Demystifying Gamma — Why Do You Need To Worry About Gamma Correction

Every photographer needs to post process the images; if not always at least on the occasional basis. I am sure they must be using Gamma Correction while correcting exposure of an image in Adobe Photoshop. Gamma is widely used but rarely understood concept in photo capturing. Technically, it is defined as the relation between a [...]

8 New Features In Adobe Photoshop CS6 For Photographers

Adobe Photoshop CS6 loads several new features for photographers and graphic designers. The very first thing you’ll notice is its dark grey interface; which gives the feel of Adobe Lightroom 4. The crop functionality has been improved to enhance the cropping speed. Now moving the crop tool while cropping, moves the background image and not [...]

Enhancing Portraits — To Use A Diffusion Filter Or Not?

Professional portrait photographers employ a number of techniques to create flattering portraits — using a diffusion filter or a soft focus filter being one of them. Diffusion filter is a photography filter which sits right on the top of your lens and scatters the light entering the camera. It is made up of a translucent [...]

Learn Photogaphy The Pro Style With “The Productive Photographer”

What do you do to improve your photography? Do you prefer joining a photography school or simply follow the pros? Well, both the styles of honing your skills have their own advantages, but the latter is more practical and result oriented. Professional photographers have a knack to share what they have learned over time by [...]

Which Lens Should You Buy

Choosing a lens for the DSLR can be quite overwhelming. Should you go in for a kit lens or invest in a specialized high quality lens? Will a prime lens help you take the shots that you want or it would be better to consider a zoom lens? Then there is focal length, aperture and [...]