Category: Use

  • Photo filters must be high-quality

    To complement the other previous posts about photographic filters, here are few additional elements. Is a UV filter harmful? First, I would like to demonstrate once again the critical importance of having a very good quality filter rather than the usual plastic junk. Too often, we forget that the filter is degrading the image quality…

  • Samuel Marshall

    Samuel Marshall is one of those photographers who go very far to get some original photos. At least, to get photos of places most people do not visit. It means taking some risks with the police and other security people, it means taking some risks. But you get to see some astounding pictures. You will…

  • CompactDrive PD70x User Manual

    For those still looking for it, here is the user manual of the CompactDrive PD70x (and its HD80 brother). CompactDrive PD70x English manual HD80 English manual Manuel en français CompactDrive PD70x

  • You only need two filters

    Digital photography changed a lot of things but there is an invariant left: It has to catch light on a sensitive surface. So, for a long time, the photographers learned to play with light to draw the maximum from it. And during years, we saw pros lugging around their load of equipment they were the…

  • Fireworks: The 10 best tips

    Summer is coming and the 4th of July celebrations (in the US, of course) are upon us. This means that we will have the opportunity to shoot fireworks, this ever-wonderful show. Usually, we will get only a few minutes to shoot and we don’t want to wait until next year for another opportunity. So, here…

  • Photoshop is everywhere on the Internet

    As usual, I found some links to guide the Photoshop-equipped photographer. German photographers are slightly favored this time. Photoshop: Panoramabilder entzerren How to Reduce Your Depth of Field in Photoshop Camera Raw 6 : accentuer la netteté Learn the basics of color focus editing in Photoshop CS5 Photoshop Tutorial Mine : from image to flickr…

  • CompactDrive PD70x / HyperDrive HD80 firmware

    CompactDrive PD70x / HyperDrive HD80 firmware

    Some people still know about the CompactDrive PD70x Flash card reader. During a long time, it has been considered as the fastest portable hard drive to copy your flash cards to a hard disk. Unfortunately, being a relatively bulky product and no longer supported makes it a problem for the owners still wishing to make…

  • Michael Kircher

    Michael Kircher

    Often, shooting a photography is a matter of choosing the angle. This is confirmed by the flying heron photograph presented to us by Michael Kircher. Here is a bird shot from high above (while birds tend to appear from below to us, mere mortals). Nevertheless, it is shot against a patch of blue sky (which…

  • 5 tips for concert photography (and more)

    5 tips for concert photography (and more)

    This month, YLovePhoto will try an help in shooting photos where many think that only a pro can succeed: A live music concert. This is where many a difficulty converge to make the work of the photographer more painful. However, experience shows that a few tips (Y-tips, of course) will help a lot. Most of…