John Todd's Sports Photography Tips & Techniques - Soccer Photos

YouTube link: http://youtu.be/sVjPWwr47yo



marcsilber - http://www.silberstudios.tv/ "Welcome to a new episode of the Marc Silber Show - Advancing Your Photography! We're in San Francisco with our guest John Freeman Todd, a professional sports photographer for over 21 years. He shares a few sports photography tips that can help amateurs start taking better photos. John specializes in soccer photography, and as the team photographer for Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes and the U.S. Men and Women's soccer teams, he has taken a number of stunning pictures over his career.

John's style is to take bold, beautiful images. He keeps the background clean so the actions and emotions of his subject are the clear focus of the photo. He follows one of Ansel Adams' best photography tips: think about the end result before you take the picture, and use your mind as a tool to achieve that goal. His advice for amateurs is to move beyond your camera's full auto settings and learn how to use manual settings for focus, lighting, and exposure.

Category: People & Blogs
Tags: john todd, john freeman todd, digital camera, camera, photography, photos, tutorial, lesson, marc silber, tips, techniques, advice, photographing, sports photography, sports photos, action shots, soccer

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Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 44: Slow Shutter Magic: Adorama Photography TV

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAI-azmqokA



adoramaTV - This week Mark Wallace shows us how to use a slow shutter speed to get some really fun photos. By shooting at night with slow shutter speeds you can create interesting shapes with light.

Bonus blooper included at the end of the video.

Visit http://www.adorama.com/learn for more photography videos!


Category: Howto & Style
Tags: photography, Mark Wallace, snapfactory, adorama, camera, digital, Slow Shutter Speed, tripod, ISO

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Wildlife Photography tips

WhatDigitalCamera — May 05, 2010 — Advice on how to take better wildlife photos from What Digital Camera magazine

Category: Science & Technology
Tags:Wildlife Safari animal photo garden insect technique

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Photography Tips from Michael Soo on Visualizing Shots and Lighting

Go to http://SilberStudios.Tv. Were here in Silicon Valley with more photography tips from our guest, Michael Soo, a very talented commercial and fasion photographer, and the recipient of Popular Photographys prestigious Photographer of the Year award. Hes had numerous cover photos and a whos who client list from his career in fashion photography.

Michael covers key photography techniques, including how to pre-visualize your shot, determining what story you intend to tell with your photos, how to learn simple lighting techniques and how to engage your models to build rapport. In this interview you'll get vital advice for key photographic tools, as well as Michael's inspiring stories from his own career.

Author: marcsilber
Category: Education
Tags: sandisk michael soo digital camera camera family photos holiday photos compactflash compact flash photography photos tutorial lesson marc silber tips techniques advice fashion photography photographing models visualize shots lighting

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How to create amazing photos with water and a bottle - week72

Here's a really simple strobist technique for you to try at home.

Photography expert Gavin Hoey http://www.gavtrain.com shows you how to create amazing photos using nothing more then a bottle, some water and off camera flash. Just remember to have a towel handy.

Camera: Canon 40D
Speedlite: Canon 580EX
Wireless flash trigger: PT-04
Lens: Canon 24-105L
Author: PhotoGavin
Category: Howto & Style
Tags: strobist photography photographer flash speedlight speedlite water freeze splash gavtrain PT04 PT-04 still life

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Chase Jarvis TECH: Shooting Sequences

Watch as award-winning photographer Chase Jarvis spells out all the steps of a commercial photo shoot from concept and contracts to delivery of final images. Check out the tech specs of his equipment, lighting diagrams, and all the details you need to nail a shoot of your own. by achaser123

Photographers Website: http://www.chasejarvis.com

Category: Howto & Style
Tags: photography chase jarvis sequences new zealand freeskiier skiing locations tech photo nikon aperture apple

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Wedding Photography Tips

Some say their wedding pictures are the most important pictures they will have taken in their life. This video clip serves as a guide for those looking for a wedding photographer, and will delve into various tips. For more information check out www.papillonstudios.com

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How To Make a Mini Tripod For Your Camera

Turn an old tennis ball into a nifty camera tripod in just minutes. Inspired by an Instructables.com project: http://www.instructables.com/id/SDMK5MWFDO29GEZ/

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Why Images Are Rejected For Limited Commercial Value

Most of us contributors in microstock will receive this rejection reason from time to time:

Limited Commercial Value. We do not need this image at this time.

"No! ... That is not a helpful rejection reason! ... What should I do better? ..."

Well, there are many thought that go through your mind when reading this rejection reason. Shutterstock has a very good article this month about this massage. They did a very good job explaining this rejection reason, so that whoever will receive it also will learn from it.

read Shutterstock article: Why Images Are Rejected For Limited Commercial Value

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How to Choose, Instruct & Shooting With Models

How to Choose, Instruct & Shooting With Models - an instructional video by Yuri Arcurs on YouTube

Yuri Arcurs is showing

- What models to choose
- What models will sell well as stock
- How to easy instruct your models when you want small changes in position
- How to teach free pose

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Photoshop CS4 Sneak Peek - Color Range command

Richard Harrington shows you how to use the color range command and how CS4 makes it even easier to make a localized selection.

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The Russell Brown Show - Advanced Masking

This tutorial demonstrates how to combine the refined edges of the Pen Tool and the soft transparent qualities of the Extract Tool in Photoshop CS3. The results are well worth the effort.

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PhotoshopCAFE TV - Creating a game type effect in Photoshop

Colin Smith shows you how to create a plastic squishy text effect. This is similar to what you may see on a video game box. These types of effects are a lot of fun to play around with and will stretch your creativity.

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Software Cinema for Photoshop CS3 - Basic Layers

Julieanne Kost gives an in-depth overview of the Layers Panel in Photoshop CS3 and explains how to use it to composite multiple images together.

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The Russel Brown Show - Lightning Effects

Remove the background behind lightning and flame images in Photoshop CS3 so you can add special layer Effects, and avoid Blending Modes when necessary.

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The Russel Brown Show - Removing Fringe

Discover three distinctive ways to reomove the ugly fringe that can ruin any good masking project. These techniques are specially designed for working with detailed hair.

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Stockxpert Newsletter 029

Interesting Articles Links form the Stockxpert Newsletter:

• The Golden Ration and the Elementary Construction in Photography
• Creating Exhibition Quality Black and White Prints
• Adding a Scanline Effect

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Shutterstock Newsletter - Issue 9/08

Interesting Articles Links form the Shutterstock Newsletter:

• New Subcription Plan with Higher Payouts
• Rejection Reasons #4: Similar Submission
• When Should I submit Pictures of Snowmen?

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New Website: Photo Tips

This new website is aimed at connecting photographers for the purpose of learning. Photo Tips is designed to balance those seeking feedback with members providing feedback. Uploads are tightly restricted and the image most in need of feedback is placed "in focus." The in focus image is displayed on the home page and linked directly from the main menu.

In addition to the core critique system, Photo Tips allows all members to write articles. Articles are made available to the community for review and evaluation. Scoring high marks on your critiques and articles can net you additional upload slots.

Get Advice

The purpose of the photo tips website is to allow any photographer to get quick and reliable advice. The system at photo tips does all it can to ensure that your images receive a fair amount of feedback. For example, the single image most in need of critiques is put "in focus." This in focus image is prominately promoted throughout the site in an effort to solicit maximum feedback.

Give Advice

Like with most things in life, the more you give, the more you get. The photo tips system allows you to upload only if you are willing to actively participate in giving advice. If you feel you are a novice, don't worry, you can participate primarily in the amateur category where you will surely find images for which you can offer advice.

Connect

Use the photo tips forum to connect instantly with other community members. You can get advice from some of the top photographers on the net.

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