10 great examples of Light painting photography

As a follow up to the article we did on “Long exposure photos“, I wanted to share some awesome examples of light painting. Light painting is the process of leaving your shutter open for a long period of time and “painting” in what you want to expose with a light (can be as simple [...]

More of your photography questions

Here are a few more of your questions from twitter, keep them coming these are great! If you aren’t following us on twitter, check us out here: http://www.twitter.com/digitalphotobuz. Also you can view our last series of Q and A here: Photographer’s Questions and Answers
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Awesome example of light painting and portrait

The couple, originally uploaded by AndWhyNot.

This is such a great portrait that I came across on Flickr awhile back. I think its a great example of a really unique portrait that combines a lot of perfect lighting skills. This was taken with a camera mounted on the cars hood as the car was [...]

Photo of the week 12-21-09

The photo of the week this week is another off camera lighting example. So many times when shooting weddings you don’t have the time to get all of the shots you would like of the bride and groom during the day. At night there can be so many really creative things you can [...]

Canon 7d ISO review

I am still working on my full canon 7d review, but in the meantime have a few more tests shots I would like to share and another ISO comparison vs the 5d (not the mark II the first Canon 5d). In my first review (Canon 5d vs Canon 7d) I had the noise reduction [...]

Photography questions and comments

We got some great comments and questions via twitter the last few weeks and I want to answer them all here. Remember to shoot us over any questions or what you would like to learn more about with your photography by commenting on any post or send us a message via twitter (http://twitter.com/digitalphotobuz).
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Understanding White Balance

We have received a few requests for posts dealing with white balance and it seems like there is a lot of confusion around this topic. The white balance in your camera is its way of trying to figure out the color temperature of the light when you are shooting each image. Most cameras [...]

natural light photography tips

We have focused  a few posts so far on getting creative with off camera lighting at night or indoors but haven’t spoke about natural light yet.  You can get just as creative with natural light as you can with off camera light (and can use the sun not only as a main light but as [...]

Photoshop dodge and burn

One of the easiest ways to make an impact on your images in photoshop is a good old technique that has been used for years in the darkroom. Dodging and burning are basically just methods of adding or subtracting light to your images that can really help you guide the viewers eye through your [...]