DSLR Camera Techniques
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Shoot Great Video with your Canon DSLR Camera (DVD) $29.99 REGION FREE DVD developed for new to intermediate photographers buying their first DSLR cameraIntended for the still photographer moving into video; learn skills and secrets to producing great videoCreates a solid understanding of the camera’s features and controls and helps to unleash its potentialSample subjects are: shutter priority aperture priority/depth of field focus alternatives metering a… |
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Through the Eyes of a Pro: Advanced Techniques for Nikon DSLR Photographers; Volume 2 $19.95 In Volume 1 of this series, Tim explains the building blocks for making great photographs. Tim uses these fundamentals throughout the DVD to demonstrate how specific elements contribute to making the best image. We also follow Tim through an outdoor portrait session, and to a sporting event. Tim also discusses his approach to lens selection. He reviews several lenses and discusses what level of in… |
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Through the Eyes of a Pro: Advanced Techniques for Canon DSLR Photographers, Volume 1 $12.00 In Volume 1 of this series, Tim explains the building blocks for making great photographs. Tim uses these fundamentals throughout the DVD to demonstrate how specific elements contribute to making the best image. We also follow Tim through an outdoor portrait session, and to a sporting event. Tim also discusses his approach to lens selection. He reviews several lenses and discusses what level of in… |
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Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 Production Suite $54.95 Video editing audio mastering & disc authoringVegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 Production Suite takes HD video and audio production to the next level with tools for professional-level sound design and more video effects and transitions. Edit video in nearly any format including high-definition HDV and AVCHD and create a 3D project using the innovative stereoscopic 3D tools. Use the included Sound… |
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B+W 58mm Clear UV Haze with Multi-Resistant Coating (010M) $26.95 A 58mm Haze (UV) MRC Filter is a wise initial investment. It helps protect your valuable investment from dust, moisture and scratches, which can lead to costly repairs. If desired it can be left on the lens at all times for protection. A haze filter provides additional benefits of correction for Ultraviolet (UV) light which can register on film and videotape as a bluish cast and can obscure dista… |
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B+W 77mm Circular Polarizer with Multi-Resistant Coating $123.99 77mm Circular Polarizer Multi-Resistant Coated (MRC) Filter – If you’re out walking on a lovely day – in the mountains or at the beach – and you want to get a fabulous shot of a cloud-filled sky or make the water seem more saturated, then a polarizer is the way to go. This filter is the best way to make the clouds stand out, increase or decrease the saturation of the ocean or increase or decrease… |
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CowboyStudio 2275 Watt Digital Video Continuous Softbox Lighting Kit/Boom Set $199.51 This kit is the perfect set up for web retailers or anyone wants to get a high quality videos and shots. It provides very higher power, total output is 2275 Watt continuous lighting. Lighting Stand: Black anodized aluminum backlight stand, Maximum height is 7 feet. Stable & Quick Setup. |
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Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera $11.48 With more than 350,000 copies sold, Understanding Exposure has demystified the complex concepts of exposure for countless photographers. Now updated with current technologies, more than one hundred new images, and an all-new chapter, this new edition will inspire you more than ever to free yourself from “auto” and create the pictures you truly want. In his trademark easy-to-understand … |
Tips for taking pictures of jewelry with a dSLR camera?
My step mom wants to hire me to take professional looking pictures of the jewelry she’s made, so that she can sell them online. I have a Nikon d40. I’m a beginner, so is there any special techniques or anything I should be aware of, to capture the shininesss of the jewelry?
Get some dark colored craft paper to use as a backdrop. If the jewlery is dark, use light colored paper.
It helps to prop the paper up from behind with books or other objects.
Get some satin from a fabric department. Get red and white so you can contrast any differences in the color of the jewelry.
Use the satin as a “nest” in front of your craft paper background.
Use the zoom lens at about 105mm and stand back from the object.
You can aim lamps at the object but don’t put them so close the shadows are obvious. Your built in flash will work fine.
Trying to photograph something by holding the camera right up to it causes really terrible photos.
By using a longer focal length and zooming in on the item gives a more portrait-like appearance.