I love making and looking at photos where cars’ tail/headlights are streaked by keeping the shutter open for a few seconds (7-12 is great!), but what is the name for it, like when you have a background soft (blurry) compared to the foreground, that is called depth of field. Also, when you have lights and you make them blurry and they are essentially orbs of light, what is it called? How do I get the orbs of light on my camera? (It is a Canon Rebel xsi)

Run the word "Bokeh" through a search engine and you will have all the info and instruction on how to achieve the "orbs of light" and blurry backgrounds. As for your tail lights photography, people have a few differnet terms for it but if you search for "long exposure" you should find all you need to know.
Hope that helps and happy shooting.

could anyone help me with this? any good recommended websites?. i would gladly appreciate any help. thank you.

Ansel Adams was an early proponent of "Straight Photography" as championed by Paul Strand. This meant that instead of soft focus or hand treatments, the photographs were clear, sharply focused, and an attempt to show what the artist saw at the actual scene. To do this, Adams used the typical photographic equipment of his day: view cameras with large-format negatives at 4×5 inches, 5×7 inches, 8×10 inches or even 11×14 images. Even though photographic equipment evolved to be smaller, lighter and easier to use with the 35mm cameras beginning in the late 1930s, Adams stayed mostly with large-format view cameras throughout his life.

One reason for this is that with view cameras, the relationship between the plane of the lens and the plane of the film can be adjusted, giving the photographer some control over near- and far-ground focus. Also, composition is somewhat easier since the ground glass is large. And of course one huge advantage of the larger formats is super detail with very little grain – very important considering the film emulsions of the day.

Adams was part of a group called "F64" including Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, where they believed in everything in the image being in focus. They acheived this by using small apertures (thus the name) thus providing a lot of depth of field in focus.

Additionally, Adams began experimenting with filters in the 1920s to render different parts of the scene more closely to how he visualized them. For instance, he pioneered the use of a red filter to darken blue skies in his photos, giving contrast between the sky and the clouds, for instance. Along with this, he adopted the technique for exposure, development, and printing known as the "Zone System" which is a way of carefully controlling tonal values to achieve the widest range of light and dark in his prints, despite the very limited range available in printing paper. Although he did not invent this system, he has been associated with it for many decades, and he has written books on the subject (his three-part set on photography) that have become the bible for many generations of photographers.

Finally, he was very patient and deliberate in his selection of subjects and the timing with which he used to take the pictures. I have heard it said that "he did not photograph landscapes as much as he photographed the weather." (paraphrased). His "C learning Storm, Yosemite Valley" photo, for instance, would not be nearly as dramatic without the clearing fog with the snow on the ground.

I hope this helps!

-Karl

i dont’ have much time in day ( job) so i would like to do it somewhere where i can either learn it in evening, or learn as per my own convenience.

any ideas?

if you want to learn as per your own convenience, why dont’ you try for an online course?

not only will it be much much better, but also, you can get honest opinions from the people for the work which is extremely difficult to get in real life( as people are very hesitant to give negative opinions because they dont’ want to hurt your feelings.

I am interested in photography, particularly portrait photography. I like editing and retouching in Photoshop, so I would prefer a digital camera. Is there a quality camera that is good for portrait photos that is less than $500? I would like something that I can be a little bit creative with and also learn with. Thank you!

Any DSLR, and for maximum creativity shoot in Raw.

Chris

Which book, preferably something involving lighting technique in photography, would you recommend? And no — strobist.com is not a book

im not to sure…so i just googled it and this is what i got…hope it helps, if it doesnt, im sorry! I hope someone else will give you the answer your looking for =)

http://photo.net/photography-lighting-equipment-techniques-forum/00RX08

I am lloking for a buried treasure, and a long time ago i read that it is possible to locate buried bjects with photo techniques. if so,
ehat is the best way to locate a buried object with photo tecniques? what type of camera/film should I used? can my digital camera be of any help? I need good results.

If you have the correct techniques, I have 10 points for you!
Ok guys! To all of you out there, I really appreciate your answers, nevertheless, please keep in mind that I actually know the answer to this question, becasue I read about it in a 4th grade book! but I seek advise, if possible, professional.

Just as a bit of input, a buried object will produce alterations andobstructions on the terrain above that will be more visible with the use of cameras. Even those that are buried so deep as oil.

For example, picture (of course specialized satelite photos) have been used for years in oil exploration.

I need some advice, not criticism to my question.

Thanks for participating.

It might be possible with infrared, depending upon what your "treasure" is. The IR may give a different signal if the ground is still disturbed, or different vegetation is growing because the ground was disturbed. Otherwise, I would suggest going to the local geology department at a university and have them do a ground penetrating radar survey.

I’m really interested in becoming a professional photographer. I would really like to go to school to learn about it. Regardless if people think I really don’t need a degree. Learning about it would certainly help. Are there any schools in the Cleveland Ohio area that anyone knows about? I’ve tried searching on the internet but I couldn’t find anything.

As a photographer myself (my parents have owned a studio for 14 plus years & I’ve followed in their footsteps)…there are several steps to take:
1)Take classes a college/university – technically they are helpful…be sure to take business classes as well because first and foremost this is a business.
2)Join the PPA – Professiona Photographers of America…They offer several courses and have loads of information to offer you.
3)Call around to local studio and start working at one – even if you are only an assistant – experience, experience, experience

Good LUCK!

I really want to take a digital photography class but where do i go? My local college keeps cancelling because of low student levels. I’m really intrested in portrait photography. I Live in Farnborough Hampshire uk and I can travel. Can anyone help?

http://www.chasestudios.co.uk/UK_Photography_Tuition_Classes_and%20Professional_Consultant.htm

I have a few questions about some settings on my camera.
I am taking some pictures for a BIG event its all week long so I need to get ready and get use to the different settings on my camera. I am pretty good at taking pictures but am for from being a professional and no i am not going to back out.

But anyway i am going to describe the event and if you have any suggestion’s on settings and other suggestions please tell.
Explain it well because I am not good with technical phrases.

The event is all week long and held in a convention center so the majority of the times the lights are going to be darker.
I CAN"T use flash because it will distract the kids from the teaching and praise and worship. When I say kids I mean tennagers. There are most likely going to be over 500 kids. It is very dark in these areas but there is going to be pretty good lighting. I want to get some pictures of the kids during praise and worship but the lighting is so harsh.
Any good movement settings?
Thanks.
Continued from above.

Here are the questions about the settings on my camera.

What do these settings mean?
Program AE
Aperture -Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual Exposure
I usually have my camera set on Intelligent ISO.
WHat is the RAW setting?
ISO limit?
Metering Mode?
Cont AF?

Im not a bad photographer i just am bad with the settings.

If this helps my camera is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

How soon is this event? If it is in the near future, you might just set your camera to a program mode and hope for the best. Get a tripod so that you don’t blur the background. If you are going to take posed shots of groups, etc, think about the background effect you want to achieve and whether you want them obviously engaged in an activity or there a more formal setting you might want against a plain background.

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