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Photography - Its History and the Earliest Techniques

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The word 'photography' is of Greek origin coming from the combination of 'photos' meaning 'light' and 'graphein' which is 'to draw'. It pertained to the use of light or any related radiation to record images on a sensitive material and was first used in 1839 by Sir John F W Herschel, a scientist. The history of the camera, to speak of it as a piece of equipment involved in taking photographs, goes beyond the introduction or the subject of photography. When we delve into how the camera evolved from its very early days to a highly sophisticated and complex electronic gadget, there are parallels to be drawn in the evolution of cameras and photographic technology beginning with the 'camera obscura' and running through others such as daguerreotypes, calotypes, dry plates, film and finally the digital camera. 'Camera Obscura' or the Pinhole Camera The origin of the camera began with the 'camera obscura' which c

Some Photography Tips for Beginners

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Photography may seem to involve highly complex and technical details but you cannot deny that some of the best photographs that have won international awards are those that are spontaneously 'clicked in the moment' bringing out the essence of the subject and let the pictures speak for themselves. Of course, it helps to have the latest equipment and accessories in hand, but all that you require is that moment before each shot when your thought flow is in sync with the image you are capturing. There are no doubt many guides and animated tutorials that can take you through the entire process; in general there are a few useful tips to keep in mind that can make an ordinary photograph a better one. Here, it should be understand that these tips are suitable mostly for beginners and non-technical camera people who like to take pictures to keep a travelogue or record images of vacations, family occasions and trips etc. The basic premise of shooting photographs is to:

Creative Photography Gift Ideas For The Holiday Season

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As the holidays get fast-approaching, people start thinking about the best gifts to give to the best people in their lives. After all, the best only deserve the best. However, even if you already know well these people, you finding gifts that they would appreciate is not as easy as you want it to be. There are different choices and finding one that will make your special one happy should be priceless for any giver. Ideally, you want to give something that the recipient will appreciate and use. What most people usually do is that they choose to go for what is trendy. The downside to giving away what is trendy is that its value will not last long. Soon, it will be out of style and the recipient will gradually take it for granted. No giver would want to see their gifts in the trash, unappreciated. It should be very heartbreaking. You can spare yourself from this sort of heartbreak if you choose to give what is more creative and valuable rather than what is currently in fashi

Tips Explaining How To Properly Use A Monopod

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Finally a photo technique you aren't likely to find elsewhere! We've heard that using a tripod can cut out camera instability and give us cleaner, crisper pictures. That's an undisputed fact! Unfortunately dragging around a massive tripod can often be a huge challenge, not to mention that a lot of the time we find ourselves in a position where it is impossible to use one. There simply is not sufficient space. Therefore, most photographers (at least the ones that are concerned enough to want great pictures) end up getting themselves a monopod. If you didn't know - a monopod uses the same type of camera mount and so forth as a tripod, but has the benefit of only using one leg. This feature is both good and bad... Having only one leg makes it lighter and less tiresome to carry around - it can even be used like a walking stick if you're trekking out in the wilds. However, after a few uses, the majority of us shooters come to the reali

What to Charge for Your Prints

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An opportunity has presented itself, and you are asked to sell your prints in a gallery or a business. But what should you charge? Set your prices too low, and you'll go broke. Too high, and no one will buy. What is a realistic balance? The answer to that question is as much magic as science. The problem is that there isn't a hard and fast rule to determine pricing. Instead, it's what the market will bear. Here are a few things to consider when it comes to setting a print's price: What does it cost to make a print? What commission will the gallery/shop/art show take? What are your business expenses? What do other photographers charge? What does it cost to make a print? Many photographers have no idea. I've gone into stores and seen an 8x10 print, double matted and framed behind glass for $15. If the photographer isn't losing money, he's only making a couple of dollars. He also gets all of the local photographers mad at him for selli

How To Combine Photographs

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The problem is, that even though there are many different platforms to showcase your photographs on, you may want to combine multiple images together to create one brilliant image. In the past, the thought of combining photographs was silly. Technology was not at the brink that it is currently at. Therefore, the photographs that you were able to capture with your camera were the photographs that you had to show people. Not anymore, there are tons of tools that can be used to combine multiple photographs together, allowing you to create an incredible picture that no one has probably ever seen. Just about anyone can be a photographer these days, with as many camera devices as we keep. With this in mind, not everyone that takes photos is proud of the photos that they have taken. There are a few people that are lucky enough to take incredible photos every single time that they pick up a camera. However, modern day people with no professional training, takes photos so they can

How to Use Filters for Black and White Film Photography

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Let me start by stating the obvious. In black and white photography all the colours are replaced by shades of greys ranging from black to white. However, black and white films have a tendency to register some colours better than others, so while we might see a blue sky, film is typically over sensitive to blue and ultra violet light, with the outcome that skies often photograph as white (are over exposed). More than that, the additional problem frequently encountered is that some very different colours produce extremely similar shades of grey, and therefore cannot be differentiated; for example, deep reds and greens have a similar tone in black and white. Filters allow some wavelengths of light to pass through them, while blocking others from reaching the film, and so they alter specific grey tone values. As a rule of thumb, a coloured filter will allow light of its own colour to pass making its grey tone equivalent lighter, while contrasting colours are blocked resulting