Digital Photo Secrets

Take Amazing Photos with these little known tips and tricks!

Photo Critique: The Jumper

Last week, I did a two article series on how to create a composite sequence photo with a digital SLR camera and some photo manipulation software. I have received some excellent examples of photo sequences, and I would like to share and critique one of them with you. The following image was sent by Jack [...]

How To Get Killer Sequence Photos Part 2

In the last tutorial, we got started with creating our first action sequence photo. We got out our tripod and went on location to shoot five photos continuously. Now we are going to take those pictures and stitch them together to create a sequence. Before you begin, I highly recommend Adobe Photoshop for this tutorial, [...]

Another email I received this week was from Mark Jones. Mark writes:
I would like some advice on the attached picture. I tried to photograph my band playing a gig in a pub and the light was shining through the window meaning the drummer/guitarist was in almost complete dark, how?why? What should i have had the [...]

Should I purchase Photoshop from a Spam Email?

Every time I look in my spam folder, I see a lot of “Buy CS3″ or “Buy Adobe Software” email. I’m sure you have seen the same email that sell software for less than 10% of the regular price.
It seems like a great deal – so should you buy from these companies?

Use your camera to take measurements

Leave the tape measure at home. iPhotoMeasure is piece of software that will let you measure anything just by taking a photo!
All you do is place a small square (called the DigiTarget) into the shot when you take the photo. The program will use this target to calibrate your photo so it can give you [...]

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