PictureCorrect Photography Tips: Now on Google Plus!

We have officially launched on Google Plus! As this new community grows we hope to hold many exciting events in the future such as hangouts (Google’s new social conferencing feature) where photographers from all over the world can video chat on various topics. Receive additional photography tips, join in critical discussions and more by adding us to your circles and clicking our +1 button as we try to get the hang of these exciting new social features: Photography Tips on Google Plus


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Dubai Time-lapse

Why have just one moonset and one sunrise when you can have two of each? This is a 28 hour time-lapse shot from one location captured by Gerald Donovan. It consists of 3359 individual photographs:

Discussion with the Photographer:

1. I hear day to night transitions are tricky to get right. Any tips for newbies?

The entire timelapse was shot on aperture priority and fixed ISO. It’s important to make sure that you set a combination of aperture and ISO that will allow the camera to take shots at the brightest time of day without hitting the camera’s fastest shutter speed limit, and will also not require a shutter speed longer than the timelapse interval when it’s dark. This was shot at f/5.6 and ISO320. Fastest shutter speed was 1/2500, slowest 6 seconds.

2. What is that band of light seen traveling down the tower at 0:02 and again at 2:05?

It is a reflection of the setting Moon.


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Seeing Through the Eyes of a Wedding Photographer

There are many behind-the-scenes videos about wedding photographers, but this one takes a very different perspective. Photographer Jaroslav Repta mounted a GoPro video camera to the side of DSLR so viewers could see the camera’s point of view during the wedding. It is very interesting to see how he approaches each angle and he also narrates it to walk us through his techniques (for those of you reading this by email, you can see the video here):

The video above shows the footage from his GoPro along with photos of the wedding and more from a typical day in the life of a wedding photographer. Includes an explanation on how he setup a rig in order to mount the video camera.

Interested in Becoming a Wedding Photographer?

Check out Digital Wedding Secrets by Nick Smith; is a very popular and comprehensive instructional eBook package for aspiring wedding photographers and has guidance on virtually everything needed to start a professional wedding photography business. With 189 pages of information and many other materials such as shot lists and sample contract templates, there is immense value here for any level of photographer interested in wedding photography.

The Digital Wedding Secrets package is currently available at half price here: Digital Wedding Secrets eBook


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Verosky Photography eBook One Day Sale

The complete library from the world-renowned Ed Verosky is 60% off for today only!

Four eBooks – One Package – One Great Price ($29.95):

They can be found here: Save 60% if Your Order Today


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Vision is Better II: New eBook Review

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Vision is Better II – Free the Mind, Free the Camera. Again. by David duChemin was released today and follows the process and thoughts of a professional travel/landscape photographer.

It follows his approach on business, thought process on location, equipment considerations, a near deadly fall he took while on assignment and much more.

Vision is Better II is available today: It Can be Found Here

We create our art in the midst of an odd industry trying desperately to sell us new gear – and we rely on this gear, to a greater or lesser degree to do what we do.

But relying on it, and being distracted by it are not the same thing. In the end most of us simply want to achieve basic competence, to get to the point where the camera no longer stands in the way of what does matter – the reason we want to make a photograph and the way in which we express that reason through the unique visual language of the medium.

Topics Covered (96 Pages):

  • Vision is Still Better (An Introduction)
  • Going Backwards, Moving Forward
  • Begin
  • Hiding Behind Shiny Pillars?
  • Begin. Again.
  • Go to the Writers
  • Art and Risk
  • Oh Snap!
  • Isolated by Light
  • Getting it Done
  • Nothing Left to Take Away
  • In Defense of Inspiration
  • Beyond Craft
  • Filters & The Creative Process
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  • Wrestling in Kathmandu
  • Leaving Kathmandu
  • Unseen
  • Blurred Vision
  • Life is Short
  • Jessie and I
  • Don’t Break the Rules
  • Better Portraits: Wait for the Soul
  • Choose Your Risk
  • And Then I Fell
  • Risk Part II: The Power of Failure
  • The Italian Incident: Updates
  • No Such Thing as Better
  • I Hear Voices (So Do You)
  • Point & Shoot, My @$%
  • Buy the Tickets
  • The Record is Skipping: Do What You Love
  • Impressions
  • Originality is Overrated
  • Do the Work
  • Originality Part II
  • Creativity: Find Your Rhythm
  • 45 Days
  • Don’t Stop
  • You’re On Your Own
  • Rehabilitating Art
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duChemin says, “This world needs stronger, more honest photographs that are true to their creators. Art is meant to be a gift; if the best the world can do is praise the sharpness, or technical merits of a photograph, we’ve failed to bring a gift. It’s the photographic equivalent of giving perfectly crocheted socks to an 8-year old for Christmas.”

Limited Time Discount:

For the first nine days only, if you use the promotional code VIB4 when you checkout, you can have the PDF version of Beyond Thirds for only $4 OR use the code VIB20 to get 20% off when you buy 5 or more PDF ebooks from the Craft & Vision collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST December 21, 2011.

Vision is Better II is available today: It Can be Found Here


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Vision is Better II: New eBook Review

vision is better ebook

Vision is Better II (Click to Learn More)

Vision is Better II – Free the Mind, Free the Camera. Again. by David duChemin was released today and follows the process and thoughts of a professional travel/landscape photographer.

It follows his approach on business, thought process on location, equipment considerations, a near deadly fall he took while on assignment and much more.

Vision is Better II is available today: It Can be Found Here

We create our art in the midst of an odd industry trying desperately to sell us new gear – and we rely on this gear, to a greater or lesser degree to do what we do.

But relying on it, and being distracted by it are not the same thing. In the end most of us simply want to achieve basic competence, to get to the point where the camera no longer stands in the way of what does matter – the reason we want to make a photograph and the way in which we express that reason through the unique visual language of the medium.

Topics Covered (96 Pages):

  • Vision is Still Better (An Introduction)
  • Going Backwards, Moving Forward
  • Begin
  • Hiding Behind Shiny Pillars?
  • Begin. Again.
  • Go to the Writers
  • Art and Risk
  • Oh Snap!
  • Isolated by Light
  • Getting it Done
  • Nothing Left to Take Away
  • In Defense of Inspiration
  • Beyond Craft
  • Filters & The Creative Process
vision is better photography ebook

Vision is Better II eBook (Click to Learn More)

  • Wrestling in Kathmandu
  • Leaving Kathmandu
  • Unseen
  • Blurred Vision
  • Life is Short
  • Jessie and I
  • Don’t Break the Rules
  • Better Portraits: Wait for the Soul
  • Choose Your Risk
  • And Then I Fell
  • Risk Part II: The Power of Failure
  • The Italian Incident: Updates
  • No Such Thing as Better
  • I Hear Voices (So Do You)
  • Point & Shoot, My @$%
  • Buy the Tickets
  • The Record is Skipping: Do What You Love
  • Impressions
  • Originality is Overrated
  • Do the Work
  • Originality Part II
  • Creativity: Find Your Rhythm
  • 45 Days
  • Don’t Stop
  • You’re On Your Own
  • Rehabilitating Art
chapters from vision is better

Vision is Better II eBook (Click to Learn More)

duChemin says, “This world needs stronger, more honest photographs that are true to their creators. Art is meant to be a gift; if the best the world can do is praise the sharpness, or technical merits of a photograph, we’ve failed to bring a gift. It’s the photographic equivalent of giving perfectly crocheted socks to an 8-year old for Christmas.”

Limited Time Discount:

For the first nine days only, if you use the promotional code VIB4 when you checkout, you can have the PDF version of Beyond Thirds for only $4 OR use the code VIB20 to get 20% off when you buy 5 or more PDF ebooks from the Craft & Vision collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST December 21, 2011.

Vision is Better II is available today: It Can be Found Here


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Proteigon: Fascinating New Stop Motion Viral Video

This video was released in the last few days and has been generating a great deal of buzz and discussions about the potential possibilities of stop motion techniques. It’s creators have not revealed their equipment or methods so people are just speculating on the details at this point. Take a moment and enjoy:

Created by Steven Briand with Luca Fiore. Music by Nodey & Omar. Sound design by Moritz Reich.

Stop Motion Defined:

Also called stop-action photography, stop-motion cinematography. a special effect, carried out while shooting, in which the performers stop their motion and the camera is stopped while an object or performer is added to or removed from the scene, with camera movement and action then resumed for the remainder of the scene: used to create an illusion of sudden appearance or disappearance of persons or objects.


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Top 10 Photos of 2011

Hundreds of thousands of images captured all over the world were uploaded to the photography social network this year. With careful consideration, we chose these as the year’s best. This is a list of some of the most compelling and popular photos of the year 2011.

We would love to hear your thoughts on these photos, please tell us which one you like best and why on our Facebook Page.

1. “Fire Fighter” captured by Seth Herald

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2. “Waterfall at Sunset” captured by Ævar Guðmundsson

top landscape photo

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3. “Novice Monks Doing Chores” captured by Andy Cheek

top travel photo of the year

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4. “Chi X” captured by Thomas Jeppesen

top portrait photo of the year

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5. “Icy Bleachers” captured by Rich Walter

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6.”Mesa Arch” captured by Nathan McCreery

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7. “Istanbul a Moment” captured by Giovanna Tucker

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8. “US Navy Tech” captured by Scott A. Pope

top hdr portrait of the year

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9. “Lighthouse in New Brighton” captured by Anthony Smith

top sunset photo of the year

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10. “Bring Me To Life” captured by Ivan Pena

top beach photo of the year

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We would love to hear your thoughts on these photos, please tell us which one you like best and why on our Facebook Page or Google+ Page.


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Digital Camera Infographic

This infographic may be helpful to those seeking a holiday gift for a loved one or anyone seeking a camera to fit a specific purpose. It was designed to break down some popular cameras and match them to the photographic situations where they perform at their best. What kind of shots do you like taking? This guide will help you find the right camera for you:

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Digital Camera Infographic

Some of the information may be too small to read on this page, here is a link to the full size infographic.

Infographic provided courtesy of dooyoo.co.uk, a digital camera review site based in the UK.


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Iceland Time-lapse Photography

This beautiful short time-lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011 and has become a recent viral video garnering over a million views in the last few months. The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. Take a moment and enjoy:

On this project, Joe Capra traveled around the entire island (some 2900 miles) in only 17 days; shooting photos the entire time only stopping to sleep in his rental car and eat when there was a free moment. He shot an incredible 38,000 individual photos during this time period and chose the best sequences for this film.

Iceland during the Midnight Sun is in sort of a permanent state of sunset. The sun never full sets and travels horizontally across the horizon throughout the night, as can be seen in the opening shot and at the :51 second mark in the video.

“Iceland is absolutely one of the most beautiful and unusual places you could ever imagine. Especially during the Midnight Sun when the quality of light hitting the landscape is very unusual, and very spectacular. Iceland is a landscape photographers paradise and playground, and should be number 1 on every photographers must visit list.” – Joe Capra

If you want to take a peak into his mobile working environment on the trip, he offered this behind the scenes clip. I hope he had some jam or sandwich fixings to put on his sad loaf of bread :)

In his post-production efforts, these clips failed to make it into Midnight Sun video you saw above for various reasons. Scenes from the cutting room floor:

Equipment Used in This Production:


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