DPA Instructors from around the country offer tips on photographing People in Motion - from sports to environmental portraits, and capturing movement in your image to freezing someone in action. | It doesn’t matter if one is a novice photographer, a serious amateur, or a working professional photographer, everyone who uses a camera will quickly learn that one of the hidden goals to being a successful photographer is to ALWAYS have a plan “B”.
Whether it’s a backup plan for dealing with faulty equipment, or to cover the change in weather, to models that don’t show up or are sick, or an entire event is changed to an earlier time, having a back up plan is vital to producing images that you can be happy to call your own.Read Complete Article |  |  | Read Complete Article | |  | Depending on the amount of spray it emits, you will need to bring an absorbent cloth to continuously wipe off your filter. This is especially true if you work close to the falling water. If you do work close to the water, be especially careful of your footing as the mossy ground can be very slippery. Read Complete Article | |  | Hey dude! Like, surf’s up man! Let’s go!
There are more surfers in the water than sharks, so the safety odds are pretty good. And the action photography is superb. There are several factors to keep in mind when photographing surfers. Read Complete Article | |  | Summer time brings plenty of opportunities for outdoor shooting. Check to see what special events are occurring in your area, such as this visit by the Columbian Navy tall ship to Baltimore, MD Read Complete Article | |  | Read Complete Article | |  | Photographer Mike Dvorak offers some photo tips after a recent dog-sledding trip in Northern Minnesota. Read Complete Article | |  | Don't forget your tripod! Using a slow shutter speed (in this case, 3.2 seconds) you can allow the water to blur as it moves during the exposure. Read Complete Article | |  | Read Complete Article | |  | Photographing kids playing in a pool can produce wonderful summer memories. If you want the images to have impact, however, crop tight, use a fast shutter speed and be ready for that decisive moment. Read Complete Article | |  | Halloween is a great holiday for photography. Kids parade the streets in colorful costumes, decorative lights add an eerie glow to the neighborhood, festive decorations adorn houses, and groups of trick or treaters await the eager photographer ready to capture the festivities. Read Complete Article | |  | Without water, life as we know it wouldn’t exist. Humans are dependent upon it, plants must have it, aquatic life needs it. I know I state the obvious, but have you ever considered water to be a great photographic resource? Read Complete Article | |
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