Photo and Video Blog http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs Photo and video products Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:05:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 3 Point Lighting http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=133 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=133#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:50:46 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=133 It doesn’t matter if you are a professional photographer or an amateur shooting with a borrowed Canon digital camera, unless you have light, no one will see your pictures.  Lighting the scene is the key to a successful photo.  You may be shooting at sunrise, sunset or in your family room, but the proper lighting is the necessary component of a successful shot.  In the first two examples, nature provides the light.  In the third situation, you must provide the light in order to take a picture.

There are facts a photographer needs to realize about lighting:

Incandescent light will make objects seem redder than they really are.

Florescent lights will make objects appear more green than they are.

The easiest way to avoid the red tint and the green hue is to use a flash to light everything evenly.  Flash is not the end all solution.  You are limited by the range of the flash.  The best way to light a scene is to use what is called 3 point lighting.  Three point lighting involves 3 lights.

Key Light… Lights the subject

Fill Light…..Fills the scene, eliminating the shadows.

Back Light…Placed behind the subject and above the level of the camera.  It provides a slight glow around the subject.

I found a video on YouTube that explains 3 point lighting

]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=133 10 megapixel Kodak and Canon digital cameras? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=102 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=102#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=102 canon digital cameras
Ariel G asked:

Woudl the additional $200 be worth it for the Canon if the pixels are the same? And what makes Canon so much more expensive and are they really worth the aditional cost?


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=102 What is the difference between powershot and ixus series of canon digital cameras? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=94 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=94#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=94 canon digital cameras
nima asked:

which do you suggest me to by of these three cameras?canon digital camera IXUS 850 IS OR digital camera IXUS 800 IS OR canon digital camera POWERSHOT A710 IS? which is better and have the best quality?which has the best rating(user rating) overall?


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=94 What are the differences of the series of Canon digital cameras? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=100 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=100#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=100 canon digital cameras
dxquang asked:

For example SD series, A series, E series, etc.
I just want to ask in general, not in specifications.
Thanks.


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=100 How do I upgrade the lens of my canon powershot digital camera? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=108 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=108#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=108 canon digital camera
nicolerao83 asked:

I have a canon digital camera with a 4x optical zoom. what kind of lens do i look for to upgrade to higher zoom? I am pretty camera dumb but am getting into pics so want a camera that wont get blurry upon getting far a way pics.
I found telephoto lenses that are 3x does that mean that my new zoom would be 7x since I already have a 4x or does it replace what the camera already has? This is where I am getting confused.

]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=108 Time lapse video using a canon digital camera and adobe premier elements? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=118 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=118#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=118 cheap canon digital camera
Jacob S asked:

How do I make a one minute time lapse movie using a cheap digital camera and adobe premiere elements. Would I tape an object for 2 minutes or so and then speed it up in the editing process using the “fast motion” effect???? I want it to go very fast though, and I am not sure if adobe premiere elements will fulfill that need. If anyone has any ideas, please answer!!!


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=118 looking to buy a canon digital camera? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=104 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=104#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=104 canon digital camera
connie.schauberger asked:

I am looking to buy a digital canon camera. if anyone knows anyone that is selling one, please let me know.


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=104 Is there really any difference between a cheap SLR digital camera and a good regular canon digital camera? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=120 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=120#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=120 cheap canon digital camera
Marie asked:

I have a canon powershot digital camera SD770 & I was looking into the SLRs.. I’m not a professional photographer, but I would like to step it up with photography… get my pictures more crisp, better quality, all the while using an easy camera..

So I was looking at the cheaper Nikons.. d40 or the d60…
are the pictures that come out of these cameras a lot better than a good digital camera like the one I have?

Any advice in general?


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=120 what is the cheapest sony or canon digital camera? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=132 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=132#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=132 cheap canon digital cameras
kris a asked:

that has features like having 7 or more megapixels, record videos, nice design and color and memory stick duo or pro duo. i was thinking of something like the sony dsc-w55 camera


]]> http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?feed=rss2&p=132 What’s the best, cheap, digital camera for taking pictures of people? Portraits, close-ups, etc? http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=128 http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=128#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 The Geek http://photoandvideostore.com/Blogs/?p=128 cheap canon digital cameras
14171813454234456412654628751257 asked:

I have a Fujifilm S700 Finepix digital camera. And it takes amazing pictures of scenery, night time, and a few other things. But it has a few downfalls. Fireworks. Terrible. Just terrible. Concerts. I can never get a good shot of a band, or anything. It’s always blurred, and fuzzy. Really bad stuff. And. People. It’s not very good at capturing a picture of a person, and that’s what I want to do most. Portraits, and people, and such.

I see people with little Canon digital cameras.
Taking absolutely gorgeous pictures of things that my 46mm lensed camera completely wrecks.

So.
What’s my best bet for a great, cheap, digital camera that takes great portraits, or pictures of people?


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