Digital Workflow – Image Acquisition

We’ve discussed the importance of developing a workflow for dealing with our image files once we venture into digital photography. Let us now discuss the basic sequence to get started in developing a workflow that will suit our personal needs. Note that the steps below are general guidelines and you should be able to customize your own workflow based on they types of photographs you work with. It is assumed that... Read the Full Article

Basic Digital Darkroom Workflow

The advent of digital photography has spiked the interest of digital image processing. Back in the film days, majority of amateur photographers’ workflow stops as soon as the roll of film is dropped off to the processing lab. Not too many photographers ventured into the art of the darkroom, developing their own negatives, manipulating the print, and adding special toning and effects to their final prints. The darkroom was a... Read the Full Article

35 Awesome Examples Of High Speed Photography

High Speed Photography is the science of taking photos really fast. Some people argue that it should be called “Stop Motion Photography”, rather than High Speed Photography. We’re not going to make an decisions, as “high speed photography” is exactly the same a freeze motion regardless of the shutter speed. We’ve included some links at the end of the article for those of you who need more brain feed. Suspended Photo by DanD. Apple... Read the Full Article

Interview: Thomas Wuhrer

Our first ever interview at Howitookit.com is with a German guy named Thomas Wuhrer. Ever since he picked up his first lomo camera in 2004 he has been in love with photography. Thomas has an excellent eye for photography and if you Google his name you will see that he has been featured a whole lot of places. With neither one of us with English as a first language, we set... Read the Full Article

Basics of Lighting

Basic Lighting Fundamentals Photography is about lighting, without light, there’s no photograph. Photographers should be concerned with mainly the different characteristics of light namely: Direction of Light Quantity of Light Quality of Light Depth of Light Color of Light These basic fundamentals of light will not change regardless of whether you’re using natural light or artificial light. Light can alter mood, texture, and impact of your subject, and understanding lighting and knowing how to control and modify light... Read the Full Article