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Colors Remember when your friends or relatives would trap you in their living room for a three-hour projection slideshow of their latest vacation? Even though slideshows have moved online, the basic elements of presentation remain the same: Edit your work to keep your audience interested. If page views (and your friends and family) are important to [...]

Halloween is fast approaching—are you (and your camera) ready? While you’re out trick-or-treating with the kids, why not take photos of your favorite jack-o-lanterns along the way? Follow these tips to ensure that your photos turn out wicked…in a good way! Tips for Capturing Jack-o-Lanterns 1. Lighting on the Inside While you’re carving your pumpkin, make sure the [...]

Have you ever felt frustrated when your action shots—basketball dunks, running horses, speeding race cars, moving airplanes—come out blurry? It may be how you approach the shot, the camera you have or the settings you’re using. Read on to find out how you can turn your photos from blurry to beautiful! How To Approach Action Shots 1. [...]

Buying a camera shouldn’t be as stressful as buying a car, but sometimes it can feel like it! With all the recent leaps in technology over the past five years, it’s difficult to keep up on the latest trends. Plus, as your skills improve, your needs and desired feature sets may change, too, so you’ll [...]

Even though it still feels like summer, fall officially arrived on September 23. Before you know it, the leaves will be turning brilliant hues of red, orange and yellow and pumpkins will be popping up everywhere. October is one of the most fun and creative months for capturing dramatic and evocative fall images, so heed [...]

Question: Were your favorite photos planned, or were they captured during an unexpected moment? You probably answered “yes” to both, but if you don’t always have your camera, you may miss out on those once-in-a-lifetime shots. A good rule of thumb is to keep your camera with you at all times, but I must admit that [...]

Professional photographer and Webshots member Don Paulson shares his thoughts on the Rule of Thirds. The Rule of Thirds is a good principle to keep in mind when arranging your subject matter within your photo: Imagine two horizontal and two vertical lines dividing your photo into thirds with four intersecting points—just like a tic-tac-toe board. The [...]

Have you ever taken portraits that end up looking a little demonic because of red-eye? Don’t worry, your friends and family aren’t really possessed—it’s just the light from the flash bouncing off the back of their eyes. And in the case of animals, the red-eye effect can also happen, but instead of red, the eyes [...]

If you have a new higher-end camera, then you’ve probably wondered which image format is better to use: RAW or JPEG. There’s no easy answer as both have their pros and cons; it just depends on your work flow and how much you enjoy editing images. First, a little background on the two formats: JPEG, [...]

Have you ever taken a close-up of a friend that turned out a little fuzzy? Then here’s a quick tip to getting sharper photos: Instead of filling the viewfinder with your subject at close range, try stepping back a few feet and zooming in. For example, I photographed our intern and co-creator of the Webshots Reel [...]