This video tutorial will show you how to set the white balance properly

Author: Colin Aiken

If you’ve ever tried to take photos of your kids whilst they’re running about you will probably have experienced this. You wait ’till they are perfectly positioned in the frame, press the shutter, and end up with a shot of the back of their heads leaving the picture. That’s shutter lag and most digital cameras have it to some degree or another.

Digital Camera Shutter Lag Comparison Table

What causes shutter lag?

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Andy has a really nice tip to get your eyes in perfect focus using shallow DOF;

“So I held a small torch next to my eye and then used a cable release to auto-focus the camera. The only thing visible in the room was the bulb of the torch and the part of my eye that it was illuminating, so that was what the camera focussed on…”

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Professional photographer Grant Collier provides some tips and instruction on nature photography similar to the advice he gives at his photography workshops.

Author: Norm Bellisario

Four years ago, I became a Dad and a photographer at exactly the same time. With no experience behind the lens I had to learn how to get once in a lifetime shots of my new baby girl. And I had to learn fast. Through some experimentation I found a system that works for me and allows me to get those pictures family and friends can enjoy.

1. Get a Fast Camera

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An inexperienced photographer might find it very difficult to properly direct a model for great poses that will enhance the model’s presentation, showing her best face and figure, and most importantly convey the photographer’s message.

Photocrack has made this wonderful Model Posing Guides & Tips software called the Model Pose 1.1 pro. The software comes with around 200 posing guides which can be really handy when your’e shooting in a studio/outdoor with your models.

Please click on the image above to download Model Pose 1.1 Pro

Author: David W Sussman

I often wonder why more photographers don’t use colored lights for photography. The movie industry has used this technique for many years to give subtle to dramatic effects. The gels I most use are blue and an orange or amber colored gel. Not only are they complimentary colors to each other but simulates natural and man-made lighting we see every night.

One of my favorite and simple uses is to take a blue gel light and bounce it off a white ceiling flooding a room with saturate fill. I then use a spot grid to project a warm beam onto a subject. To enhance the effect gel this spot light with an amber colored gel and instant mood is created.

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Chris Pirillo talks about choosing the best digital camera that suits your need.

Great video tutorial if you’re a beginner and want to take better flower photos.