Posted by David Peterson on 05 Oct 2011 as Critique
One of the best ways to get better at taking pictures is to get involved in it with your friends. Critiquing one another’s work often gives you a perspective on your own photography that you might not have considered before. As creators, we often get so invested in what we’re doing that we fail to [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 17 Sep 2011 as Tips
We don’t go on vacation to spend more time with computers. We go to get away from them. Naturally, there’s a problem when you want to share the pictures you’ve taken on vacation with your family. With no computer in sight, how do you email them to your loved ones? Is there an easy way [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 08 Sep 2011 as Tips
Ready to take your photography beyond your computer? A photography exhibition is a great place to start. Most photographers are more than a little scared of doing a photography exhibition, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t need to be a serious artsy type to show your work and get people interested [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 01 Sep 2011 as Tips
I have a reputation as a photographer. It seems that whenever I take a photo and share it with my friends, it instantly becomes their Facebook profile photo. I don’t mean to brag, it’s just what happens. All of this got me thinking. What is it about a photo that makes it the talk of [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 11 Jun 2011 as Tips
Isn’t technology great? More and more cameras have GPS built right into them. The moment you take a photo, your camera records exactly where you took it. But while most of the photography is out there taking advantage of this feature, some of us are left scratching our heads wondering where we can find these [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 10 Jun 2011 as Tips
Whenever sharing is involved, there is a always a chance that someone will break the ties that bind and violate your trust. If you’re worried about your photos getting stolen from your Facebook or Twitter accounts, worry no more. Here is one sure-fire technique that will stop any and all digital photography theft.
Posted by David Peterson on 02 Jun 2011 as Ask David
This question comes from reader Sherry Quiban. She wants to start doing photography exhibitions, and she’d like to know what size images she should print for the occasion. While it’s certainly a question with a lot of different answers, there are a few accepted guidelines for exhibition prints. Here’s what I tend to do.
Posted by David Peterson on 18 Mar 2011 as Tips
The process of printing photos can be complex, which is often why most people don’t even bother to do it themselves. Why purchase an expensive printer, ink cartridges, and paper when your local supermarket can do the same thing for much less? Some of these places advertise amazingly low photo printing prices. Is it possible [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 04 Jul 2010 as Competition, Tips
Wow, what a response! Thanks to everyone who participated in my Moment In Time experiment. If you don’t remember, it was where I asked my subscribers to take a photo around them at 10:30am, Saturday 19th June. In the end, there were over 600 gorgeous photos uploaded and they really show the diversity of our [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 17 Jun 2010 as Competition, Tips
Welcome to my first worldwide photography experiment! With your help, I’m aiming to see the world in snapshots at a specific moment in time! Help me out, and you’ll be in the running to win a 12megapixel Canon PowerShot SD780IS*!
Posted by David Peterson on 27 May 2010 as Tips
There are more ways to share information today than there has been in the history of mankind. As a photographer, your options are practically limitless. You can hop on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Myspace, Photobucket, and plenty of others. They all allow you to upload your favorite photos and share them with your friends. So much [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 27 May 2010 as Tips
If you are like me, you love taking as many digital photos as you can. You go out to shoot, fill up your SD card, and then pull a few more cards out of your pouch before continuing on. By now, you probably have at least a few gigabytes of digital photos on your hard [...]