What do you think is necessary to take that perfect picture? You know, the one that turns out even better than it looked in real life. Have you often wondered how to make your photograph tell a story or capture an image in such a way that it moves people to view it? There are a number of things each photographer must consider before pushing finger to button to capture a still image our real world which is in constant, perpetual motion. Composition, of course, is extremely important. Composing a decent picture with your camera takes some knowledge, thought, and preparation. The following will be a collection of things to look for when composing your next photograph for your portfolio, album, or collage.
Shape in a photograph is an effective way to grab people's attention. Try drawing attention to shape in a photograph by contrasting it against a simple background such as water or sky. A picture's shapes are likely to be more emphasized when the composition of the photo is simpler. Crop and compose carefully and you can use the shapes in your photo to work with the shape of your picture.
Those who have only used a point and shoot in the past are now turning to DSLR cameras to get more control over the quality of their photos. Still, without proper knowledge of your camera, you won’t be able to unlock the full capability of it. The most common error that photographers make is either overexposing or underexposing their pictures. With DSLR cameras becoming more user friendly, you will find that it’s easy to manually control the exposure of your photos.
It doesn’t take a trained eye to notice when a photo is over or underexposed. Just about anyone can see these faux pas. In photography, exposure refers to the amount of light that is captured by a camera. When too much light is let through the lens, it creates an overexposed photo that appears washed out. When a photo is underexposed, it will appear too dark and its detail will be lost in the shadowed areas. The goal of the photographer is to find just the right amount of light to achieve the proper exposure.
Almost every family owns at least one digital camera and that creates a great demand for quality photographic services and products. Hampton Photo Arts recognizes the needs of its customers and has created an online photo solution which provides the speed, quality, convenience and savings they require. The Standard Account is designed to meet the needs of the everyday photographer with features that make ordering quick and easy. Hampton Photo Arts also caters to the special needs of the professional photographer with an easy to use account designed for the client's ordering convenience. The Photographer Account is also perfect for amateur photographers, clubs and organizations.
Hampton Photo Arts meets your photo printing needs with two account choices, both offering convenience and quality. Home users can open a free Standard Account for easy online photo processing. With the Photographer Account, professional and amateur photographers can showcase their prints for others to view and order.
All our photos are produced using top-quality Fujicolor Crystal Archive Technologies for vivid colors that endure the test of time.
Standard Account Skip the hassle of making an extra stop to get prints of your digital photos. With our free Standard Account you can easily upload your photos to our website. Our user-friendly interface allows you to browse and order which prints you want. Pick up your finished prints at our store in Bridgehampton, or have them shipped directly to your home. You can even organize albums online to share with your friends and family.
“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.” - Michelangelo.
Sending an artist into an art store to pick out a paintbrush is like shoving a sweets-loving kid into a candy shop. Since there are a lot of choices out there, choosing the right paintbrush can be a tricky task for a new artist. What some beginners don’t realize is that the real art begins when you go “outside the box” to select your paintbrushes. If you allow yourself to be too strictly confined to picking the “right” brush, you may never paint in the way that’s right for you.
How does the new artist make a selection when they all look so good? First, it’s good to know some general background knowledge about paintbrushes. Most paintbrushes are either natural bristle brushes or synthetic bristle brushes. Although some may insist that the natural bristle brushes are better, it really depends on the artist’s preference and painting style.
Ordering, sharing, and even selling your photographs online is just a step away at Hampton Photo Arts. We offer two types of accounts: Standard and Photographer. Both are available after completing a short online registration form.
If you want to upload your digital photographs to us so that you can order prints to be delivered to your home or share them online with your friends and family then all you need to do is sign up for our Standard account. This free account starts off with 250 megabytes of storage for your photos. Once you've created your account there is no need to deliver your memory cards to our store, you can simply upload the images from them to your account on our server and we'll take it from there.
Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.
Nowadays just about anyone can take a good quality photographs with a digital camera. Or take a few hundred pictures and the chances are few will be good, and even one or two outstanding.
Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques on how to make art print poster ready photographs and print ready digital files. Don’t get overwhelmed, there is a lot of information here, but a lot of it is just intuitive. Well, a bit of patience will always help.
First thing – Photo Size
If you taking a digital photo of you family or friend the largest size you would print is usually 5 by 7 inches, maybe 8 by 10 at the most. Even small size digital photographs (2MB or less) are ‘good enough’ to create a decent print. But if you want to create prints that are 16 by 20, 20 by 24 inches or larger you need more pixels (in pixels 20 by 24 inches photo is actually about 40 times larger than 3 by 4 inches photo assuming they have the same resolution).
Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art. Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes. Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.
Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough. Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added. Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture. Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.
Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper. Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper. Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable. Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets. The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.
Almost every family owns at least one 
“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.” - Michelangelo. 
Ordering, sharing, and even selling your photographs online is just a step away at Hampton Photo Arts. We offer two types of accounts: Standard and Photographer. Both are available after completing a short online registration form. 
