Backing Up Photos

In digital photography the memory card is our film. Now a memory card is stronger the traditonal film but is still not fool proof. So backing up what we shoot is imperative. I double backup everything I shoot, because hey you never know.

So heres how I back up you may have a better way, if so please let me know

First as soon as I get home or the moring after, I upload all the pictures to my harddrive. The photos are sorted by date, so if I every have to go back and find a photo I know where to look. I have a 160gb so Im good on space for now, But harddrives crash, so just in case I also back up on line using, GMAIL yes I said it Gmail. Gmail gives you 6gb of free space you can use so. I installed GDrive(google it) and I can upload photos in a zip file to the email so if ever I need them I know where to find them.

So how do you store\backup your photos. Let me know.

ShoShoots@Gmail.com Send me some mail!

Going Out With A Bang, Click!!

This Is it the Final Day Of 2007, What Will You Do Better.

So Lets Do It Big.

PhotoJojo.com has some great New Years Resoloutins

If you just Take on one your on your way to becoming a better photographer.
I'm gonna tackle the Photo-A-Day for 365days.
Starting Today....I will post the Pic Later..

What will you choose.

DIY Pop-up Flash Diffuser

Over At All Day I Dream About Photograhy
Its A DIY flash Diffuser made from a gallon of milk container, I just made one today I will use it st the New Year Eve Party So I will post Pics Next Year...

http://www.adidap.com

Check it out.

Shout out To www.adidap.com
Check Them Out

Photoshoping It...

Just Messing around with Photoshop
What Do You Think

Shoot Ur Self

Shoot YouSelf And Let Me See What It looks Like

Rules Of Composition Video

VideoJug: Photography: The Rules Of Composition
Here are the basic rules
1. Keep It Simple
2. The Rule Of Thrids
3. Balance
4. Framing
5. Lines

This is a great little video on composing your shot
The last rule I want to add like they said you have to know the
rules to break them..

Thanks VideoJug.com

DIY pop-up flash Diffuser

To Take a page from the Strobist.com, All light is not created Equal. So we as photographer must come up with ways to balance it.
So I up with a simple to make but effective flash diffuser for those of us with the cameras that have a pop up flash and a hot shoe. I got to thinking of the Idea after looking at a video on Gary Fongs Puffer-Diffuser.

All you will need is a:
1: Wire hanger
2: Plyers/Vice Grip
3: Something to use as a diffuser Plasitc Cup, Kool Aid Scoop, or Bottom of Medicine bottle ( anything that has the opacatiy you are looking for)




Ok here comes the fun part cut the wire hanger so that you are working with straight a 9" inch peice, this may take some trail and error, but try to bend it in the middle so that the bent peiece fits into the hot shoe port(thats the hardest part). Next bend the outer peices over your popup flash and fold them in. Put two holes in you diffuser then insert the modified hanger peice. Presto. Popup flash Diffuser.


It should look somthing like this.


Heres how It looks on my camera:



Hand here's a before and after shot:



If enough people ask I will post a video on how its done.

The Best Photography Tip Of All

Take More Photos. As simple as it sounds, this is the greatest tip I have ever received on becoming a better photographer. It only make sense, if you want to become a better free throw shooter, take more free throw shots. Repetition is key, you want to get better at something do it again and again and again.
So lets get this right if I want to be a better photographer all I have to do is take more shots. Thats half the story, the other half stay tuned to this blog.

Laterz......

Creating Super Panoramas

Tired of the regular linear Panorama, then check this out.
PhotoJojo.com has a great aritcle on creating Panoramas on steriods. Let me know what you think of mines and send me your so I can post them....

Putting it All Together

The People over at L7foto.com put together a great piece on shooting in manual mode. It goes well with the past weeks articles
so I decieded to put it up. So lets get to shooting manual..


http://l7foto.com/2007/11/11/shooting-in-manual-mode/

Better photos in One Minitue

Now that we tackled Aperture's and nailed ISO's. Time to get to shooting, so here are some tips for taking better shots, together with what you already know, you are becomeing a photographing force to reckon with.

http://www.idigitalphoto.com

More About Understanding Aperture

I came across a great article, with an indepth look about understanding and using aperture. So check it out, and please feel free to add or snad me a link to add about the subject...

Shout Out to the folks over at Idigitalphoto.com for the peice..

http://www.idigitalphoto.com

All about Aperature

Last week we took an in depth look at ISO and how to control and use it this week it All About Aperture.

Aperture control the amount of light that you camera lets in simply put. If you can master the art of using aperture correctly it will show in your photograph's.


DPS, Has a great inrtoductory article to help you get fimlair with it.. So check it out.

http://digital-photography-school.com

Shout out to DPS for the great introduction to aperture

Staying with the ISO theme

Here a common ISO myth busted

Thanks to KerryG over at L7Foto.com

Check out the article below

http://l7foto.com

More About ISO

Thanks to the folks over at DPS(digital-photography-school.com)for postng this great peice on ISO's. Its a definite must read. Plus its simple and sraight to the point. So you can pick up the camera and jump right in..

Enjoy...

http://digital-photography-school.com

Adjusting ISO's For Low Light Shooting

Here A simple article to help with the understanding of ISO(International Organization for Standardization)(google it for futher reading), ISO from what I understand is the film speed standards. We shoot in digital we don't have to worry about film speed on our memory cards or do we..

Check out the Article for more info..
http://davejoh.com

Free Online Photography Course

RIF(reading is fundamental)If you take away one thing from this free course it, Its worth it.

http://www.morguefile.com

You can never stop learning...

From Strobist.com Lighting 101

This is like the greates starting point if you want to get away from just using the on camera flash. Since becoming part of the stobist community I look at lighting ia a whole new way so so download this PDF a a reference. It will come in handy...

Lighting 101 from Strobist.com