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Today’s the day, at least here in the US, for ghosts and goblins. Jack-o-lanterns abound and we all want to take some good pictures of tonights festivities. If you haven’t Googled already for Halloween photo tips, here’s a few things I found for you.
A couple of basic tips for good Halloween photos:

Shoot at dusk with [...]

The October/November issue of After Capture magazine has an article on a great product. QuickMats3 is a set of Photoshop templates that create realistic looking single or double mats for your photos.
You can create custom sized mats, use the included number and letter cutouts, and even create digital mats with multiple openings (up to 40!). [...]

We’re coming into that time of year when your outdoor scenes are changing from nice fall color to winter snow scenes. Don’t pack away your camera! For the next few months you can get some spectacular pictures of snow scenes.
Whether you’re shooting the huge 6 foot snow drift in your backyard or that early morning [...]

Well, yes and no. There are various tools in Photoshop CSx (and Photoshop Elements) that will let you create the distortion similar to a fisheye lens. You can Spherize, Distort, and 3D Transform all you want, but you’ll be missing one key element of a fisheye lens. Angle of view.
A true fisheye lens has an [...]

Virtually everyone who’s held a camera has heard of the Rule of Thirds. It’s one of the primary rules of composition. Remember that it’s a rule and not Law! Consider it a guideline for better photos, and it’s not to be used with every picture you take.
It’s quite easy to use the Rule of Thirds. [...]

A few days ago David posted an interview he did with Joey Lawrence. This 17 year old Canadian photographer is a well accomplished band shooter who’s traveled to India and other destinations.
It’s amazing what this young photographer has already done. The mere fact that he’s been hired to shoot commercial work is incredible. He has [...]