http://photographyminded.com Bringing Photography To The Masses Tue, 20 May 2008 19:50:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello, I am finally out of school and can devote more time to this website, coming soon will be a thorough tutorial on working with HDR images in photomatix and photoshop. This tutorial will be posted here as well as anandtech.com's photography forum as I had a few requests to do ... http://photographyminded.com/new-tutorials-coming-soon-i-promise Thank you for all the kind words on the Canon Xti Tutorial! I am really enjoying reading all your emails. I promise I will get back to writing tutorials soon, but you can always contact me with any questions or requests. As soon as this semester is out you will ... http://photographyminded.com/may-update Understanding Your Canon Rebel XTI / 400D *The Photos of The Camera Were Not Taken By Me, They Are From Canon's Website* Understanding DSLR photography can be tricky, so I will attempt to ease you in to it as best I can. In this tutorial I will simply cover the ... http://photographyminded.com/understanding-your-canon-rebel-xti Photographing waterfalls is much like photographing long exposures, however there are some various technique changes that need to be mentioned. Below you will ifnd all sorts of tips and tricks to maximize your waterfall photography. Use a remote shutter release. They are usually not to expensive, I would recommend the ... http://photographyminded.com/photographing-waterfalls Hello faithful readers! I will have some new tutorials coming in the next few days, as well as some new flickr favorites to blog about! Be sure to keep checking back on this site for more updates. http://photographyminded.com/march-2008-update As previously stated in our last tutorial, abandoned building photography can be dangerous, or illegal (often both at the same time.) The owner of this site does not condone breaking the law, or endangering yourself in any way to take pictures in abandoned buildings. That being said, some of my ... http://photographyminded.com/abandoned-building-photography-and-shooting Abandoned Building Photography can be dangerous, and I in no way condone it. It is probably safer for you to stick to photographing yourself in the mirror, Myspace style. But for those enthusiasts who insist on getting dirty with abandoned building photography (and you will get FILTHY) heres a quick ... http://photographyminded.com/abandoned-building-photography There have been many time in my life I wish I could have frozen a moment. Like right as I was about to score a try (rugby's version of a touchdown,) or doing a back flip into a pool, or perhaps cliff diving from 20ft into a river. All of ... http://photographyminded.com/how-to-stop-time-with-your-camera PhotographyMinded.com is proud to being you tons of new features. In the past few days we have updated our Flickr Favorites Section, added a new Canon Rebel XTI kit tutorial, and a review of the popular program Photophlow, as well as featuring a new tutorial on how to shoot long ... http://photographyminded.com/new-tutorials-new-pictures Long Exposures are tricky to capture, there are many ways of going about doing them, but you can never really nail the result you originally intended, unless you have a lot of practice taking long exposure photographs. Here are some tips and tricks that will help you in your quest ... http://photographyminded.com/long-exposures Taking great pictures in low light sounds harder than it really is. In this tutorial we will cover the basics of low light photography. You will find that many of the same rules as those for taking great HDR portraits apply here as well! So, grab your camera, pop in ... http://photographyminded.com/taking-great-low-light-photographs Recently I got the chance of testing out Photophlow a new Web 2.0 "chatroom" like program that allows you to share and discuss pictures from anyone connected to the rooms flickr stream. A short review: I LOVE it. Photophlow lets photographers connect in new ways never before imagined. You can seamlessly connect ... http://photographyminded.com/try-out-photophlow-a-photography-chatroom Taking a good portrait in HDR is harder than you think! In this short and easy tutorial, I will explain the basics around setting up the perfect shot. If you have ever wondered how people produce dream like High Dynamic Range photographs, you have come to the right place. So ... http://photographyminded.com/taking-a-good-portrait-in-hdr We are happy to begin the new year with a slew of new tutorials that will be going up over the next few days! I have been playing around with many ideas with my camera in these last few days, and am trying to condense all the knowledge gained in ... http://photographyminded.com/new-year-new-tutorials If you are looking for a great way to enter into DSLR photography take a look at this guide below for a great kit to go along with a Canon Eos Rebel XTi: Canon Rebel XTI Black 10.1 MP Digital Camera w/EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 This is the XTI camera with the ... http://photographyminded.com/under-2000-digital-camera-kit-canon This photo makes me laugh every time I see it. I should not even really say "photo" here but rather "photos," you see this is actually a photoshopped image. The photographer first took the picture of the child looking over the table, then a photo of the cookies, and digitally ... http://photographyminded.com/who-took-a-bite-of-my-cookie This photo is just exceptional! The photographer managed to capture the light falling on the models face perfectly! Any alterations that were made after the original capture work great as well. I am going to take a stab in the dark, and say the eyes were edited for added color, ... http://photographyminded.com/365-301 I fell in love with this photo the second my eyes were laid upon it. It is exceptional in so many ways. I love the chiaroscuro effect with the completely black background, it really brings out the orange in the flower! Also the amount of detail and focus is perfect ... http://photographyminded.com/standing-out I would like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! Keeping with the Christmas spirit, I have added a new Christmas Flickr Set on my flickr account, so be sure to check it out! We also have a few new articles up covering preparing ... http://photographyminded.com/merry-christmas This gorgeous photo is an amazing time lapse photo by Trey Ratcliff from StuckInCustoms.com. The colors and details in this shot are absolutely amazing. I love the oranges of the street, and how they contrast with the orange and green lights of the buildings. Once again Trey proves himself ... http://photographyminded.com/rush-hour When you are looking for some new inspiration, look no further than there fabulous photo blogs! This list was put together by Brian Auer from Epic Edits Photo Blog, he is incredibly talented and I highly suggest you check out his site as well! Sometimes, when I lack inspiration for ... http://photographyminded.com/87-amazing-photo-blogs-to-learn-from PhotographyMinded.com has a few new sections you should take some time to check out! We have Flickr Favorites, which is a running dialog on my favorite pictures from Flickr.com. We also have my personal portfolio which is a neat web gadget you can view my pictures on, and a few ... http://photographyminded.com/new-sections This is such a fantastic photo I do not know where to begin. This photo is a testament to the photographers creativity. What was done here is a 6 second exposure taken going down on an escalator. The whole concept behind the shot is amazing, especially that it came out ... http://photographyminded.com/gomez-on-the-light-speed-escalator I really love this photo for a number of reasons. The first being the amount of detail in the black and white imagery. You have detail both in the highlights, and the shadows, allowing for a perfectly balanced photograph. The second reason this photo catches my eyes is the angles. ... http://photographyminded.com/view-from-the-crypt This photo was uploaded by Trey Ratcliff, owner / operator of one of my favorite sites: StuckInCustoms.com. His style of photography is incredible, and I hope one day soon when this site gets a bit more traffic, to be able to do an interview with him. But for now, I ... http://photographyminded.com/dark-matters-of-the-church I am proud to say our first article is online! I have written up a short tutorial on taking a great portrait in HDR. I hope you all enjoy it. I will be updating this site as often as I can with new pictures, techniques, and articles to help ... http://photographyminded.com/photographymindedcom Welcome To PhotographyMinded.com! I have set up this site in order to bring amazing photos, tips, and tricks to all my readers. I hope you enjoy your stay here! Keep watching this space for many new and exciting features and tutorials! 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