WPPI 2015

WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) is a huge photography conference and trade show, which is held in Las Vegas, Nevada every year around February and March. This year it hosted more then 10,000 attendees. As a photographer it is very important to never stop learning, find inspiration and stay informed about carrent trends and new equipment. WPPI is a place, which can offer you all of that in one. It includes one of the biggest trade shows, where you can get to know the magority of available industry related products. You can see them in person, touch them, play with … Continue reading

Lesson 30 – Nikon and Canon lenses overview

In this photography tutorial I will make a general overview of Nikon and Canon lenses. You will learn what all those numbers and letters on the lens and in the lens name mean. We will be talking about Focal Length, Fixed and Variable Apertures, Crop and Full Frame sensor lenses, ED glass and Nano Crystal Coating Canon L lenses and much more. SOME INFO FROM THE VIDEO: Lenses might differ by they focal length. They can also be Zoom (changeable focal length) or Prime (fixed focal length) lenses. One of important aspects of the lens is its maximum aperture. Ofter … Continue reading

Lesson 28 – Multiplying Person in Photoshop (Using Masks)

In this Photography lesson I will teach you how to multiply person in a photo. You will learn how to take pictures for this effect and also how to process them in Photoshop. I will show you two ways how to open your images as layers in Photoshop (through Adobe Lightroom and Bridge). I will also explain how to use masks, which are very useful for Photoshop work in general.

Lesson 23 – DoF Calculator and Hyperfocal Distance

In this photography lesson we will be learning about Depth of Field (DoF) and how to calculate it knowing aperture, focal length of the lens and distance to the subject. We will also talk about Hyperfocal Distance.   DETAILS FROM THE VIDEO: Depth of field Calculator: Depth of Field Calculator Depth of Field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear sharp/in focus in an image Depth of Field depends on Aperture, focal length of the lens, distance to the subject and also size of camera sensor Hyperfocal Distance If you focuse on … Continue reading