If you are able to choose the time of day to shoot your pictures, try to pick a time when the sun is low in the sky, either shoot in the early morning or late afternoon. Shooting pictures of people with the sun too high in the sky, tends to mean the subject's eyes will be in shadow and/or they will be squinting in the strong light, both of which tend to look horrible. A nice side effect of...

The advantage of manual exposure is that the settings do not keep changing as your scene changes. Let's suppose that you are taking close up photos of cars passing by. Some of the cars will be black or dark colors and some will be light colors or white. If you are filling the frame with almost nothing but car, the meter will be trying to render each car as mid grey. Although it will probably not...

In the shutter speeds and apertures are interchangeable as far as exposure is concerned, they each have their own unique effect on the picture. Let's take a look at shutter speeds first as their effect is easily understood.

ISO stands for 'International Organization for Standardization' and their film speed ratings are used to indicate the relative amount of light necessary to give a proper exposure. A normal film will be rated at ISO 100. A film rated at ISO 200 will give a proper exposure with only half the amount of light compared to the ISO 100 film, enabling you to shoot in lower light or with a smaller aperture...

Tattooing involves the most important decision regarding your personal aesthetic and the statement carries to the World. Therefore it is very important that you should not rush while making any decision so that you have to regret for it later because taking decision in haste often goes waste. Therefore are some important points of consideration when settling upon your first tattoo design.

Looking through past family photographs, I've realised that I often place the main subject smack dead in the middle of the photo. However, I've since learned that this is usually the failings of amature photography and that images are much more interesting if taken from a different perspective.

Dogs can make very gentle pets. No matter which breed of dog it is that you have at home, you can have your very own 'dog memento' by creating a sketch of your canine pal. Both children and adults alike – even those who are not blessed with artistic talent – can easily create their own masterpiece in the form of a drawing of their favorite breed of dog.

For the outline of the head, just draw two circles forming the number "8" diagonally. The uppermost circle would be the eyes, and the lowermost circle would be the nose or the snout of the dragon. On the tip of the uppermost circle, draw an S shape. The tip of the S should connect with the tip of the uppermost circle. Then connect another S shape to the lower part of the uppermost circle...

Most often people do their own pet photography. However, local pet stores also provide opportunities for you to get your pet clicked with Santa or for a more romantic effect, in front of a fireplace. A professional photography studio is also a place where you can get your pet photographed by professionals. This is also helpful if you need to get them to stay still long enough to be...

There is something about the lower back on a woman, the beautiful curves and shapes of the female body all seem to converge on the lower back. For this reason, lower back tattoos look so damn hot and sexy! There really is nothing more attractive than a tribal tattoo design or floral tattoo design showing above a girl's bikini or peeping out just above a pair of low rise jeans.

We used our favorite alternative apparel burnout t-shirt in turquoise but you can recycle an old t-shirt. Use this trick to breathe life into an old tee or cover that coffee stain.We used a silk habotai photofabric and pellon wonder under to achieve a bondable graphic for our tee. The silk is printed on directly with an inkjet printer.

If your new to DSLR photography the first things you'll need to know when buying a new lens will be concerning the numbers and letters printed on the lens. You will need to know what they mean to ensure you buy the lens that suits your specific needs.

If you are a woman who’s on the prowl for tattoo designs, you may be a little bit disappointed by the overly aggressive, masculine flash art that you’ve seen in the tattoo parlors. Just remember though, that even if those designs are the only things that are on display, they are usually not the only things that the tattoo artist can do! Take a look online for tattoo galleries that can help you...

Before starting, try observing a lit matchstick or a lighter. Look closely at the shape it forms. Observe its movements. Take note of its different colors. Next, arm yourself with a pencil, paper, eraser and your imagination and you're ready to go.

If you recall an earlier post on night photography, we talked about the importance of setting your camera's shutter speed to full seconds. This enables enough light in so your photograph doesn't end up too dark or black. Some camera's however, only allow you to set a shutter speed of up to 30 seconds maximum. Note, this means the camera will take a full 30 seconds to shoot the photograph. But what...