Create a Realistic Torn Photo Frame Effect using Photoshop

This is the first tutorial of its kind on APN about photographic and other special effects. I had a beautiful photograph of my son and I wanted to make it my desktop wallpaper. But not without adding some special effects. The torn edge frame effect was the one that came … [Click to read more —]

Considerations when Choosing a Carreer in Photography

This article is written by Kathy Wilson, who writes on the subject of Photography College . She can be reached at her email id: kathywilson1983@gmail.com.

My husband holds a degree in visual communications, and although he’s a skilled photographer, that’s not how he earns a living. Instead, he chose to follow in … [Click to read more —]

6 Suggestions for Photography Hobbyists

Here are five quick tips for those of you starting out with photography.

  1. Hold your camera right

    Holding the camera right means many things. It aids you in the composition and a firm foot helps you keep the motion artifacts down. Use your left hand as a base to hold and support … [Click to read more —]

7 Things you can do today to fall in love with photography

The thumb rule is – you fall in love with things that you can do right. If you can get some astounding pictures you’ll fall in love with your own art. But just in case you haven’t made it there yet here’s a list of things you can do today … [Click to read more —]

Photo of the day: Passing by a peacock

This one was quick and dirty. I wasn’t on a wild-life photography spree but still I was lucky enough to apply breaks and shoot this one from within my car. And I had to wait and wait to get this shot which seems the best of the set.

Dancing Peacock

By the way … [Click to read more —]

Should you digitally manipulate your photography?

Dariia Goncharenko 01 studio.es by Vincent Boiteau

Dariia Goncharenko 01 studio.es by Vincent Boiteau

This is a highly debatable question. The purists swear by originality and look down upon manipulated work. But in the digital age when most of the photographs don’t even take form on paper and just are passed from screen to screen, sure quite a … [Click to read more —]

Busting the megapixel myth: How much resolution do you need for print?

My baby's fingers holding a nexk chain

How many megapixels does your camera have? Mine has about 10 megapixels. But how much of it do you really need for a print? Here’s a small reference table to outline the pixels required to print some common sizes. This assumes that you print them at 200 dpi (dots per … [Click to read more —]

What Every photographer Ought to Know About Exposure Compensation

Today’s cameras are the the know-it-all kind of equipment — they have everything built-in to help you get the correct exposure. But as they say they are machines. Cameras don’t make photographs you do. Cameras only aid you in getting it right. And for that matter the definition of right … [Click to read more —]

HDR with any camera: Take control of the Dynamic range like a pro

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is the in-thing. If you are new to the subject do read more about what HDR photography is. So while HDR seems like a lot of fun and beauty, it looks surreal but fake. There are photographers going crazy trying to shoot HDR, bracketing trying … [Click to read more —]

White balance: Unlocking the secret to great color

White Balance is one of the most neglected controls on a digital camera. You can tweak settings like contrast and sharpness etc. but most of us still choose to set the white-balance to auto. While white-balance is used to correct the color temperature of the  pictures, it is a very … [Click to read more —]

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