User-created articles: Photo Techniques

Suggestions for pre-programming settings for the X10 and the reasons for choosing these settings.Revised 08/05/2012

You can get the benefits of HDR, incredible detail, controlled lighting and rich color, without overworking your image. You can also go in any creative direction you want to and explore the world beyond HDR.

Composition is the most important component of great photography. Understanding how to compose an image will improve your ability to take good pictures.

Why not try something new .... If you want to try something new, it only means that YOU have not tried this before ....!

Most Olympus cameras now provide panoramic functions. I've had great success using the included Olympus Viewer 2 software to produce pleasing panoramic pictures. Here are my steps for creating a good Panoramic on an Olympus camera:

Highlight Alert-Expose To The Right (HA-ETTR) is a variation on ETTR that gives the photographer an easier way to determine the correct exposure for the best quality image.

Using a hyper-detailed 3D model as a portrait lighting test for various lighting types and modifiers.

A user addendum to the Fujifilm X10 owners manual, giving an overview of the way to *quickly* configure the sensor and inbuilt 4 processors to suit the demands of any given photographic situation.

The square format has gotten a reputation of being weird, difficult, and generally just not done. But it's not all that. Here's some background on square format, and guidance on when and how to take advantage of it.

A simple photography technique to create good effect.

More important pointers on butterfly photography

Some tips that can make all the difference in MACRO VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY

Great photography is a necessity when you have a handmade jewelry website. Unfortunately, handcrafted jewelry is very difficult to photograph. Many jewelry artisans cannot afford to go to a professional and so they want to do it themselves. Here are some simple techniques to get great results.

You have decided to embark on a new adventure and joined a photography workshop. There are several preparations you can make in advance to make the most of it and maximize your experience. We compiled a list of suggestions for you. Read them carefully and try to apply them on your next journey.

Let's re-address self-acclaimed “purists” disdain for post-capture image manipulation, centered on the idea that to get a “pure” photograph, one should limit efforts to getting the best shot possible in-camera and limit post-capture “manipulation.”

Infrared photography isn't just for trees and plants and so on. People reflect invisible light too, and here are some of them.

This is a short summary of conditions which may be found while photgraphing tigers in India, especially in the Tiger Reserves in Central India

Easily make silky, cotton candy waterfalls, streams, or fountains, straight out of your camera. It's easier than you think, and the results are beautiful.