Usually the photographs we take have very short shutter speeds – fractions of a second. And there are a lot of articles about such photographs. However when you step into the realm of long exposures, you find many interesting things and effects. In this article I will try to explain several known to me techniques that relate to usage of long exposures.

And once more Andrew Davidhazy (professor at Rochester Institute of Technology) provides us with an insight into Splash Photography. He was right when said that splash photography seems so easy, but it's not:
"Making a photograph of something as simple as the splash of a water drop as it impacts a liquid surface may seem easy but there are a number of things which soon become apparent and which make the process much more complicated than it first appears."
I looked deeper into this topic and found another explanation and techniques at website of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. As well there is a short article "Making a splash with high speed photography technique" at ePhotoZine.com.

Note: The photographs shown here are made by Andrew Davidhazy and could be seen here.

A few days back I got a new assignment from EastBanc (real estate company). The company handles several major projects in Washington, DC. Previously I've done some assignments for them, but never talked much with them about the photographs (I knew that they liked them). First I didn't consider those assignments as something major or quite important for me (anyway I tried to do my best there). And this time I was very flattered when I received warm compliments about my work. I asked to see how my photographs looked in the brochure and was impressed. It sounds funny - being impressed by your own work – but it’s true. The photographs looked very well in the overall design of the brochure. So, I decided that I will share the pieces of information that helped me to make my clients happy.

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How much do you know about colors? How well you know how to use them? And it doesn't matter if you are a web designer or a photographer. Photographer designs his frame instead of the web page. The article "Choosing Color Combinations" is written for web designers in mind, but as a photographer you better know it as well.
Don't forget to check the links provided in the article. For example, the link to "Color in Motion" directs you to a nicely done interactive flash movie, where you can learn about meaning of the colors and the message they may convey.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand holds a unique exhibition of photographs that you can touch and feel. Actually it is the idea to feel the photographs by touching them. Read the news article to find out more.