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The Essentials of Fashion Photography

Getting Into Fashion Photography: Fashion photography is one kind of photography genre which is devoted to displaying clothing and any other fashion. Fashion photography is most often conducted for fashion magazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, or Elle or another advirtisements. As the time goes by, fashion photography has developed its own aesthetic in which the clothes and fashions are enhanced by the presence of exotic locations or accessories. Fashion photography is an insidious profession. In art, it is what sex-appeal is to love. Artifice can be a dangerous thing; when misapplied, the results are vulgar and tawdry. Its correct use depends on instinct. It is up to the fashion photographer to create an illusion. In doing so, he is not behaving with dishonesty, but when properly invoked, the result is not merely an illusion; rather, it makes the observer see what he wishes to see.

There was a period when fashion become very glamorous, the 40s, 50s and the 60s have been kept alive thanks to these gifted fashion photographers: Norman Parkinson, John Rawlings and Terence Donovan. It is true that fashion sells fantasy but, at the same time, it reflects the changes in our society and lifestyle. High class defying time fashion photography creates an essential frame of reference for vintage fashion lovers and not only. Read the rest of this entry »

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Understanding Aperture and Depth of Field

The definition of the aperture is a measure of how big the lens is open (the openings of the lens) when we take photos.

When we press the shutter button, the hole in the front of the shutter sensor cameras we will be open, well setting the aperture which determine how big a hole is open. The bigger the hole open, the more the amount of light that will get read by the sensor.

Aperture or openings is expressed in units of f-stop. Often we read term openings/aperture 5.6, in the language of photography a more official can be expressed as f/5.6. As revealed above, the main function of controlling the aperture is as how big a hole in front of the sensor is exposed. The smaller the f-stop number means the bigger the hole is open (and the more the volume of incoming light) as well as vice versa, the large number f-stop the more small holes open.

So in fact, setting the aperture f/2.8 aperture means far greater than setting f/22. So the size of openings mean growing numbers f and narrow openings mean fewer f numbers.

Depth of Field

Depth of field – DOF, is a measure of how far the field focus in a photograph. Depth of Field (DOF) width means most of the objects of the photo (from the nearest object from the camera to furthest objects) will look sharp and focused. While the narrow DOF (include shallow) means that only the objects on that particular point are sharply while the rest will blur/focus.

To get the DOF wide use small aperture settings, such as the f-22 (the small aperture wider focal). While the narrow DOF to get, use the wider aperture, say be f/2.8.

The concept of Depth of Field will be a lot of useful especially in photography portrait and macro photography, but actually all specialties will need it.

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Do We Still Need Digital Camera Filter?

One of the standard accessories that are usually purchased after buying the digital camera is a UV filter. This filter is usually connected to the lens. The purpose in addition to filtering out ultraviolet rays so that the color becomes brighter – is to protect the lens from impact, dust or scratches of the digital camera lens. Read the rest of this entry »

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Why is it Important to Save in RAW File Format

Many modern cameras, is now equipped with RAW file format. It is possible that this feature is one reason you have that camera, or even just the features you never use it at all. Read the rest of this entry »

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Full Frame Camera Vs Crop Sensor Camera

There are two type of camera based on the size of its sensor, crop sensor camera and full frame camera. The size of sensor of full frame camera is bigger than the crop sensor SLR camera, what is the difference? Read the rest of this entry »

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Canon Wide Angle Lens

There are many types of Canon wide angle lens, here are the list and brief description and specification:

Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 is entry level of Canon Wide Angle Lens into ultra wide angle photography and this lens is the ideal starting point. Read the rest of this entry »

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Canon Camera Lenses and the Specification

There are many types of Canon camera lenses, from standard zoom lenses, ultra wide zoom lenses, telephoto zoom lenses, wide angel lenses, even macro lenses. Canon EF-S lenses reduce the distance from focal plane to the rear of the lens to reduce the weight, size, and cost of the wide angle lens while producing high photo quality with high resolution at all focal length. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Difference Between Analog Camera and Digital Camera

Many people are still confused between digital cameras and analog cameras. Some of them called a digital camera as an automatic camera and analog camera as a manual. In this case I will try to explain the difference between digital and analog cameras so that the public understanding can be true. Hopefully it can be quite helpful for you-you who are still common in the world of photography.

Prior to the digital era, people are familiar with various types and brands of analog cameras. The term analog is different in scope with an automatic camera. Analog refers to the system in the camera from a camera mechanical work. Analog cameras work systems that are widely used by the public, is using 35mm celluloid film as a means to capture light (commonly referred to in this picture). Although many types of analog cameras but the principle is the same, which receives the image data through a chemical process media. Actually the media images are not only recipients 35mm celluloid film. But in this case I will not discuss further because the topic of discussion this time is the difference between digital and analog cameras. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Digital Camera Batteries and its Behavior

Batteries is one of the sources of energy and very important to use a digital camera. Digital camera manufacturer uses different types of batteries having an effect on prices, sizes and abilities camera. For the type most widely used today, is a type of Lithium battery and AA-type. For the AA type alkaline batteries are usually used. Unlike ordinary AA batteries, Alkaline type has a larger capacity on a digital camera is used for LCD and Flash. However, the use alkaline batteries are actually more recommended to be replaced with NiMH types that have a greater capacity than Alkaline and has the ability to recharge. While these types of Lithium batteries is more advantageous in terms of weight and size, because the camera uses the battery type Lithium usually designed more compact and lighter than a camera with AA-type batteries. Read the rest of this entry »

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Digital Photography Tutorial, an Introduction

The World of Photography is experiencing drastic changes right now. The days fill the roll of plastic that is mixed with chemicals in the back of a camera seems to be over. Boredom waiting for the film was processed in the lab will be terminated. The era of digital cameras is now embracing almost anyone, and everyone will try new experiences and make use of the progress made in the technology of this camera. Indeed, on the other hand we still see that today digital cameras still have resemblance with the camera as we know it. As a box wrapped in plastic or lightweight steel frame is still remain attached to the lens that regulates the sharpness of focus as well as aperture and shutter that regulates how much light can enter into the camera. Only difference is the absence of roll of film as we know it. Read the rest of this entry »

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