Archive for Photography
Archimedia’s Top Jewelry Photography Tips
The keys to good jewelry photography are sharpness, lighting, exposure, and in the case of gemstone photography, trying to create some sparkle. (photo left is from Tiffany’s Spring mailer) Adding sparkle to faceted gems… A light tent provides nice soft lighting for jewelry and makes for a pleasing image. However, the light tent may not [...]
Read moreArchimedia’s top fashion photography tips
Every fashion and commercial ad photographer has their favorite techniques and equipment. We have found through the years that the simplest of equipment can produce the highest degree of artistic results. Here are a few fashion and commercial ad photography tips from our team of fantastic photographers. Our favorite lens is the 50MM lens no [...]
Read moreThe beauty of Christmas Candle photography!
With only a few weeks left till Christmas, many decorate their homes with LED Lights and candles. Grab your camera and seize these wonderful photo opportunities! Candle photography makes for some of the most beautiful, romantic, and isomorphic compositions! Here a some of our examples!
Read moreHow to take the bite out of the Macro Bug
At some stage, almost every photographer will be bitten by the macro bug. Something about seeing things close up in ultra-high definition attracts almost everyone to flirt with the world of macro photography at some point on their photographic path. But a macro lens can be expensive (usually over $500). One of our favorite alternatives [...]
Read moreHow to find the “Sweet-Spot”
This may hit some beginners like a ton of bricks so brace yourself for a mild disappointment here: your lens isn’t wonderful at all f/stops. What? A Canon 50mm which opens to f/1.8 isn’t at its best when it’s wide open. And by ‘best’, meaning when a lens it at its sharpest. There’s something known [...]
Read more5 Lighting Still Life Tips
Lighting is the single most important element of “Still Life” photography. The way a photographer uses light for still life will add mood, give context, provide interest, and ultimately, create a dynamic still life photograph. Lighting for still life is not complicated. In fact, stick to these 5 tips, and you will nail your still [...]
Read moreShould you use a softbox, or an umbrella?
Should you use a softbox, or an umbrella? Even though they serve similar purposes, which is to provide a larger light source (thereby softer light), there are several key differences between a softbox and an umbrella. Softbox This is the ideal light shaping tool for portraits, because of its versatility in controlling light spill. If [...]
Read moreIt’s not what you look at it’s what you see…
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau While Thoreau did not say this about photography, it’s about the best advice you can give to someone in our profession. Photography is not about pressing a button on a camera. It is about telling a story — communicating [...]
Read morePhotographic Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition seems like such a hard word, doesn’t it, but it is a concept quite easily grasped when explained using pictures. Juxtaposition involves comparing two or more elements within a photograph, bringing out either the similarity or dissimilarity between them. Juxtaposition also can involve contrasting elements. In such cases, we will see elements that are [...]
Read moreThe Art of Selective Color Photography
Selective color is a post-processing technique where most of a photo is converted to black and white, but some parts are left in color. This is usually achieved by using layers and masks in photo editing software (Photoshop, SilverFast, Adobe Fireworks or The GIMP for example). This technique is often over-used. Use it to enhance [...]
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