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Peter Phun - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Peter grew up on the island of Penang in Malaysia. After high school, he was recruited by Singapore Airlines as a pilot trainee in 1979.
A year later, after he received his commercial pilots license from the Philippines Airlines Aviation School in Manila, his career as an airline pilot was disrupted by the economy.
He spent another year working as a cabin attendant while travelling on the airline's dime.
He picked up photography along the way. ... [More]
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- Top 10 Mistakes of Beginning Photographers
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] While the instant feedback gives the impression that digital photography is easy, here are some very common beginner mistakes: Not reading the owners' manual. Thinking the only way to get a certain picture is to buy special equipment.
- Sports Photography - How Most Pros Work
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] How do professional sports photographers work? This article gives you some tips on their way of thinking and what they're after.
- Tips For Breaking Into Freelance Newspaper Photography - Part 4
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Having a camera with you at all times is a sure way to ensure you are ready whenever a breaking news event occurs. If you're curious, read how news photographers get the pictures they do.
- Tips For Breaking Into Freelance Newspaper Photography - Part 3
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Exactly what is involved when a newspaper gives you a sports assignment if you're a photographer? This article tells you what you can expect, anticipate problems and tips to meet that deadline.
- Tips For Breaking Into Freelance Newspaper Photography - Part 2
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] A great way to supplement your income if you have the skills is to be a freelance photographer or stringer. As newspapers are cutting down on their staff size, more and more they are relying on freelancers.
- Tips For Breaking Into Freelance Newspaper Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Once you've honed your photography skills where you're confident you can get a good picture, consider freelancing for a newspaper. If you understand the needs of publications and have the skills described here, you can break into freelancing for newspapers.
- Photo Tips For Documenting Life's Events
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Everything right down to the equipment you'll bring and where you'll pose your subjects. It of course helps if you've been to the venue of the event preferably at the designated time. You want to get an idea of not only what the place looks like but also the lighting, hence the "time" element.
- Getting Started in Digital Photography - How to Carefully Choose Your Equipment and Software
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Setting up a digital darkroom requires careful thought. You have to know if your computer can handle the image processing. Buying the latest, greatest, highest megapixel camera without considering your computer can cause you more grief and expense.
- 20 Tips For Beginners to Become Better Photographers
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] How to become a better photographer: 1) get a decent digital SLR body. A user-friendly model with lower megapixel can actually be better than higher megapixel e.g. Canon 30Ds are easier to use and more versatile even though their megapixel count is lower than the Canon Rebel XSi.
- Your Business Website - How to Take Control Yet Not Compromise on Its Look and Character
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design] Managing your online presences doesn't have to be daunting. Even if you're not very computer literate, you can learn to take control instead of being at the mercy of unreliable and temperamental webmasters.
- Successful Travel Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Exotic locations alone don't guarantee success in travel photography. Good travel photography is a marriage between excellent images and good clear writing. Preparation, careful planning and good note-taking are essential when it comes time to submit your pictures.
- Tips For Street Or Candid Photography in a Post-Sept 11 World
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Public perception of any person with a camera in their hand whether still or video in and around public landmarks, was forever changed as a result of Sept 11, 2001. It didn't help that the paparazzi contributed to Princess Diana's death. If you love to watch people, photography city life, here's some useful tips.
- Surviving Your 1st Wedding - Tips For Amateur Wedding Photographers
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] In the eleventh hour, your best friend who's getting married is in tears. The photographer she hired for her wedding bailed leaving her in frantic. You happen to have a digital SLR and all of a sudden you're it. Here's how to survive your very first wedding.
- Finding Inspiration and Getting Motivated to Use Your Digital Camera
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Hardest part about teaching photography is inspiring students to go out and explore their world. Most students expect to be spoon-fed. Needless to say, photography is an art form. It doesn't work like that.
- More Tips to Quickly Learn How to Use Any Digital SLR
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] With so many settings available on your digital SLR, which are the important ones? How do you know which settings you need to change and which to leave on default? This article, the second of 2 articles on how to quickly master the various settings on your digital SLR, recaps the first 8 steps and introduces another 8 functions which I feel are also worthy of mastery.
- Tips For Successful Night Or Low Light Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Twilight is a magical time. Just because the Sun is down, doesn't mean you should put away your camera. When the Sun sets, a different looking world exists for photographers. Colors don't appear the way they do in daylight. Instead, colors display based on your camera's white balance setting and whether that matches your various light sources in your scene.
- Contrast - How it Affects Your Pictures and How Best to Control it in Simple Portraits
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Contrast is the toughest foe every photographer faces. Too little and a picture looks blasé, colors are muted or boring. Too much? Then you have to decide between losing detail in the highlight area or preserving details the shadow area of your picture. The key in helping you decide is learning to interpret the histogram in your camera's LCD monitor after you take the picture.
- Tips For Taking Better Pictures of Your Kids
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Getting great pictures of your children is simply shooting a lot especially if you're shooting with a digital camera. With digital technology, cost is not what it used to be. So fire away just like the pros do. But read my suggestions to increase your chances of success.
- Tips For Successful Lighting
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] The key to any successful picture lies in the lighting. Whether it's a portrait, an action shot, or even a studio shot. A photographer who skillfully controls the lighting can use it to eliminate clutter, to create a mood, and even change the entire scene or alter the look of a scene.
- Pitfalls of Beginning Photographers - Why You Shouldn't Buy a Digital SLR with a Zoom Lens Kit
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] At a price of about $1300 those digital SLRs in the market today can make anyone a great photographer. All you need is enough memory cards. What most beginners, especially those who have no photography experience whatsoever, don't realize is the learning curve for these cameras are extremely steep. That first camera they buy is often the problem.
- Toolkit for the Digital Photographer - Part 2
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] In part 2 of this article, here are some suggestions on what you should have in your vehicle before going on any photography assignment. Since you're a digital photographer, you are totally reliant on power.
- Toolkit For The Digital Photographer Part One - Software
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] When Dirty Harry said, "Man's got to know his limitations," he didn't exclude photographers. The digital photographer who doesn't heed his advice may not like the answer to his next question, "Do you feel lucky?" Even though the digital medium is stable, it has inherent pitfalls because of its heavy reliance of electrical power.
- Reduce Your Time At The Computer Fixing Digital Photos
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] If you set your camera correctly paying attention to white balance, compression, exposure, you will spend less time fixing your digital images. Here's some suggestions.
- Tips To Quickly Learn How To Use Any Digital SLR Camera
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Who wants to read that thick owner's manual from front to back for your digital SLR? Here's the absolute minimum you really need to know to be able to use that camera. Browse the manual and learn how to change these settings and you can confidently handle most picture taking situations.
- Choosing A Digital Camera
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] In this season of gift giving, just about anyone can use a digital camera. Even those without a computer are no longer left out. Digital picture frames has made it really no fuss. All you need is battery power and enough memory cards. So what should you consider when you are shopping for a digital camera?
- Better Portraits Part 2
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] By using a medium telephoto lens and a simple reflector, any beginner can make good portraits. All it takes is careful study of light in your home and surrounding.
- Better Portraits Part One
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] With all the advances programmed into modern cameras, creating good portraits is easier than before. Newer digicams now have face recognition software which finds a face in the viewfinder and automatically focusses on that. So how can the user improve on their portraits? Follow these few suggestions and you will see that understanding the principles behind the programming of these cameras can help your camera work even better.
- Choosing A Wedding Photographer - Does Price Trump Everything Else?
[Relationships:Wedding] When faced with making the decision on who to entrust the documentation of your all-important day, do you go with the cheapest quote or one who gives you the most pictures? Do you hire the most expensive because they're the best?
- What is this Buzz Word "Documentary Style Wedding Photography?"
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Long before the "photojournalistic style" became the catch-phrase in wedding photography today, newspaper photographers a.k.a. photojournalists have been crafting this approach in their daily work in covering news events with honesty and candor.
- Bigger Isn't Always Better When It Comes To File Size And Digital Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Does a higher megapixel camera always mean better? If you compose well and you fill the frame when you shoot, you might not need more megapixels. It might in fact slow your workflow. Most consumers never consider whether their "digital darkroom" will be able to handle or process their camera's images in efficiently without slowing to a crawl.
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