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Take Your Digital Camera Along For A Photo Safari

By: Gregg Hall
Are you a shutterbug? Do you love to take photos everywhere you go? Pictures are important because they preserve memories for us that we would not otherwise have. It can be a fun hobby as well as a rewarding profession; in fact most professional photographers begin as hobbyists.
When I go to new places [...]

Picatoo and SEAIR Launches Photo Contest

Get your cameras ready as you take your vacation this summer. We are giving away free tickets with hotel stay in Boracay, as well as, two Adventure Passes which will let you fly as much as you want to any SEAIR destination within 45 days!    Learn More >>

The First Philippine Airlines Photo Contest - Capture the Beauty of the Philippines

Philippine Airlines in partnership with EPSON and SM Supermalls invite all Professional and Amateur Photographers to the first Philippine Airlines Photo Contest - Capture the Beauty of the Philippines with over a MILLION Pesos in total prizes.

Surreal is the Word: Palawan 2007

Just got back from a 4 Day-3 Night Palawan Escapade with Jackie, Erlyn, Judith and Jake. This vacation was 3 months in the making, for we got our cheap Cebu Pacific tickets back in November when they had their 99 peso-ticket promo. We were so stressed out before due to financial, work-related, personal problems [...]

Five Pro Tips for Travel Photography

Marcel Proust, the French novelist, wrote in his autobiography: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Proust applied his maxim to life, but I think it applies equally well to travel photography. Recently I’ve been teaching myself to photograph with “new eyes.” This article describes some [...]

How To Photograph People

There are several factors to consider when photographing people:
Location
The first thing to do is find your location. Choose a spot with a simple, medium-toned background. Tree foliage, grass or the ocean works well. For darker skin, look for a similarly dark background to keep the highlight (and thus the camera’s exposure) on the face.Minimize patterns, [...]

What Makes A Great Shot

Photography is the perfect companion to travel. It encourages us - as travelers - to discover an area; it provides tangible memories of the trip; and it is an enjoyable way to express ourselves in art.A camera is really an excuse to delve deeper into a place than we otherwise would. Looking for a good [...]