When it comes to our wedding business, Lola put me in charge of "QA" (Quality Assurance) before images are delivered to our clients. After she is done with all post-processing work, we sit down together and review all images. She is naturally good at working on images and her creative...
Photography Techniques Category Archive - Page 23
Bokeh on Point and Shoot Cameras
I get many emails from our readers asking me how they can get good bokeh out of their point and shoot cameras. I first thought about posting a short paragraph in a Photography FAQ post, but then decided to elaborate more on the subject and explain it in detail, rather...
How to View DNG Thumbnails in Windows
If you convert RAW files to DNG as a part of your workflow in Lightroom, you probably get frustrated with the fact that Windows does not display DNG image thumbnails or let you view files in Windows Photo Viewer. Windows by default does now know how to read DNG files...
Is Your Browser Color-Managed?
I recently posted an article on how to calibrate a monitor, but completely forgot to mention about using color-managed applications. Whenever you deal with different color profiles on your pictures, you should always use color-managed applications. Otherwise, some of the pictures could appear abnormal and the colors could be way...
How to Submit Photos to Foodgawker
If you have stumbled upon this entry, you are most likely having trouble getting your photos accepted by FoodGawker or similar food blogs and sites. Believe me when I say I've been there and done that to get my photos through :) You submit a picture of your favorite dish...
How to Obtain Maximum Bokeh
In photography, the term bokeh represents the quality of the magical out-of-focus blur that makes it look like the subject is isolated from the background. It is visually appealing for us to see a photograph with a soft, creamy, and beautiful background. It helps concentrate our eyes on a single...
Corporate Photography Tips
There are two types of corporate photography - event photography and portrait photography. Event photography means taking pictures of employees and guests in corporate events such as conferences, birthday parties, Christmas parties, receptions and sales events. Corporate portrait photography means taking formal pictures of employees for websites, magazines and other...