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Welcome to the 86th issue of PhotoFlash
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May has jumped off to a thrilling start! The big news is our new certification program, in which you can receive credit and credentials from BetterPhoto - the Web's biggest, best and oldest photography school! See the details...
More great news: BetterPhoto's online courses are just getting under way, and we have a tremendous lineup of 8-week courses and 4-week classes.
Absolutely anyone can learn to take better photos! That's the theme behind Jim Miotke's outstanding new book - BetterPhoto Basics: The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Taking Photos Like a Pro. The first 500 copies sold are special signed and numbered editions. Get all the details here...
In this issue of PhotoFlash, don't miss the Featured Article by Vik Orenstein ("Printing Digital Pictures: Freshen Up Your Act!") and the Featured Blog ("Blur Motion Photography with Zoom Lens") by Jim Zuckerman.
Kerry Drager
Newsletter Editor
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In This Issue: Tuesday, May 04, 2010
- Featured Photo: Fishermen
- Featured Article: Printing Digital Pictures: Freshen Up Your Act!
- New Photo Discussion 1: Mirror Image
- New Photo Discussion 2: Downtown Los Angeles Skyline
- New Photo Discussion 3: Grand Teton National Park reflection, WY
- New Photo Discussion 4: Light-and-Shadow Pattern
- The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
 Fishermen f/22, 1/125 sec, EF 17-40, Ras Rwais,Oman © Ahmed Al-Toqi Canon EOS 5D Digit... |
Featured Article: Printing Digital Pictures: Freshen Up Your Act!
For years, points out BP instructor Vik Orenstein, all the premade frames that were readily available were for 4x6, 5x7, or 8x10 prints. But there's been a lot of progress. Now a much larger variety of formats and sizes are easy to find - even at department stores. So there really is no excuse to default to standard formats when creating your images - either for use on the Web or for printing. And there are a slew of good reasons not to.
Read more...
Start Taking Your Photography to the Next Level
 The May online school session is just getting under way. Enroll now! In a BetterPhoto online photo course, you'll have fun and learn a lot - without the expense of an on-location workshop. See our class schedule...How These Online Photo Courses Work |
New Certification Program at BetterPhoto!
 Awesome news! The BetterPhoto certification program has now launched. Get rewarded for your photography efforts with credit and credentials from the worldwide leader in online photography education! |
Featured Blog: Blur Motion Photography with Zoom Lens
| Expressing the idea of motion in a still photograph seems like an oxymoron, writes Jim Zuckerman, but it can be done with a slow shutter speed. Read more in Jim's BetterPhoto Instructor Insights blog... Learn more... |
New Photo Discussions
New Photo Discussion 1: Mirror Image
- R. J. Laudenbacher See R. J.'s Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thanks! I had to wait a while till the shot was just as I wanted. No breeze to disturb the mirror surface of the water, no other birds in the scene or close by to disturb the water, the subject goose cooperating with face pointed into the light just right, no people going by (it's a busy park)... | |
New Photo Discussion 2: Downtown Los Angeles Skyline
- Tammy Espino See Tammy's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thanks, Tammy! I photographed this long time exposure from an overpass over the 110 freeway in L.A. It truly was "rush hour." - Lynne Eodice See Lynne Eodice's Basic BetterPholio™ Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Lynne Eodice: 4-Week Short Course: Learning to Shoot Inspiring Images Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 3: Grand Teton National Park reflection, WY
- Steve Miller Response 1:Thanks Steve- much appreciated- It's one of my favorites landscape shots from a few years ago. And it breaks a general rule of thumb when it comes to lighting - shot virtually in the middle of day (maybe early afternoon at most), I was lucky to have a storm rolling through to help with the normally harsh light. I was flying out later than afternoon (on assignment for a magazine) and wanted to get one more scene in, so I headed down to the Snake River and walked a little ways up to a beaver dam. Once I came upon the scene I set up my medium format camera and waited for the light. Adding a two-stop graduated ND filter helped with the contrast ratio from the sky and reflection (the reflection often looking th e same as the sky to our eye, but usually ~2 stops apart in metering). I love the Tetons and Jackson Hole - one of my favorites places in all the world. I also was blessed with seeing two Moose and a beaver couple that afternoon. | |
New Photo Discussion 4: Light-and-Shadow Pattern
This will also be awesome as a duotone or standard grayscale image as an overlay over the original. Good capture! Rob Breisch - Rob O. Breisch Response 1:Hi Rob, Thanks for taking the time to comment ... much appreciated, and glad that you like the photo! Kerry - Kerry Drager See Kerry Drager's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit Kerry Drager's Web Site - KerryDrager.com Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Kerry Drager: 4-Week Short Course: Creative Close-ups Creative Light and Composition Response 2:Hi Kerry, There are so many of your photos I Love, but this is one of my favorites. I love the simplistic pattern, the contrast of colors is amazing! Do you mind me asking how you got the orangish color? Did you use a color filter or post processing? I'm one of your students so you know I'm still trying to figure it all out. Much Thanks, Good question. It's all about the light. The sky was very clear, and the sun was very low in the sky ... just minutes from sunset. That means warm and beautiful light. At midday, or even mid afternoon, I never would have taken another glance at this parking structure. The bold warm tones caught my attention first, and then the pattern. It was a weekend, lots of parking (this being a business/industrial area), and I was able to set up my tripod quickly and zoom in with my telephoto. Emphasis on "quickly" since the great light didn't last long before the sun dropped below the horizon. I always shoot in Raw, so there's always post-processing, but just minimal since the light was right, the colors were great, and aided by a tripod, I got the composition just the way I wanted it (in the viewfinder). Thanks again, Deb, and "see" you in class!! Kerry | |
The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
- Browse more photo discussions at BetterPhoto.com
- Start your own discussion on any photo in the Galleries
- Read archived issues of PhotoFlash
Jim Miotke
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