2009 March - fotofriend

How to shoot on vacation and be proud of the r...

Although spring has barely started, some might decide to take some leisure time away from work, for a day or maybe a whole week-end. It is always a good idea to have a camera with you, so that you can share the impressions with your friends or just back-up the memories. But how can...

Eolo Perfido: Portrait, Fashion & Adverti...

I arrived at photography quite late in my life, but fortunately passion has no time limit. I first picked up a camera when I was 28, little thinking that I would soon decide to never put it down again. Photographing has become something that goes quite beyond simply capturing an...

A ‘must see’ list of movies for ph...

As photographers deal with ‘composing’ beautiful visual stuff, they must be in a permanent search of something new - of a new experience for their brain, through the eyes. A good photographer always seeks for good photos, good paintings, colors, shapes, everything to keep...

7 sites with useful photography tutorials...

The following will provide you with some links to web pages, which contain useful tutorials about photography. Since most of them are for beginners, advanced users can reevaluate their knowledge and even find some new interesting stuff. 1. Shutter - on Digital Photography School A...

Find Napoleon, his wife and son...

I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before. - Robert Mapplethorpe We all know that a photographer should have a good eye in order to see and catch the moments others can’t see. So, here is an exercise for you all. Try to...

Inspiration from Dali works...

Because Dali is so modern nowadays and many artists draw inspiration from him, why not consider him a source of inspiration for photographers, especially for those that process heavily their photos in Photoshop. This is if speaking at a superficial level, because if we look at his...

A good photo, but the blur spoils the whole be...

IWalking in the rain (by visithra on flickr) In search of photos about rain, I’ve run into a great picture, in my opinion, but with a big disadvantage. It has a beautiful composition and the colors are also great, but the thing that it is blurred spoils it all. At first I thought...

36 great photos featuring rain...

It took me long to decide wich photos to include in this post, because I’ve seen so much of them and most were so good. Finally I have managed to put them all together (the best ones) and share them with you. This post wants to show the rain with all it’s aspects, please...

Phil Borges - indigenous and tribal people pho...

Here I want to talk a bit about a great photographer named Phil Borges. He doesn’t just shoot great photographs, he comes also with a social message through his works. Phil wants to bring us closer to the tribal cultures and see them as individuals, rather than just part of...

How to obtain a vignetting effect in Photoshop...

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a vignetting effect in Photoshop, in a few easy steps. Vignette is the effect of darkened corners in a picture. It is used especially when a concentration on the centered subject in the photo is wanted. It works well with portraits and...