The Camera Hacker

Winter brings out the most challenging elements in our climate, with many people putting away their camera bags ‘till early spring. But, if you put away your camera, you miss out on the raw beauty of this magical season.

Filters are used in photography to bring back an image of how our eyes perceive the original scene. Sometimes our cameras can’t record an exact scene - so we have to rely on the manufacturers of camera products. Filters also help us to create mood in our images and bring out the best in a scene. A small selection of filters is well worth packing when heading off for a trip. They don’t take up too much space and will add a bit of spice to your images.

Candid Photography, Taking Pictures Of Your Friend Without Their Attention Candid photography is, by definition, taking pictures of people without them being aware the photo is being taken. Part of the fun in photography is catching your human subjects off guard so that your pictures have more emotion. Photographers who work for magazines like Time Life can get candid shots of their subjects. Most of us can remember the black and white photographs of Africans and others, giving rise to more emotion from the viewer. Taking candid shots may appear easy, but few techniques in the photography world will make the candid shot worth more than just a snapshot of friends.

Are aging photos fading your favorite memories? Restoration: Let aging photos not fade your favorite memories. It could be your favorite old photo that got damaged, aged or simply the acid content in the paper, a photo that got stuck to the frame, exposure to elements- fading, a playful kid (or grown up), physical damage when you moved homes or those darn silverfish which just feed on your family treasures. We can restore the image to its original glory or improve on it. The result is archival quality and memories that can be preserved for years to come. All we need is a good quality scan - 300 dpi is a good start.

Have you already mastered the art of taking photos without ‘red-eye’ syndrome? Are there some pictures that you know you should have turned out a lot better than they did? It happens to all of us – even the expert photographers. Here are five tips to help you move from beginner to master of digital photography, whether you’re using your cell phone or a point-and-shoot camera to snap shots.

A Career In Fashion Photography We see them everywhere, in Magazines, on the Run Way, in advertisements on TV. They are the slender women strutting their stuff or extraordinary Beauties with their sultry looks flashing their pearly whites while wearing the newest Styles from the hottest Designers. We are talking about the fashion models of today, yesterday and tomorrow. They are everywhere we look, but who brings them to us? Their images are captures with care and precision, patience and that special look for style, color and lighting composition. I am talking about the fashion photographers.

A quick search in Google or one of the other search engines can easily yield dozens of images from everyday life, snapped on camera phones, small pocket-sized digital cameras, or high-end digital SLR's. In many cases, camera phone images are so blurry as to be of little value, but they abound in the wide world of the Internet, and as small portable imagery devices get into more and more hands, the sheer volume of electronic images just continues to increase.