Digital photography tutorials - contributions, January 2008

patience 
Irish step dancers were waiting for their turn to perform. I wanted to capture the patience they were showing as they waited. It was originally in …

martini 
I wanted the focus to be on the Martini, but I also wanted to portray a very elegant woman holding the glass. I loved how you can see her reflection …

my autistic angel 
This is my beautiful autistic daughter. I was hoping to capture her personality in this shot. I did. Her love of sand or anything like it shows …

model-ish 
I wanted to capture my block-mate and I wanted her to look like a model. She's on top of a table in our Botany Lab. I used the fluorescent light to …

in flight 
This picture was taken outside my home on 06/25/07. I love taking pictures of hummingbirds, I feed them all summer long. I wanted to capture the …

mongoose lake 
This picture was taken by the pier on Mongoose Lake in Canada. I was hoping to capture the fog on the water and the sky mirrored in the water. I …

moon man swings 
This Photo was taken on the beach in Santa Monica, Ca. The subject is wearing a deep cell marine battery back pack with an inverter attached. …

n734xq 
The night after my father and I had purchased this aircraft I wanted to get some good pictures. This night shot was done with a Fuji FinePix S700. …

sunset over bournemouth 
I took this photo last summer in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England. I was at a friend's wedding at the time, and the sun was setting. The sun …

my mothers designs 
My Mom designs bags and she asked me to take a few photos of them so that she could put a portfolio together. I just grabbed a few bags a time, choosing …

pool pro 
This was my first shot at a lighted portrait. While I think the shot is fine, I am unimpressed with the lack of detail. Shot in ISO 400 with a Canon …

sunset near a beach 
I have this Nikon S10 point and shoot camera and had gone to a place called Harihareshwar (Western Coast of India). The top right corner of the picture …

full moon 
It was a full moon night and I wanted to create a freaky photo on that night. Photographing the moon is notoriously difficult. The problem arises …

snack time 
The photo was take on the fisherman's dock. I saw the cat hiding behind the wooden bars and waiting to eat. I take some photos from different angles …

sunset 
Sunsets look terrific, but are strangely difficult to capture in photos. Somehow, the magic gets lost. So what is needed for a good sunset? Well, …

orange flower Not rated yet
I was visiting my grandparents in Nova Friburgo (lovely town on the countryside of the Rio de Janeiro State: I recommend a visit!), then I noticed their …

secret stairs mara lake Not rated yet
This is a hidden staircase located in the forest outside my brother-in-law's home leading to a lake. I was hoping to capture the curve that makes …

sunbathing butterfly Not rated yet
I captured what I wanted but I wish some of the dead flowers at the bottom of the image were in bloom at the time I took the picture. Joe first contributed …

a road in the jungle Not rated yet
I had gone to visit a jungle in western India during my holidays. This picture is of a pathway created by the tyre marks of the Cars (Safari Jeeps) …

orange blossoms Not rated yet
I feel like the composition isn't quite right. What do you think? This is an artificial plant in our bathroom that really stands out when you first …

cross-processed windmill Not rated yet
My father made this steel windmill for me when I was a child. It is approximately 50cm wide and is on the top of a 2 metres steel pole. This picture …

comely.. Not rated yet
It was actually a stolen picture. This was taken inside my room. The model is my cousin, who was just two years old. It took me some time, before I …

silhouette Not rated yet
silhouette effect with the use of sun. Not much for us to go on from this photo, and I have to admit, I’m a little confused. Is it a photo of the …

biker on the mirror Not rated yet
My father and I were taking a friend home, and I was taking pictures with my cell phone VGA camera. I found the angle of the mirrors very interesting. …

emotional Not rated yet
This was taken at a window on the third floor of the building where we study. He's my friend, and we tried to take a picture of him while he was looking …