14 Great Photography Tips, Tutorials and Videos From Around the Web
Every now and again I like to do a roundup of some of the photography tips, tutorials and videos that have caught my eye around the web over the last month or so. Here’s the latest batch that I enjoyed – I hope you find them helpful.
- 31 Angels (And Spidermen, Sportacuses and Doras) - the story of how a photographer photographed a kindergarten costume day.
- When the Media Steals Your Photos - story of a photographer whose images were republished in mainstream media without permission
- Light Painting Light Sabers – a cool technique to take some amazing light painting shots
- Painting with Light - another cool light painting tutorial
- GPP Group Shot = Pressure that Can Make Diamonds - given the task of taking a group photo of a group of photographers Zack takes a creative approach and gets ‘the shot’ (or ‘shots’).
- 12 Ways to Use Your Camera as a Tool – ways of using your camera for purposes other than just taking great shots for your album
- Concert Photography Tips from a Newbie - covers some ‘film’ tips but some good principles for digital photographers too
- Can’t Use Your Flash? Try This Method - using long exposures to create shots at a concert with mood when Flash Photography was prohibited
- Black and White Conversion: Channel Mixer Recipes – post production tutorial on Black and White conversion
- Backlit Night Portrait - “What do you do when you have a coupla minutes to make a quick portrait — and the bright part of your frame calls for a shutter speed of a half-second?”
- The Real Secret to Taking Spectacular Photos – 10 tips on taking Spectacular Photographs.
- Creating a Touching Story Scene in Photoshop – some pretty in depth photoshopping in this one
Marc Silber managed to get ahold of this rare footage of Ansel Adams talking about Visualization.
The Key to a Photograph from Ansel Adams from SilberStudios.Tv on Vimeo.
And lastly – a video that tells how a photographer managed to get a group shot of 800 people at a conference in a dark auditorium.
See the finished shot here.
24 Responses to “14 Great Photography Tips, Tutorials and Videos From Around the Web” - Add Yours
April 19th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Like a lifesaver for different situation. Definitely going to my bookmarks
April 19th, 2009 at 8:25 am
These are great sites that will make their way to my bookmarks for sure.
April 19th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Saying just “how a photographer managed to” is pretty unfair, as Mr. Bert Stephani is one of the most talented and well known strobist photographers out there. I’d rather say “how THE Photographer managed”.
April 19th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Some good stuff in there – Bert Stephani’s (the guy who took the auditorium shot) blog and “confessions of a photographer” videos are both well worth looking at.
April 20th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Does Darren really know anything about photography?
April 20th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I enjoyed reading When The Media Steals Your Photos. Thanks for sharing.
April 21st, 2009 at 12:50 am
These are great! Though you might want to say that some of them have a bit of bad language in them.
Some people might get offended. (I’ve learned that the hard way.)
Thanks for sharing!
April 24th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Thanks for sharing!
I like the 800 group shot
April 24th, 2009 at 3:34 am
I think is the best newsletter I’ve received till now, with most subjects at least VERY interesting. Thank you !
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Fantastic post, absolute gem so many resources I’ve been through a few but I can see it taking a while to get through them all. I’ll bookmark it now and keep popping back. Thanks again
Geoff
July 14th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
So many ways to shoot pictures, thanks for the links to helpful resources!
July 25th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Very informative. Keep them coming.
December 15th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Interesting links, some are definitely worth reading to get more tips on photography.
May 7th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
This is pretty cool. Anyone wanting to learn anything about photography, will definitely find something here. I checked a few of the links. Good tutorials and expert advice. Will have to check out the videos later. Keep it coming. Great job!
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Very Interesting , Nice Work
May 28th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I am so impressed and smiled to myself when I watched 10 ideas to help you get started thinking in the right direction to take spectacular photos on http://www.visualphotoguide.com/take-great-photos/.
Especially at the idea of no. 6: “Blur It”. In fact so far I always throw away the photos that have naturally blur from my camera. Well, it turns out “blur” can even be used as a technique for taking photographs spectacularly. I like it, really
June 5th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
I follow your suggestion link at Concert Photography Tips from a Newbie – covers some ‘film’ tips but some good principles for digital photographers too.
There are some tips that I get to take photos at concerts including use fast glass, use film with the proper ASA and also carry the smart pack for easy moving at concert. I think that Brian Auer has a pretty good skill.
June 11th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Nice, post my friend!!!
June 28th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
idea no. 6: “Blur It” , i like it the most
July 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
thanks for sharing links for photograpy tips.. it is really helpful
October 24th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Thanks for posting the links.It is very helpful specially for the amateur photographer.I love it.
November 19th, 2010 at 5:20 am
Great info. I love those new DSLRs that can let you do anything with a camera. Between those and photoshop, just about anyone can make a cool picture.
June 20th, 2011 at 10:16 am
Thanks, these are really good resources. I’m a Los Angeles based concert photographer looking for more local resources. I’ve done some searching and not finding many portfolios, my favorite local concert photographer so far is Scott Dudelson:
http://www.dudelsonconcertphotography.com
Does anyone know other good photogs and/or helpful concert photography websites?
September 25th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Great advice. Back lit Night Portraits was awesome (but isn’t Stobist always?). Great collection, thanks!
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