Do it Yourself Studio Lighting

For professional and amateur photographers alike, using a studio space and lighting equipment can be a good way to take control of the environment and produce images that wouldn't be possible on location or with natural light. Knowing the basics of studio lighting can save time and money. Having a plan and an understanding of lighting can also speed up the process, resulting in less time spent in the studio and, ultimately, better images. Planning...

How to Convert Color Slides to Digital

Color slides more often than not come from a color still camera. The film negatives are then cut up into slides and used with a slide projector. However, with the decline of film in still cameras and the increase of slide presentation software (such as PowerPoint), you may want to convert your color slides to a digital format. When doing so you have two options: convert the slides yourself with a slide scanner or take the slides to a film developer....

How to Photograph a Baseball Game

I have a really good friend that has an Uncle that has really good box seat tickets at Shea Stadium. One weekend we got the phone call asking, "Hey you guys, want to go see the Mets on Saturday?" Of course the answer was, "YES!" It was a perfect night for baseball, and of course, Shea Stadium is a real baseball park where they play outside and on grass. I always wonder what it smells like inside Minute Maid Park or Tropicana Stadium. In any case,...

How to Make Your Own Height Boxes for Photography

No matter how fancy his studio or how expensive his camera, there is one very humble item that no photographer likes to be without. It is called an apple box -- a simple plywood box with handles. Photographers use these to raise almost anything to a greater height, particularly their subjects. Apple boxes come in four sizes: a full apple, half apple, quarter apple and eighth apple, which is often called a pancake. Although most photography suppliers...