star panorama. By Tim Barribeau | Published May 4, 2011 7:15 PM EDT Nick Risinger SHARE

With the rise in the use SLRs to record video as well as the capabilities of simulated ISOs, the question has to be asked if ISOs really do link perfectly with noise levels? By Tim Barribeau | Published May 3, 2011 7:20 PM EDT SHARE

TakeGreatPictures.com’s Top Spring Photo Ops May 11 – 12, 2008 Gardens for Connoisseurs – Atlanta, GA The annual Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour on Mother’s Day weekend is sure to impress connoisseurs and novices alike, as some of Atlanta’s most beautiful private gardens are open to the public. The To

To do well in a contest, your photo needs something that makes it stand out from the other thousands of entries. Unless the contest calls for it, don’t do a lot of digital alterations to your image but do have an image that will be different. Instead of the basic quarterback thro

1) Barrel distortion: If your photos have bowed lines, your lens has poor distortion control. So reframe your shot to eliminate the bends. Compose ultrawide pictures with straight lines situated away from the edges of the frame, and move people toward the center to avoid unflatte