Spain’s capital, Madrid, located right in the centre of Spain, is one of Europe’s highest altitude capitals. This gives it a dry climate, with baking summers and cold winters. If you are lucky to be in the city on one …Read more
It’s not uncommon for photographers to spend the better part of an hour carefully getting the light and angle “just right” for their snap. It’s not as common however to see the same dedication on the choice of paper the …Read more
Quick guide to printing out your Facebook photos at Truprint With over 175 million people currently logging into Facebook every day, it’s likely that you or your friends and family have a Facebook account and that you have been tagged …Read more
It seems only yesterday we were all loading film into our cameras and waiting eagerly for the photos to be developed so that we could see them, but now that digital cameras are so affordable and widespread, nearly everybody has one. We can see our photos straight away and delete the embarrassing ones (where’s the fun in that?!) and of course get digital prints developed online, making the whole process so much easier.
But have you ever wondered if you’re getting the most out of your digital camera? Do you just point and shoot and hope for the best? With a few simple tweaks to your digital camera settings, you could make a world of difference to your photos. So here is our beginner’s guide to digital camera settings.
Summer wouldn’t be summer without at least a couple of weddings to go to – donning your new frock (or suit), seeing old friends and smiling for the camera all day. And while there’s usually an ‘official’ photographer at most weddings, it’s also become common practice in recent years for the happy couple to ‘crowd-source’ their wedding albums from pictures taken by their guests. With the huge range of user-friendly digital cameras available these days, you don’t need a tripod or fancy equipment to get great wedding photos.
But before you witness the big “I Do”, here are some handy wedding photography tips to help you capture all those happy moments on the day.
Bubbles – Photograph by m-oo
Unlike the official photographer, who will be most likely be tasked with a long list of posed photos to plough through, you’ll have more of an opportunity to snap the ‘behind the scenes’ action, getting close-ups of friends and family who might not make it into the official shots. Think of yourself as the diarist of the day, chronicling all those little happenings that go unnoticed in those more staged wedding photos. Another little tip for the evening action – use the slow-synch flash setting on your digital camera for interesting light effects in your reception dancefloor shots.Read more
