Shooting Outside Gallery

Carving pumpkins is a national tradition and you can find dozens of articles with instructions for this, but taking a great Halloween photos is also a part of this holiday. I found this article at ehow.com submitted by marymac. Costumed kids, pumpkin patches and spooky yard displays provide great photo subjects. Here are some tips for making the best of your Halloween photographs. Instructions Things You'll Need: good digital camera nice sunny day for daytime shots lots of extra lighting/spotlights for night shots willing subjects! Step 1 Big inflatable pumpkins are nice too! Head to the pumpkin patch. Taking photos with fields of pumpkins behind your subject makes for a fantastic scenic fall shot. Let the kids sit right on the ground or on a pumpkin and stand back to get t

The best ideas come from our readers and we want you to send them in. If we like the ideas, we'll include your link to your blog, website or shop just for telling us about it. Instructions for doing so, by clicking on the Title Bar above, or here . And here's an example of a tip. Shooting into the sun presents multiple problems, but you really want that sunset. You could take your chances on getting a good shot by just aiming your lens into the setting sun and hoping for a nice capture. But what more than likely will occur is you will get a blown out upper and a darkened lower half image. The worst case is a burnt sensor, if you are using a digital body. Try adjusting the angle of the lens away but not at 90°, say slightly oblique and add a lens hood to further block any direct sunlight from entering the lens directly. The other tool many of us use is a Cirular/Polarizer lens which darkens down the brightest rays adding a saturated look to the blues and greens. This is merely a

I wonder how many of us spend time thinking about a Vet in our family? We see them and we greet them, perhaps even invite them over for a gathering or a meal. But how often have we planned a celebration get-together or a meal in honor of them and their service? Perhaps this November, on the 11th, we might take an extra step and do just that. We may or may not have heard much about their experiences, some of which may have been extraordinarily stressful, others which ring a grand sense of humor. Let them share some of it with you this Veterans Day. And as a tribute perhaps a few photos taken during their visit and a prints of a few special ones to give them once printed. Or if your veteran is no longer with you, then consider a visit to their grave site or special place they spent time at or talked of often. And after that you might wish to hang a photo of your visit as a remembrance.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and here is an image from my Collection "White Borders" from which I am donating 50% of profits for the month of October. Choose from 16 pieces. If you are considering a print to purchase do consider these, for a great cause.