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How Would You Photograph a Birth Scene?
Our last community workshop gave one of our readers some great tips on how to approach photographing a model so I’ve decided to post another reader question. This one is a question I get quite a bit – how do I photograph the birth of a baby?
Here’s the latest question from one of our readers [...]
Newborn Photography Tips for Beginners
It can be exciting photographing a newborn so compose a list of shots you want to take before you pick up the camera. Grab these ‘safe shots’ first and once you have this selection in the bag, start to get creative with new angles and ideas.
The best lens to use when photographing any type of [...]
Do You Primarily Shoot with Zoom or Prime Lenses?
Time for another dPS poll. This one is for DSLR users (which is the vast majority of our readers) and revolves around the type of lenses being used in our community.
Do You Primarily Shoot with Zoom or Prime Lenses?
A quick recap for those not familiar with prime lenses – in short they’re a fixed focal [...]
DIY Photography Project: How to Make Custom Bokeh Shapes
One effecct that many of our readers experiment is creating custom Bokeh shapes. It’s a fun DIY little project for a rainy day – this video tells you how to do it.
The video is by Lucas Ridley.
Further Reading on this topic: Aperture Mask – the Many Faces of Bokeh.
Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography [...]
New Accounting Requirements for American Photographers
Professional and semi-professional American photographers might soon face a new set of administrative and accounting requirements that could bury them in tax paperwork – unless they act now. As part of the new healthcare reform legislation approved by the U.S. Congress this year, business owners must now report to the IRS on an income tax [...]