Photography is a hobby for many people and a professional for many others. Some people invest their time, energy and career in nature photography while some others do it for capturing the faces of injustice in a war torn country. Either ways photography plays a bigger role in bringing us closer to the world through pictures. Photojournalism is one such career that many people opt for as it fulfills the dual need of journalism and photography. Photojournalism is referred...

Photography has come a long way since the invention of the Daguerréotypes and the Calotypes. Photographic prints are as important to photography as is the camera. You can have the camera, the technology but if you can?t take a photographic print, you can?t see how the picture has come out. Though, with the advent of digital cameras, the use of photographic prints has been taken to the point of becoming obsolete. The Daguerréotype process involved the use of metal sheets an...

Cutting and painting can only go so far. If that?s all you wanted to do with your photos, you shouldn?t have bothered purchasing Adobe Photoshop 7.0. This software is very powerful, and it would be such a waste if you don?t allow your knowledge and skills to grow with it. If it?s your first time to use any Photoshop software, you might as well start with the best. The Pixelate Function Look for the Filter section in the tool menu situated on top of your screen. There a...

Here are six simple and very important tools you need to know and have to learn before you master photoshop. Starting with the Brush Tool, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool, Paint Bucket Tool, Gradient Tool, Text Tool each tool has it's own part to play in photoshop The Brush Tool (B) is suitable for softedged painting or drawing. Draw strokes by clicking and dragging the mouse over the canvas. You can change the brush size and other settings in the options bar at the top of the wi...

If you wish to improve your performance at work and move ahead in your career employ the principles of Feng Shui to change the atmosphere of your office or desk area. By helping you alter the atmosphere of any environment, making it more pleasant to spend time in, Feng Shui you will make you feel happier at work. If you are in a great mood, you will feel full of life, and it is more pleasant to be around you. This can improve your productivity and your reputation at work. By ...

Photography! Who could have thought that we would now be able to take pictures through a digital camera and transfer to a computer and change the colors or any of the attributes of an image or a photograph? Digital cameras are sharper and provide high quality pictures that can be used over multiple mediums. Sir John Herschel is a man who invented the term ?Photography? in 1839. This was also the year when the process of Photography was unveiled to the public. How did...

Whenever you come across graphically detailed photographs like that of natural calamity, starvation, genocide, war etc, you will sense the impact of those pictures deep within your mind or soul. The desperation on the face of a dying child will make you cry, but imagine would capturing such intense moments have been possible if it weren?t for the invention of the camera? A photography device, the camera can capture images, as a single picture or as a sequence of pictures. ...

Color is the essence to many things from photographs to a blooming flower to a deep blue ocean. The ability to take color photo prints has changed the world of photography in more ways than one but then it never used to be so colorful back in the early 19th century. In the initial days, film rolls and photography were in black & white format, but the search for color film rolls continued throughout the 19th century. There were experiments conducted but the colors in the ph...

Abstract photography and abstract art are very popular and involve a merchandise trade of billions of dollars over a century. Most art galleries and exhibitions as well as photography events are never complete without a section on this form of depiction. Every year thousands of art students and photographers follow courses all over the world and try to vent their thoughts and ideas in the form of their own interpretation. In fact, abstract photography is a direct outcome o...

You may be photographing in broad daylight or in the middle of the night and it is no concern at all. However when you are developing a film or printing the negatives, one always needs a darkroom and the overall important darkroom equipment for processing your creative photographs into reality. The equipment required for film processing is of diverse variety and you really need a nice square room to house all of these in an organized manner. What is required? Before we ...