The Photography Portfolio: Building Your Reputation If you have hopes of becoming a professional photographer, or even just of trying to get your work published in a public forum, you will need to create a photography portfolio. So what’s so important about a photography portfolio anyway? There are many reasons why having a portfolio of your work available for others to view. If you are seeking employment as a photographer, then the need for a portfolio is obvious. If you are not seeking a photography job, there are still good reasons to have a portfolio. For one, you love photography and you take a… Continue Reading…
The Truth About Printer Paper Contrary to popular belief, the quality of your printer paper can have a serious impact on the quality of your printer output. You can buy the best printer in the world, feed it lousy paper, and you will get lousy results. Most consumers just purchase the cheapest paper they can find at Staples, which is normally just copier paper. Sure, this will work fine for text printouts. Try printing images or pictures on this paper, not very crisp right? Image quality on your print outs is largely dependent on the brightness of the paper and the absorption capacity… Continue Reading…
If you are a photographer and plan to print 8×10 or larger pictures you should get at the very least a 3.0 mp camera. Other wise the article below is a great guide to how many digital camera pixels you may need. Digital Camera Pixels How Many Do I Need? With the bewildering number of digital cameras on the market, it’s increasing difficult to know where to start for your first purchase. One of the major determining factors of the price of a digital camera is the number of pixels. Nowadays, even 5.0 mega pixel cameras are affordable, even for… Continue Reading…
Software to organize your images properly is essential — check these programs out to make it a snap to find your photos. A memory card and a memory card reader are very helpful to have. An extra flash, filters, lenses what will you buy to go with your camera? Stock Your Kit with Digital Camera Accessories There are a large number of digital camera accessories available in the market today. Even though you might have invested a few hundred dollars in your digital camera (although they are getting cheaper by the day), you should buy yourself a few accessories as well… Continue Reading…