Indoor Settings

Portraits of Incarceration

These indoor portraits are especially significant because the subjects are not permitted to go outside...

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"Still" Life

Every moment, every subject can be framed and its image captured, but to show its life is the challenge. To best achieve a poignant "Still Life" be aware of light and composition. The quality of the light can enhance your subject to be vivid or seductive, placid or tempestuous. Compositionally the subject can be isolated and highlighted with multiple techniques.

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A New Angle

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Balance the Natural Light

In this shot from a stairwell at Notre Dame, Boston DPA Instructor Kathy Tarantola forced the flash off and managed to "trick" the point and shoot she was using into using a proper exposure

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Birthday Candle Lighting

To catch the natural ambient light like in this image, make sure you have your flash forced off. You can also use the "Candlelight Mode" if your camera has this setting.

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Family Portrait in the Studio

When photographing a family it is very important to be quick and ready especially when young children are involved because of their limited attention span. Be prepared the moment they arrive. Also be sure to maintain a fun and casual atmosphere so that you have an opportunity to capture unique moments...

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Illuminated Tulips

Boston DPA Instructor Steve Dunwell shares a tip on photographing flowers in a vase as a beautiful still-life.

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Indoor Group Portraits

Group Photos, especially those taken indoors, can be boring sometimes.  But Kathy Tarantola, DPA Instructor out of Boston, avoided all the pitfalls...

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Photographing a Public Event

One of the more difficult tasks to prepare for photographing an event is to verbalize what you want to say, and then figure out who the audience is. It is good to start with some clear ideas of what you want from the shoot, and what you think you might find there- or hope to find there...

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Seattle, WA ñ Pikeís Place Market

Wide-Angles: Angle your camera a little to one side or the other to make compositions more dynamic and add a little edge. Use a camera that has a wide-angle lens (25mm-28mm), so you can get more shot in your frame than a standard 35mm lens.

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Shutter Speed, Blur, Camera Shake, Subject Motion and Depth of Field. Learn to Recognize and Distinguish the difference.

There are many times when a photographer will opt to include some blur, and/or camera shake in a photo for aesthetic reasons. Some of the photographs in the animals webinar are shot with fast shutter speed using a tripod, others are shot with slow shutter speed without a tripod...

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Simple Studio Setups

ontrary to popular belief, you dont need an elaborate set of lights to create a studio look. As a matter of fact, a beautiful portrait can be made with a single light and a reflector...

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