Photo Project Ashes and Snow

Canadian documentary photographer Gregory Colbert began his career working with the master of photography in Paris, where he was shooting a documentary on important social issues. That movie led by Gregory Colbert in the world of photography. His first solo show as a photographer,

Get Perfect Profile Picture

Having a great profile photo on FanBox,Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn or Twitter may impress the social media friends you already know, but it can be even more important for your flagship shot to make the right impression on ones you don’t know yet — especially when they might be deciding whether to hire you.

Here are some tips to on how to make perfect profile picture.

1. Use a Recent Photo of Yourself

This may seem like a basic point, but we all have social media friends whose profile photos are clearly not shots of them or are childhood photos. The practical reason for using a current photo of yourself is if people are looking to connect with you and your name is very common, in a search they’re not going to be able to identify you with your picture.

2. Find Someone to Photograph You

It may take a little more effort, but you’re likely to get the best results if someone else photographs you. When you’re interacting with another person, your expression is likely to look more natural and engaging. If you do end up going the self-portrait route, use the self-timer on your camera and set it up on a tripod or another support. If you have a camera that’s

How Do I Pick the Right Lens for My DSLR?

The lens you get when you buy a DSLR—generally a standard 18-55mm zoom, or something like it—is designed for some level of versatility but not much beyond that. It doesn't capture particularly sharp images, and it doesn't have any special features, but it gets the job done in a variety of situations. When you go out into the world of lenses to find a new one, most of your options aren't as versatile but handle specific things very well. Let's go over what types of lenses you can get and why you'd want them.

Learn the Lens Basics

Before we get into the various types of lenses, it's important to know a few terms and basic ideas about lenses so that you can understand what they mean when you're shopping around. Lenses don't have fun names, but rather are labeled like this: 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6. That designation tells you a lot, but doesn't

Should You Blow On Your Lens To Clean It?

I think it is safe to say that for thousands of years photographers (me included) have been cleaning lenses by blowing on the lens and then wiping it with a piece of cloth.

Nikon discourages that, saying that breath contains acidic elements that can damage your lens. In reply to a Nikonian who asks "How do I clean the camera lens?

10 Tips for Mouth Watering Food Photography

Food is in front of us every day – 24/7. On our plates, in magazines, on TV and even on computer screens.

If we are not eating it we are talking about what we just ate or about what we are going to eat! We are what we eat; our diet reflects our lifestyle, our choices and our beliefs.

Let me give you 10 great tips for taking mouthwatering pictures of food.

1. Choose fresh and locally grown ingredients, don’t over manipulate the food and keep it simple.

Let the food speak for itself and tell its story. I am bored with seeing pictures of strawberries, but I haven’t seen as many pictures of custard apples!

2) Let the food tell you how it wants to be photographed

Is there something about the food or dish before you that has caught your attention, what was it? Is it its shape or is it the texture? Answer this and you’ll know if you are going to need a hard or a soft light, answer this and you’ll know which angle is going to be best to photograph your subject from. Let the food