Category: Shoot

  • Vibrations of the photo camera

    Today, technology allows us to minimize camera vibrations (through sensor displacement or lens optical element moves, depending on the brand you use). But there is nothing better than avoid vibrations from the beginning. Camera Technica did a thorough comparative test observing directly the vibration induced by various shutter triggers: Normal: Shutter pressed by the photographer’s…

  • Car races: The 7 best tips

    Once again, YLovePhoto is here to offer its advice to optimize our photographs in the most varied environments. Car racing (or motorcycle racing) is assuredly a favorite spot for photographing an exceptional subject: bright colors, shiny metal, technical expertise, intense concentration around competition, everything is present. So, here are a few tips to start motor…

  • Shooting from a helicopter: The 5+1 best tips

    Shooting photos from a helicopter is not your everyday’s experience (even when your name is Philip Plisson). The price for an hour of flight is high enough for ensure that you’ve got all the aces in your hand for a Manhattan island aerial tour, a flight over the Iguazu Falls or a wildlife observation over…

  • Links for the studio (with videos)

    In these times when photography seems easier and more pleasant inside a house, here is a series of web link intended to satisfy those who practice (or would like to practice) in a studio, using a flash and possibly a tripod: Controlling Your Photo’s Background: Part I and Part II How to photograph 7 wine…

  • Photographing your pet: The 5 best tips

    After the family’s children, polls show that photographers repeatedly shoot their pets (dog, cat, bird, gold fish, etc.) more than any other subject. And this is quite normal since they are a subject quite easily accessible but also quite emotionnally charged. photo © 2009 Autumn & Phill M. | more info (via: Wylio) So, this…

  • Don’t take photos, make photos

    This lovely quote from Ansel Adams, famous American landscape photographer of the XIXth Century,must drive us from being passive in front of the photos. Not taking photos is refusing to simply press the shutter button because we have seen something. Making a photo is a matter of attitude, being constructive in front of all pictures.…

  • 6 tips for Winter Photography

    Cold weather is back and if you have fortitude, you will go out and shoot in the frozen light of Winter. Animals are slow, easier to approach (but limit yourself to reasonable distances to avoid frightening the animals out of their nest; By this weather, it could be a death sentence on your conscience). Landscapes…

  • 3 tips to reduce digital noise in your photos

    3 tips to reduce digital noise in your photos

    Even without being a pixel-peeper, an extremist of image quality, if you use a big DSLR or a compact 200€ camera, you will quickly discover that the digital photographer enemy is digital noise. It will bring up little blurry masses, a kind of not-so-fine grain noticeably reducing the quality of our photos. But there are…

  • 8 tips for mountaineering and alpinism photo

    8 tips for mountaineering and alpinism photo

    « 2011, Neiges et Glaces du Monde » (2011, Snows and ices of the world) is a project of Marion Jonchères, French mountaineer, sportswoman, adventurer to the end of the world. During a full year, this frail young woman will face cold and altitude while climbing icy summits all over the world, on all continents.…